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NIEHS Director: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals.
As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Linda Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants. She is concerned about what role chemicals play in cancer and other diseases. Environmental Health News. 20 November 2009.
Environmentalists take legal actions to block dredging of Delaware River.
Five environmental organizations Thursday filed legal challenges in opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers plan to dredge the Delaware River, which they claimed violates seven federal laws, as well as Delaware law. Newsroom Jersey, New Jersey. 20 November 2009.
U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat.
Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alter U.S. East Coast cities from Miami to Baltimore, according to a new study. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
Radioactive waste contaminating Canadian water supply: Report.
Nuclear facilities and power plants are contaminating local Canadian food and water with radioactive waste that increases risks of cancer and birth defects, says a new report to be released on Friday. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Four ways to feed the world.
Global population is set to grow to 9.1 billion by 2050, while global warming will have a serious impact on farming. So, what can be done? New Scientist. 20 November 2009.
Asian carp may have breached barrier.
The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes might be over. New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 20 November 2009.
EPA intervention in Florida cleanup unwelcome, says DEP.
A panel of experts spoke out Monday in opposition to a federal judge's decision allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set surface water pollution standards for Florida -- the first time any state's standards have been overridden in this manner. Suwannee Democrat, Florida. 20 November 2009.
Climatologists baffled by global warming time-out.
Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents. Der Spiegel. 20 November 2009.
Climate change causing 'corrosive' water to affect Arctic marine life.
Waters in the Canadian Arctic have been so altered by climate change and melting sea ice that plankton, shellfish and fish may have trouble building their protective shells and skeletons, an international team reports Friday in the journal Science. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Dutch build more dunes against rising seas.
On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding. Agence France-Presse. 20 November 2009.
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life.
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
Industrialized nations unveil plans to rein in emissions.
Prior to a climate change meeting scheduled for Copenhagen, industrialized countries, except the United States, are offering targets to curb greenhouse gases. New York Times. 20 November 2009.
The global heat is on.
The Earth's natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide is declining and global temperatures are on course to rise by 6°C by the end of the century, according to a study. Johannesburg Mail & Guardian, South Africa. 20 November 2009.
Adaptation is the name of the game.
Uruguay must start focusing on efforts against global warming, and work in a coordinated manner with its South American neighbors, said one scientist. Inter Press Service. 20 November 2009.
Palestinians accuse Israel settlements of diverting water.
Israel settlements use more than four times as much water as Palestinians and the absence of a peace agreement is stalling negotiations to improve the situation. Christian Science Monitor. 20 November 2009.
Lifting Kenyans out of poverty - one dam at a time.
Simon Maddrell quit a career in big business to found Excellent Development - a charity that helps provide clean water to thousands of Kenyan farmers. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
Disease rife as more people squeeze into fewer toilets.
Water and sanitation services in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, are getting worse as a growing urban population tries to squeeze more out of already skeletal services. UN IRIN. 20 November 2009.
Plastic bottles are safe, claims forum.
The use of plastic water bottles is safe, says the Malaysian Plastics Forum (MPF). Petaling Jaya Star, Malaysia. 20 November 2009.
'Unfair' levy blows out cost of stream work.
The cost of cleaning up one of New Zealand's most polluted streams has blown out by $250,000 because of a new law. Investigations have shown the contamination is worse than initially thought, with an extra 800 cubic metres of toxic sludge added in the past month. Wellington Dominion Post, New Zealand. 20 November 2009.
Wells running dry at seniors complex.
Getting a glass of water from the tap at Shoreham Village seniors complex is no easy feat these days. Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia. 20 November 2009.
Environmental groups file lawsuit to halt Delaware River dredging.
Five environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit in New Jersey Thursday to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from deepening the shipping channel in the Delaware River with a $379 million dredging project that could begin within a few weeks. Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey. 20 November 2009.
Frack 2, Scene 1.
In 2006, Grand Junction and Palisade, Colorado lost a long battle to keep natural gas drilling off the land that supplies the two communities' drinking water. Now, the drilling boom has moved out East--and the political landscape of the oil and gas fight appears to have undergone a tectonic shift. High Country News. 20 November 2009.
Work on water treatment plant begins.
Town residents are about a year away from the completion of a new water treatment facility. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a picture perfect day at the plant's future site at 500 Route 107. Exeter Hampton Union, New Hampshire. 20 November 2009.
Fines paid for air quality lapses.
State environmental regulators have reached a settlement with a New Jersey company that calls for a $355,000 fine and the installation of new monitoring equipment in response to air emissions violations in 2007. New Haven Register, Connecticut. 20 November 2009.
Mercury discharges drastically lower as Onondaga County's trash-to-energy plant owner asks NY to renew permit.
Ten years ago, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency’s trash incinerator was a leading source of mercury pollution in Central New York. But the plant has cut mercury emissions 50-fold since then. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York. 20 November 2009.
Ithaca gas protesters: payout not worth risk.
Hundreds of people turned out to hear comments about the potential for high-volume hydraulic natural gas drilling into the Marcellus Shale that runs underneath the region. Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, New York. 20 November 2009.
Statewide tire dump cleanup nears completion.
Five years after the state started a cleanup program funded by a fee on new tires, 102 of New York’s 146 tire dumps are gone, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis said Thursday. Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
Advocacy groups file suits to stop river deepening.
A host of environmental advocacy groups filed two lawsuits Thursday in an effort to stop the Army Corps of Engineers from deepening the Delaware River. Bucks County Courier Times, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
Lawsuit hits natural gas driller.
Fifteen families living in an area identified by state environmental regulators as having contaminated drinking water infused with methane have sued Cabot Oil & Gas to repair alleged damage to their properties “as a consequence of drilling for natural gas.” Wayne Independent, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
Conservationists sue over Delaware River dredging.
Five environmental groups sued Thursday to block Army Corps of Engineers plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel to 45 feet, arguing that the agency's plan violates federal and state environmental protection laws. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware. 20 November 2009.
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