"President Obama's EPA Delays Cause Heartburn"
"Greens and public health advocates fear the White House is losing its backbone when it comes to defending its environmental policies — at the worst possible time."
Source: Politico, 12/13/2010
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"Study of D.C. Water Sharpens Understanding of Lead Threat"
"The latest research on the District's decade-long effort to reduce lead in its drinking water is likely to reverberate well beyond the city's borders and add a chapter to one of the more tortuous public health chronicles of the past century."
Source: Wash Post, 12/13/2010
"Lead Smelter's Pending Exodus Tugs at Mo. Town"
"The sprawling green space across from the Catholic church might be Herculaneum's prettiest asset, the kind of inviting place where people could flock to picnic or sling a Frisbee — if potential danger didn't lurk in the grass and ground."
Source: AP, 12/13/2010
"When It Rains, Pollutants Pour Into Chesapeake Bay"
"The storms blew through Hampton Roads on a Thursday in August, and after the storms came runoff, lots of it, shooting off roofs and pavement into storm drains, and a week after the runoff came the red tide. At Ocean View in Norfolk, the waves were mahogany with pale-red caps, stained by a sudden growth spurt of algae."
Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 12/13/2010
"One-Third of World's Sharks, Skates and Rays Face Extinction"
"They call it the 'Jaws' effect. Inspired by the 1975 movie about a great white shark that terrorized a tourist town, waves of fishermen piled into boats and killed thousands of the ocean predators in shark fishing tournaments."
Source: Wash Post, 12/13/2010
Cancun Roundup: A Modest Deal's a Deal (Updated)
"Negotiators from about 190 countries reached a modest set of agreements early Saturday in Cancun on how to tackle global warming but punted some of the most controversial questions for a later date." Here's a roundup of the news, analysis, and reaction from some major international news organizations.
Cancun Roundup: A Modest Deal's a Deal
"Negotiators from about 190 countries reached a modest set of agreements early Saturday in Cancun on how to tackle global warming but punted some of the most controversial questions for a later date." Here's a roundup of the news, analysis, and reaction from some major international news organizations.
Source: Politico, 12/12/2010
"Canada Accused of Hypocrisy Over Asbestos Exports"
"Although Canada will not expose its own citizens to asbestos, its plans to continue exporting the deadly substance to developing countries has drawn widespread condemnation. "
Source: Lancet, 12/10/2010
"Negotiators Start Round-The-Clock Sessions to Save Kyoto Protocol"
"U.N. climate talks enter into their final phase today as South African President Jacob Zuma joins world leaders to address prospects for a global warming agreement many here hope will be signed in South Africa next year."
Friday, December 10, 2010
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"Republicans Block U.S. Health Aid for 9/11 Workers"
"Republican senators blocked Democratic legislation on Thursday that sought to provide medical care to rescue workers and residents of New York City who became ill as a result of breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero."
Source: NYTimes, 12/10/2010
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