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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.
Eco-alchemy in Alberta.
There's a roaring debate in Canada about whether tailings ponds, and oil mines in general, are ecologically salvageable—specifically, whether they can ever support the same flora and fauna as undisturbed land. Science. 20 November 2009.
Government reintroduces DDT to eradicate Malaria.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge in Botswana and has compelled the government to reintroduce the use of DDT. Gaborone Mmegi, Botswana. 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.
US panel votes against new bug-based flu vaccine.
More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday. Reuters Health. 20 November 2009.
Using fish as livestock feed threatens global fisheries.
Fish doesn't just feed humans. Millions of tons of fish are fed every year to chickens, pigs, and even farmed fish even in the midst of rising concerns over fish stocks collapses around the world. Mongabay. 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.
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.
Land of the rising sea.
On the front line of climate change, the people of the Pacific Islands are desperately looking for higher ground. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009.
Seeking wind energy, some consider the sea.
Last June in Norway, a 213-foot-tall wind turbine did something large wind turbines normally don’t do: it headed out to sea. The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine. New York Times. 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.
'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.
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.
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.
Farm family staves off sprawl in Bucks.
When 90-year-old Sam Snipes was a boy in the 1920s, Falls Township was a bucolic place with about 2,500 people. Nearly all the land was occupied by farms. Today, the township population is about 35,000, and only two farms remain. Philadelphia Inquirer, 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.
Rift over Delaware River dredging widens.
Dueling sides in the bitterly contested Delaware River deepening project took aim yesterday. Environmental groups filed two lawsuits seeking to block deepening a 102.5-mile stretch of the river by five additional feet. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
4 groups threaten to sue over Mirant's P.G. landfill.
Four environmental groups are threatening to sue the owners of a Prince George’s County landfill they say is dumping toxic chemicals into a creek feeding the Patuxent River watershed. Baltimore Daily Record, Maryland. 20 November 2009.
Is it the beginning of the end of surface mining in SW Virginia?
Coal is a lifeline for much of Southwest Virginia, and mountain-top mining - or surface mining- represents about a third of coal industry jobs. There’s been an ongoing tug-of-war between mining companies and environmentalists. Bristol Herald Courier, Tennessee, Virginia. 20 November 2009.
Tybee eyes rainwater showers.
For the past 10 weeks, students in a Savannah College of Art and Design class have been brainstorming innovative ways for Tybee Island to cut its water usage while still allowing beachgoers to rinse themselves clean and use toilet facilities. Savannah Morning News, Georgia. 20 November 2009.
Judge scolds attorneys in Oklahoma poultry case.
A federal judge scolded the 30-some attorneys on Oklahoma's pollution case against the Arkansas poultry industry Thursday, accusing them of bombarding him with "thousands" of documents as the bench trial dragged into its 25th day. Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
Success story takes flight.
Louisiana's longstanding affection for the pelican has been rewarded in recent weeks, as the brown pelican in Louisiana has flown all the way from the endangered species list and back to relative health. Monroe News-Star, Louisiana. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
Big birds soar off the endangered list.
Brown pelicans, with their distinctive bills and pouches, were near extinction but have made a comeback. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it has taken the brown pelican off the endangered species list. Sacramento Bee, California. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
New science for chemicals policy.
Long-standing public policies governing chemical design, production, and use need deep restructuring in light of new science on the health and environmental effects of anthropogenic chemicals. Such reforms are essential to safeguard ecosystem integrity, human health, and economic sustainability. Science. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Wildfires spreading as temperatures rise.
Even as more people move into fire-prone wildlands around the world, the intense droughts and higher temperatures that come with global warming are likely to make fires more frequent and severe in many areas. Inter Press Service. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Climate change threatens our livelihoods--and yours.
Aggressive action on climate change will preserve and protect the source of our profit and our passion: the stable climate and the beautiful earth. That is why Senate should take action now on a new and comprehensive climate change policy. High Country News. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
The price of using charcoal in towns.
A recent research estimates that 590,000 tonnes of charcoal are used annually in Dar es Salaam. This figure is rising as the city’s population grows. From closer examination a paradox becomes apparent, with direct adverse consequences to the forest and the wildlife in it. Dar es Salaam Daily News, Tanzania. 19 November 2009.
We're killing the oceans.
Underwater, things are bad all over — from the acidifying Atlantic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A perfect storm of climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices has the potential to gravely imperil Earth's oceans and their intricate, highly sensitive ecosystems. Boston Phoenix, Massachusetts. 19 November 2009.
Scientists investigate spate of Bunbury dolphin deaths.
Scientists are investigating the deaths of eight dolphins in Bunbury in two years, which comes just a week after a spate of deaths in the Swan River, and a biologist says the high incidence of dolphin mortality is unnatural. Perth Now, Australia. 19 November 2009.
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