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Company Trash, Classroom Treasures

Furniture stores and architectural firms get a lot of samples – of fabric, tiles, and carpet. Those samples can pile up. Usually, they get thrown in the trash. But, in some cities, they are starting to make unused design samples available to artists and art teachers. The Environment Report's Julie Grant has more.

Source: Environment Report, 09/15/2009

"Court Strikes Down Arizona Copper Mine Public Land Exchange"

"SAN FRANCISCO -- In a ruling with national implications for public lands, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today overturned the federal government's approval of a land exchange with mining giant Asarco, Inc."

Source: ENS, 09/15/2009

"Swimming Pool Chlorine Raises Asthma, Allergy Risks: Study"

"Swimming in chlorinated pools may increase the risk of a child getting asthma and respiratory allergies like hay fever, according to a Belgian study."

Source: Reuters, 09/15/2009

"Mafia Sank Boat With Radioactive Waste: Official"

"Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with 120 barrels of radioactive waste on board, a local prosecutor said Monday."

Source: AFP, 09/15/2009

"Clean Energy To Create More Jobs Than Coal: Study"

"A strong shift toward renewable energies could create 2.7 million more jobs in power generation worldwide by 2030 than staying with dependence on fossil fuels would, a report suggested Monday."

Source: Reuters, 09/15/2009

"China's Hu To Unveil New Climate Proposals To U.N."

"China's President Hu Jintao will present China's new plans for tackling global warming at a United Nations summit on climate change later this month, the country's senior negotiator said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 09/15/2009

"T.V.A. to Pay $43 Million on Projects in Spill Area"

"The Tennessee Valley Authority said Monday that it would spend $43 million on economic development projects in Roane County, Tenn., the site of a huge coal ash spill at one of the authority’s power plants last December."

Source: NYTimes, 09/15/2009

"Beaches May Be Safe Harbor for MRSA"

"Drug-resistant staph bacteria have been found on public beaches in Washington state, and beaches in other states may harbor the superbug too."

Source: WebMD, 09/15/2009

"Offshore Drilling, BPA Bills Fail in Calif. Legislature"

A bill to allow offshore oil leasing and a bill to ban BPA in baby bottles both died in the California legislature as it adjourned.

Source: Greenwire, 09/15/2009

"Interior Launches Climate Strategy"

"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar launched the Obama administration's first coordinated response to the impacts of climate change Monday, which he said would both monitor how global warming is altering the nation's landscape and help the country cope with those changes."

Source: Wash Post, 09/15/2009

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