"Obama Oil Drilling Plan Draws Critics"
"President Obama’s proposal to open vast expanses of American coastlines to oil and natural gas drilling drew criticism from both sides in the drilling debate."
Source: NYTimes, 04/01/2010
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EPA Puts HERO Risk-Study Database Online
Environmental reporters covering health risks from chemical exposure have another searchable, free tool in the Health & Environmental Research Online database, which catalogs scientific articles and studies the agency uses to make its decisions based on risk to health and environment.
Private Water Wells Commonly Contaminated in Canada
A University of Alberta researcher publishes his findings online March 15, 2010, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
EPA Makes Chemical Inventory Freely Available
Search and sort 84,000 selected chemicals manufactured, used, or imported into the US — minus 17,000 still hidden from the public due to claims of business confidentiality.
Money Flows As Elections Loom
The newly upgraded and expanded MAPLight.org will help you make connections between lobbying and campaign contributions and the actions of members of the US House and Senate, including their votes on specific bills and issues.
European Satellite Will Measure Polar Ice Melt
"The European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 satellite will measure the effects of climate change on the size and thickness of the polar caps."
Source: Guardian, 03/31/2010
"Farm Pesticides Linked To Deadly Skin Cancer"
"Workers who apply certain pesticides to farm fields are twice as likely to contract melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, according to a new scientific study."
Source: EHN, 03/31/2010
"Tomato Gardeners, Plant On! Late Blight Is Gone"
"Tomato plants throughout much of the Northeast were hit last summer with a devastating fungal disease called 'late blight.' ... But as the climate gets warmer this year, green thumbs probably won't face the same threat."
Source: NPR, 03/31/2010
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