"Maker of Methyl Iodide Scraps Controversial Pesticide"
"The manufacturer of methyl iodide is pulling the controversial pesticide from the U.S. market."
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, 03/21/2012
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"Activists Sue To Stop Killing Of Pacific Northwest Sea Lions"
"Wildlife activists sued on Monday to stop the killing of sea lions that have been eating endangered Columbia River salmon, seeking a reprieve for the animals a day before three Pacific Northwest states are authorized to begin executing them."
Source: Reuters, 03/21/2012
"Melting Alaska Permafrost Prompts Landfill Concerns"
"Fearing numerous villages may be at risk of toxic releases as landfills erode and thawing permafrost undercuts tank farms, state environmental managers have embarked on a massive effort to address the growing potential for pollution faced by some 100 communities across Alaska."
Source: Alaska Dispatch, 03/21/2012
"EPA to Limit New Uses of Potentially Harmful Chemicals"
"Companies would be required to report to the federal government all new uses of five groups of potentially harmful chemicals, whether in domestic or imported products, under a new policy proposed today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: ENS, 03/21/2012
"EPA Looking for Ways To 'Manage Or Minimize' Injection Earthquakes"
"A team from U.S. EPA is preparing recommendations for 'managing or minimizing' earthquakes triggered by oil and gas waste injection wells."
Source: EnergyWire, 03/21/2012
EPA's 22-Year Battle With Cranberry Farm Ends; Questions, Anger Linger
"Though U.S. EPA has prevailed in one of its longest-running enforcement matters, there's some debate over whether the payoff was worth all the effort."
Source: Greenwire, 03/21/2012
"As Reactors Age, the Money to Close Them Lags"
"The operators of 20 of the nation’s aging nuclear reactors, including some whose licenses expire soon, have not saved nearly enough money for prompt and proper dismantling. If it turns out that they must close, the owners intend to let them sit like industrial relics for 20 to 60 years or even longer while interest accrues in the reactors’ retirement accounts."
Source: NY Times, 03/21/2012
Canada: "Asbestos Brake Pad Ban Proposed"
"Ontario is poised to ban asbestos brake pads that release deadly fibres that can be inhaled by auto mechanics during repairs."
Source: CBC News, 03/21/2012
"Use of 'Conflict Minerals' Gets More Scrutiny From U.S."
"An iPhone can do a lot of things. But can it arm Congolese rebels?
That is the question being debated by a battalion of lobbyists from electronics makers, mining companies and international aid organizations that has descended on the Securities and Exchange Commission in recent months seeking to influence the drafting of a Dodd-Frank regulation that has nothing to do with the financial crisis."
Source: NY Times, 03/21/2012
"A Measured Rebuttal to China Over Solar Panels"
"The Commerce Department said on Tuesday that it would impose tariffs on solar panels imported from China after concluding that the Chinese government provided illegal export subsidies to manufacturers there. The tariffs were smaller, at 2.9 to 4.73 percent, than some American industry executives had expected."
Source: NY Times, 03/21/2012
