Sandy Dumped 11 Bilion Gallons of Raw Sewage in Eastern US Waterways
"Scientists say waste-treatment plants must follow subways and power stations in being protected against climate change."
Source: Guardian, 05/01/2013
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BP's $340 Million To Restore 4 Barrier Islands, Build 2 Fisheries Labs
"Louisiana will receive $340 million from BP in early Natural Resource Damage Assessment money for four projects to restore barrier islands and to finance two coastal science centers, Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Tuesday in a news conference in Jean Lafitte. The money comes from $1 billion that BP set aside in 2011 to build early projects to compensate for damages to natural resources resulting from the three-month flow of oil resulting from the blowout of BP's Macondo well in April 2010."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 05/01/2013
"Thousands Of Kids’ Products Contain Toxic Chemicals, Report Says"
"More than 5,000 products, including clothing, toys and bedding, contain toxic chemicals that could be dangerous for children’s health, yet stores still stock them and consumers know little about their content, an advocacy group reported this week."
Source: McClatchy, 05/01/2013
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BP Makes Record Profit as Safety Record Comes Under Spotlight Again
"BP made a record pre-tax profit in the first quarter of double its $9bn for the same period in 2012, the company announced on Tuesday, as a Norwegian regulator rebuked the company for a 2012 oil spill in the North Sea."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2013
Arkansas Spill, KXL Approval Linked In New Enviro Ad Campaign
"Environmental groups on Monday announced a new ad campaign that highlights ExxonMobil's massive oil spill in Arkansas last month. The ads will be concentrated in the Washington, D.C., Metro's Foggy Bottom station, which is used by many State Department employees commuting to work, as the agency considers whether to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/30/2013
Another Lawsuit Filed over Arsenic from South Carolina Coal Ash
"CONWAY, SC -- Pollution from a pair of coal ash ponds at Santee Cooper’s retired Grainger electric generating plant here has sparked another lawsuit – this one filed by The Southern Environmental Law Center, which alleges the state-owned utility is violating the federal Clean Water Act."
Source: Myrtle Beach Sun News, 04/30/2013
"UN Climate Talks Kick Off in Bonn"
"The latest round of international climate change talks commenced [Monday] with the now perennial warning about the need for greater urgency from governments as they battle to curb global greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2013
400 PPM Atmospheric CO2 Levels Soon To Be Surpassed, Scientists Report
"Scientists monitoring global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations report that, for the first time in human history, CO2 levels could soon rise above 400 parts per million for a sustained period of time in much of the Northern Hemisphere."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/30/2013
"Chemicals on Federal Radar Pervasive in Chicago Air"
"On the brink of federal regulatory review, chemicals in deodorants, lotions and conditioners are showing up in Chicago’s air at levels that scientists call alarming. The airborne compounds – cyclic siloxanes – are traveling to places as far as the Arctic, and can be toxic to aquatic life. “These chemicals are just everywhere,” said Keri Hornbuckle, an engineering professor at the University of Iowa. "
Source: EHN, 04/30/2013
