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Salazar Promises To Revitalize Everglades
Miami Herald, 05/29/2009Touring the Everglades by airboat, Interior Secretary Salazar promised more federal funds to restore them.
Fighting For The Control Of A River
Environment Report, 05/29/2009A power struggle has erupted over a North Carolina river.
"Ash on the Fly"
Chattanooga Times, 05/26/2009Terry and Sandy Gupton are worried for the health of both their cattle and themselves. They live near the stretch of the Emory River clogged with coal ash sludge from a Dec. 22, 2008, spill from a TVA plant.
"Fla. Water Managers Approve $533M Everglades Deal"
AP, 05/14/2009The South Florida Water Management District approved Gov. Charlie Crist's deal to buy 73,000 acres of farmland from U.S. Sugar Corp. for $536 million to restore the Everglades.
Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report
Nation, 05/13/2009EPA's takover of the cleanup of TVA's coal-ash spill in Tennessee came after revelations that TVA's effort to do the job by dredging threatened to become a "major toxic event."
3 Die in Ark. Tank Explosion
AP, 05/13/2009"An empty gasoline tank undergoing repairs exploded Tuesday at a fuel storage facility in rural north-central Arkansas, killing three workers, authorities said."
EPA To Take Over Tennessee Coal-Ash Cleanup
Knoxville News, 05/12/2009EPA announced Monday that it would take over cleanup of the Kingston, Tennessee, fly ash spill from a TVA plant under the Superfund hazardous waste law.
"The Rooftop Revolution"
Washington Monthly, 05/11/2009"A little-known policy is turning sleepy central Florida into a green energy hub. Could it do the same for America at large?"
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