"The Truth About the Fukushima 'Nuclear Samurai'"
"Japan's 'nuclear samurai' are risking their lives to avert catastrophe, but many are manual labourers unequal to the task."
Source: Guardian, 03/22/2011
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"Shipwreck Threatens Island Penguins"
"A wrecked ship is threatening to cause an environmental disaster on an island which is home to endangered penguins, conservationists warned today."
Source: Independent, 03/22/2011
"California's Global Warming Law Takes a Hit"
"In a setback that could stall the rollout of California's landmark climate change law, a court in San Francisco has ruled that the state must spend more time studying alternatives to the measure's key feature -- a cap-and-trade program on greenhouse gas emissions -- before it goes into effect Jan. 1."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 03/22/2011
Supreme Court Decides - Narrowly - Against Hearing Enviro Search Case
"The Supreme Court declined today to take up the question of whether an environmental inspection of a private property can be viewed as an unconstitutional search and seizure."
Source: Greenwire, 03/22/2011
"Fukushima Nuclear Plant's Owner Is Slammed for Lacking Candor"
"TEPCO says it's not hiding anything, but critics have complained for years that it and other Japanese nuclear power plant operators have withheld information about safety violations and accidents."
Source: LA Times, 03/22/2011
"Japan Extended Reactor's Life, Despite Warning"
"Just a month before a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant at the center of Japan's nuclear crisis, government regulators approved a 10-year extension for the oldest of the six reactors at the power station despite warnings about its safety."
Source: NY Times, 03/22/2011
"NRC: Japan Nuke Crisis Does Not Warrant US Changes"
As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission begins a presidentially ordered review of U.S. nuclear power-plant safety, the NRC's chief operations officer says no major safety changes are needed.
Source: AP, 03/22/2011
Nuclear in the Spotlight
A chance to express hope for Japan and a green future…Please join us at this important event. Proceeds to go to Japan relief efforts as well as to OCAA. With performances by Mike Ford, Meghan Morrison, Richard Underhill, Michael Louis Johnson, the Raging Grannies, and more. Special guest speaker Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear will address the current situation in Japan. Wed. March 30, 7:30 p.m. Annex Live, 296 Brunswick (at Bloor), Toronto.
The (Not So) New Executive Order on Regulatory Review, and What to Expect
The Environmental Law Institute invites you to join a panel discussion of the practical consequences of the regulatory EO; the process that will be used; environmental regulations and agencies expected to receive greater scrutiny; the role of Congress; and legal questions about the EO’s authority.
"Trash, Toxic Emissions Up at Local Landfills"
"With more trash coming into Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore, dangerous air emissions are on the rise, a Sunday Times analysis of state records found. The review also found the state Department of Environmental Protection relies upon the landfills to monitor air quality and report problems."
Source: Scranton Times Tribune, 03/21/2011
