Natives, Enviros Vie Over Spectacular Tongass National Forest
"Legislation would transfer prized sections to an Alaska Native company for logging. Native leaders say it's long overdue. Preservationists are outraged."
Source: LA Times, 04/13/2010
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EPA Says Kettleman Landfill Improperly Stored PCBs
"A hazardous-waste landfill that Kettleman City residents blame for a rash of birth defects has improperly stored PCBs -- a cancer-causing chemical that can cause reproductive problems, federal inspectors say."
Source: Fresno Bee, 04/13/2010
"LG To Invest $18 Billion In Eco Business, Cutting Emissions"
"South Korea's LG Group will invest $17.9 billion through 2020 to develop environmentally-friendly businesses and reduce emissions by 40 percent against 2009 levels, unit LG Corp said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 04/13/2010
"Brazilian Rancher Guilty In U.S. Nun's Murder"
"A Brazilian rancher accused of ordering the murder of U.S. nun and Amazon defender Dorothy Stang was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison."
Source: AP, 04/13/2010
"Coal Carrier Finally in Safe Waters After 'Complex' Operation"
"Maritime authorities have pulled off an incredibly complex salvage operation without spilling any more oil into Great Barrier Reef waters. Nine days after the coal carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground on Douglas Shoal off Rockhampton it has been refloated, and is now anchored in safe waters."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 04/13/2010
"Document Reveals Obama's Hardline US Climate Talk Strategy"
A document accidentally disclosed the Obama administration's strategy for the upcoming Cancun climate talks: bypass traditional news media, manage expectations, and present the Copenhagen Accord as an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it text.
Source: Guardian, 04/13/2010
"White House Rhetoric May Signal Climate-Bill Surge"
"With the bruising health care debate over, President Obama's top economic adviser left little doubt last week that energy and climate has taken its place atop the administration's agenda."
Source: Greenwire, 04/13/2010
Will MSHA Probe of Massey Mine Disaster Be Done in Secret?
The Mine Safety and Health Administration's investigation of the Massey mine disaster in West Virginia will be held in secret -- despite efforts by news media to open such investigations to the public.
Source: Coal Tattoo, 04/13/2010
"Helena Chemical Wins Defamation Suit Against New Mexico Activist"
A Tennessee-based chemical company, cited and fined by New Mexico authorities for environmental violations there, won $75,000 in punitive damages in its SLAPP suit against a community activist for what it claimed were defamatory public presentations.
Source: ENS, 04/13/2010
"160-Square-Mile Oil Spill Fouls Mississippi Delta Wildlife Refuge"
"An 18,000 gallon spill of crude oil from a pipeline into the Delta National Wildlife Refuge has personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, the state of Louisiana, and the Cypress Pipe Line Company scrambling to contain the spreading mess."
Source: ENS, 04/12/2010
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