AAAS Meeting Offers Chance To Catch Enviro Scientists
Dozens of sessions on environmental topics are on the agenda at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held Feb. 18-22 in San Diego.
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Local Auto Shows Offer Hook for Covering Green Vehicles
It may be worth covering an auto show near you this year, since greener cars of many stripes are drawing more attention by manufacturers, consumers, and regulators.
'Letting the Cards Talk'
Seasoned journalist Susan Feathers plays the hand of a grand jury report — 10 years later.
"NYC To Address PCB-Contaminated Caulk in Schools"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York City announced a pilot program Tuesday to address the problem of potentially hazardous PCBs in construction materials in some city schools."
Source: AP, 01/20/2010
"Oil and Gas Operators Skirt Federal Law, Report Says"
"Oil and gas operators are skirting federal law when they inject toxic 'fracking fluids' into wells, threatening drinking water supplies from Pennsylvania to Wyoming, according to a new report by the Washington-based Environmental Working Group."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 01/20/2010
"Exxon Hid Radiation Risk to Workers for Decades, Witness Says"
"Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. energy company, 'knew or should have known' that drilling pipes it sent to a Louisiana pipe yard were contaminated with dangerous radioactive material, a witness testified in court."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/20/2010
"Chicken Farm Bars Pollution Tests, State Says"
"A month after environmental groups alleged that an Eastern Shore chicken farm was polluting a Chesapeake Bay tributary, state regulators have yet to test the fouled waterway or the pile of sewage sludge said to be contaminating it, officials have acknowledged."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 01/20/2010
Pennsylvania: "Final Fly Ash Clean-up Begins"
"Nearly five years after fly ash and other debris flowed down Rostosky Ridge Road in Forward Township [Pa.], work was expected to begin to remove the final remains of that slide."
Source: Valley Independent, 01/20/2010
"Joliet Seeks Hike In EPA Radium Limits"
"Joliet is pushing the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to more than double the concentration of cancer-causing radium it's allowed to dump onto farmland in the south suburbs, expanding the potential for deadly radon gas in these increasingly urban communities."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 01/20/2010
"Pressure's on for Obama To Fill 'Food Czar' Job at USDA"
"Calls from consumer advocates and politicians are growing louder for the Obama administration to name an undersecretary for food safety at the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, a position unfilled for more than a year."
Source: USA TODAY, 01/20/2010
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