"An Economist for Nature Calculates the Need for More Protection"
A Stanford professor is showing how many more ecological costs need to be factored in to estimates of the economic impacts of environmental actions.
Source: NY Times, 08/10/2011
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New Tests Delayed, But West Va. Says Brushy Fork Slurry Dam Safe
"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State officials are insisting that a huge Alpha Natural Resources coal-slurry impoundment in Raleigh County is safe, even as new tests that might confirm that analysis have continued to be delayed, records showed Monday."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 08/10/2011
"Groups Ask Appeals Court To Restore Wolf Protections"
"Conservation groups asked an appeals court on Monday to strike down a move by Congress to strip more than 1,500 wolves in Idaho and Montana of federal endangered species protections."
Source: Reuters, 08/10/2011
"Government Knew About Bacteria in Turkey"
"Salmonella Was Spotted in Arkansas Plant and in Stores as Early as 2010; Legal Rules on Bug Prevented Recall Until Aug. 3."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/10/2011
As Midwest Mainstream Media Withers, Harvest Public Media Steps Up To Cover Food, Fuel and Field Issues
Freelance journalist Madeline Bodin reports on the award-winning work by Harvest Public Media, one of seven Local Journalism Centers created by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the past two years.
DEADLINE: "The Greater Everglades Ecosystem" Photo Contest
For the Florida Oceanographic Society's 2nd Annual Photography Contest, photos must have been taken in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, which includes the Kissimmee River watershed, Lake Okeechobee, the St. Lucie River and the Caloosahatchee River, the southern Indian River Lagoon, Big Cypress National Preserve, and from Lake Okeechobee south to Florida Bay. September 15th deadline.
"Storm Threatens Sea Dyke Near China Chemical Plant"
"A storm battering the northeast Chinese coast on Monday whipped up waves that threatened a dyke protecting a chemical plant, forcing residents to flee while soldiers and firefighters rushed to fill the breaches, news media said."
Source: Reuters, 08/09/2011
Obama To Announce Final Truck Fuel Efficiency Standards Today
"President Obama is expected today to announce first-of-their-kind fuel efficiency standards for trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles. He is scheduled to make the announcement at Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Va."
Source: TruckingInfo, 08/09/2011
"Obama Cabinet Secretaries Sign Environmental Justice Agreement"
"WASHINGTON, DC -- Heads of a host of federal agencies agreed Thursday to develop environmental justice strategies that will protect the health of people living in communities 'overburdened' by pollution.
Source: ENS, 08/09/2011
"St. Louis Sewer District Will Pay $4.7 Billion to Stop Overflows"
"ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- In a legal settlement with the United States and an environmental foundation, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems and treatment plants, at an estimated cost of $4.7 billion over 23 years.
The improvements are intended to eliminate illegal overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban rivers and streams.
Source: ENS, 08/09/2011
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