"Los Angeles Will End Use of Coal-Fired Power"
"Los Angeles will eliminate the use of electricity made from coal by 2020, replacing it with power from cleaner renewable energy sources, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said."
Source: Reuters, 07/03/2009
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"Navy vs. Environmentalists Off Florida Coast"
"Perhaps the last thing the Navy is looking for at the moment is a tangle with environmentalists. But that is exactly what it has -- over a proposed $100 million naval warfare training range off the northern Atlantic coast of Florida."
Source: NYTimes, 07/03/2009
Massachusetts Toxics Agency Axed From Budget
The state budget crisis has caused the Massachusetts legislature to eliminate all funding for the state's Toxics Use Reduction Institute.
Source: Boston Globe, 07/03/2009
Feds Fault WV Oversight of Mining Flood Prevention
"West Virginia regulators and coal operators have not properly implemented state rules meant to keep strip mining from contributing to flooding during heavy rains over narrow mountain hollows, according to a new federal report."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 07/03/2009
Judge: Chevron Must Halt Richmond, CA, Refinery Expansion
"A judge has ordered Chevron Corp. to stop work on its controversial oil refinery expansion in Richmond, [Calif.], handing environmentalists their biggest victory in a long fight over the project."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 07/03/2009
"Is Regulation on Ocean Acidification on the Horizon?"
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed the federal lawsuit on ocean acidification, charging that the EPA has failed to comply with its mandate under the Clean Water Act to protect Washington State’s ocean waters from excessive CO2.
Source: ES&T, 07/03/2009
"Concerns Over Bisphenol A Continue To Grow"
Heart arrhythmias in females and permanent, deleterious modifications of a gene that plays a pivotal role in reproduction are two new problems being linked to bisphenol A. New findings about the toxicity of this chemical and data suggest human exposures may be higher than U.S. regulatory agencies have assumed.
Source: Science News, 07/03/2009
"Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned"
Heavy lobbying by companies eager to get a slice of the $23 billion-a-year organic food business is watering down USDA "organic" standards to the point where consumers "are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment."
Source: Wash Post, 07/03/2009
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"Dollars And Streams"
"When you hear about dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes, they’re largely caused by pollution draining from the farm belt. It can take a long time and a lot of money to reduce pollution at factories. So they’re starting to pay farmers to cut pollution instead."
Source: Environment Report, 07/02/2009
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