"Wolves Aren't Making It Easy for Idaho Hunters"
"Even as Idaho has sold more than 14,000 wolf-hunting permits, the first 10 days of the first legal wolf hunt here in decades have yielded only three reported legal kills."
Source: NYTimes, 09/11/2009
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"As Hill Debate on Climate Flounders, EPA Plows Ahead on Emission Rules"
"The Obama administration is finalizing rules to control industrial greenhouse gas emissions amid growing skepticism about the prospects of Congress passing a comprehensive climate change bill this year."
Source: Greenwire, 09/11/2009
Report: DOT Waives Rules for Hazmat Shippers
"Members of Congress Thursday demanded a shake up at the agency that regulates the transport of hazardous materials, saying officials for years have quietly waived safety rules because of a cozy relationship with industry."
Source: AP, 09/11/2009
9/11 Air Also Claimed Its Victims
Ironworker Joe Picurro volunteered to help work on "the pile" at Ground Zero that resulted from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Now he is nearing death from the air he breathed there. He is one of thousands suffering similar diseases.
Source: NY Daily News, 09/11/2009
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SciDev.Net's Climate Change & Insect-borne Disease
September 10, 2009: SciDev.Net (The Science and Development Network) published a spotlight on the impact of climate change on the spread of insect-borne disease that considers how countries can prepare for these changes.
2009 LTER All Scientists Meeting
The Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program encompasses a network of 26 sites ranging from tropical forests to polar deserts dedicated to understanding long-term ecological phenomena. The meeting program comprises seven plenary speakers, including an evening presentation on the pre-history of LTER.
"New Quarters Will Showcase National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, Forests"
"Hot Springs National Park, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks and Mt. Hood National Forest will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program announced today by the United States Mint."
Source: ENS, 09/10/2009
"A House Made of Straw"
Straw, a century-old building material, is making a comeback as an eco-friendly choice for modern home construction.
Source: Environment Report, 09/10/2009
"Clothesline Dispute Pits Aesthetics vs. Energy Savings"
"Switching to low-tech drying saves energy but can get residents in hot water with associations, landlords or towns that see clotheslines as eyesores. Now states from Maine to Hawaii are stepping in to override local laws and rules."
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/10/2009
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