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"Scientists Uncover New Ocean Threat From Plastics" [1]

"Scientists have identified a new source of chemical pollution released by the huge amounts of plastic rubbish found floating in the oceans of the world. A study has found that as plastics break down in the sea they release potentially toxic substances not found in nature and which could affect the growth and development of marine organisms."
Source: Independent [2], 08/20/2009

"Beetles, Wildfire: Double Threat in Warming World" [3]

"Beetles and fire, twin plagues, are consuming northern forests in what scientists say is a preview of the future, in a century growing warmer, as the land grows drier, trees grow weaker and pests, abetted by milder winters, grow stronger. Dying, burning forests would then only add to the warming."
Source: AP [4], 08/20/2009

"An Apple a Day Keeps Extinction Away for Rare Fruit" [7]

"Just as wild plants and animals have their environmental champions, so foodies are seeking to preserve the biodiversity of cultivated species and rescue rare delicacies such as California's Sebastopol Gravenstein apple. The big difference? With endangered foods, you save them by eating them."
Source: LA Times [8], 08/20/2009

"Storm Fells Hundreds of Trees in NY's Central Park" [9]

"Hundreds of century-old trees lay snapped in half and uprooted throughout Central Park on Wednesday after a severe thunderstorm with winds as high as 80 mph barreled through the city overnight."
Source: AP [10], 08/20/2009

"Judge Tosses Chemical Weapons Incineration Suit" [13]

"The Army on Wednesday won a court challenge to its plan to incinerate chemical weapons at storage sites around the country over objections from a watchdog group that says the practice releases toxic pollution."
Source: NYTimes [14], 08/20/2009

"Mexico Hit By Lowest Rainfall In 68 Years" [15]

"Mexico is suffering from its driest year in 68 years, killing crops and cattle in the countryside and forcing the government to slow the flow of water to the crowded capital."
Source: Reuters [16], 08/20/2009

"New Gov't Study Shows Mercury in Fish Widespread" [17]

"No fish can escape mercury pollution. That's the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday that tested fish from nearly 300 streams across the country."
Source: AP [18], 08/20/2009

"CANADA: Storing Nuclear Waste a $24-Billion Problem" [19]

Canada faces a monumental challenge in finding a way to store or dispose of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. The problem has dragged on unsolved for decades, and any solution is likely to prove costly.
Source: CBC [20], 08/19/2009

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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/scientists-uncover-new-ocean-threat-from-plastics [2] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-uncover-new-ocean-threat-from-plastics-1774337.html [3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/beetles-wildfire-double-threat-warming-world [4] http://www.newsday.com/beetles-wildfire-double-threat-in-warming-world-1.1380314 [5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/deq-to-help-polluter-seek-federal-break-mercury-emission [6] http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/08/oregons_top_environmental_agen.html [7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/an-apple-a-day-keeps-extinction-away-rare-fruit [8] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-apple20-2009aug20,0,1483053.story [9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/storm-fells-hundreds-trees-nys-central-park [10] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/19/us/AP-US-Central-Park-Storm.html?_r=1 [11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/seattle-voters-dont-buy-shopping-bag-charge [12] http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009686467_elexseabagfee19m.html [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/judge-tosses-chemical-weapons-incineration-suit [14] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/19/us/politics/AP-US-Chemical-Weapons.html [15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/mexico-hit-by-lowest-rainfall-in-68-years [16] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/54297 [17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/new-govt-study-shows-mercury-fish-widespread [18] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090819/ap_on_go_ot/us_mercury_contamination [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/canada-storing-nuclear-waste-a-24-billion-problem [20] http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/18/f-nuclear-waste-storage.html [21] https://www.sej.org/search_results [22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4721 [23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4718 [24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4719 [25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4720 [26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4723 [27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4724 [28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4725 [29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4726 [30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4914