"Clark Fork River Begins To Settle After Milltown Dam Removal"
"People along the Clark Fork River are still getting used to the removal of Milltown Dam. But as far as the fish are concerned, it's history."
Source: Missoulian, 03/11/2010
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"Enviros Target Blunt in Close Missouri Senate Race"
"The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) launched an effort Wednesday to tip the scales in the close Missouri Senate race against Rep. Roy Blunt (R) by playing up oil-industry contributions to the conservative lawmaker."
Source: E2 Wire, 03/11/2010
"Study: Quakes Linked To Post-Gas Drilling Process"
"A wastewater disposal process done after natural gas extraction — and not the drilling itself — is a plausible cause for the surprising series of minor earthquakes in north Texas, according to a study released Wednesday."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
"Dogs That Detect Bedbugs"
Bedbug-sniffing dogs can locate a single live bug or egg with 96 percent accuracy. The bugs were mostly eradicated in the U.S. by now-banned pesticides like DDT, and are now making a comeback.
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2010
"Va. Gov McDonnell Signs Offshore Energy Bills"
"Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Wednesday offshore drilling legislation intended to realize his goal of making Virginia the East Coast's energy superpower."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
"Obama Aide Urges Listing Of Gas-Drilling Chemicals"
"President Barack Obama's top environmental adviser urged the natural gas industry on Tuesday to disclose the chemicals it uses in drilling, warning that the development of massive U.S. shale gas reserves could be held back otherwise."
Source: Reuters, 03/11/2010
"Endangered Listing Eyed For US Loggerhead Turtles"
"The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
"World's Top Scientists To Review Climate Panel"
"UNITED NATIONS -- At a tumultuous time in U.N.-led climate negotiations, one of the world's most credible scientific groups agreed Wednesday to plug the recent cracks in the authoritative reports of the United Nations' Nobel Prize-winning global warming panel."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
White House May Urge Greater NEPA Transparency
New NEPA policies proposed in February by the Council on Environmental Quality cover climate impacts; findings of no impact and requirements for monitoring; categorical exclusions; and better tools for reporting to the public on NEPA activities.
Survey Finds Little Early Improvement in Science-Meddling Under Obama
George Washington University's Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (SKAPP) followed up with 37 scientists at 13 federal agencies to see if conditions had improved at their agencies post-Bush. Survey says: Not really, or not yet.
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