"Despite Few Hunters, Seal Pups Face Threats"
"The annual hunt for harp seals off the coast of eastern Canada will barely take place this year. But this is not good news for the seals."
Source: NYTimes, 04/06/2010
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EPA Mulls Disclosure of Pesticide Inert Ingredients
The EPA is considering requiring pesticide-makers to disclose often-toxic "inert" ingredients, changing a policy of secrecy that has been in effect for nearly 2/3 of a century.
Source: EHP, 04/06/2010
"U.S. Sued Over Nuclear Waste Fees"
"Sixteen utilities and a trade association sued the Energy Department on Monday to halt the government’s collection of nuclear waste disposal fees, arguing that the country no longer had a disposal plan after ruling out Yucca Mountain, Nev., as a repository."
Source: NYTimes, 04/06/2010
Twenty-Five Miners Dead in West Virginia Underground Blast
"MONTCOAL, W.Va. -- Twenty-five miners were killed Monday after a huge explosion at a Massey Energy mine in Raleigh County, the worst mine disaster in the United States in more than a quarter-century."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 04/06/2010
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"States Get Tough on Outdoor Wood Furnace Smoke"
"When oil prices climbed, more people turned to wood to heat their homes, many using outdoor wood furnaces that to some are air-polluting nuisances. From Vermont to Connecticut to Indiana, some neighbors have complained about smoke from these furnaces drifting into their yards and homes, in some cases triggering asthma attacks and lung problems."
Source: AP, 04/05/2010
"UN's Ban Calls Aral Sea 'Shocking Disaster'"
"The drying up of the Aral Sea is one of the planet's most shocking environmental disasters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday as he urged Central Asian leaders to step up efforts to solve the problem."
Source: AP, 04/05/2010
"Panel Advises Against Cape Cod Wind Project"
"A federal advisory panel urged the U.S. Interior Department on Friday to block a $1 billion wind project off Cape Cod opposed by local business leaders and politicians but seen as helpful to the Obama administration's energy strategy."
Source: Reuters, 04/05/2010
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