"Dillon Resident Raises Questions About Safety of Little Pee Dee"
One resident says the Little Pee Dee River is unsafe for swimming because of fecal coliform bacteria from hog farming.
Source: Florence Morning News, 08/17/2009
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"Refining Chemical Cause of Concern"
"CORPUS CHRISTI -- A fire last month at a local Citgo refinery has focused attention on what is likely the most dangerous chemical used in the refining process."
Source: Corpus Christi Caller, 08/17/2009
"Climate Change Has Some Texas Animals Fleeing the Texas Heat"
"As the hot days in Texas get even hotter, it may just be too much for some birds and fish. From the American goldfinch to the gray snapper, some species have been moving north for years, searching for cooler ground. And their quest may someday lead them to migrate out of the state -- forever -- especially if climate change continues to make Texas warmer, as predicted."
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram, 08/17/2009
"Selenium Suspected in Cattle Deaths Near Idaho Mine"
"Eighteen cattle likely died of selenium poisoning near a southeastern Idaho phosphate mine, the latest livestock deaths in a region rich in phosphates where a legacy of pollution has killed horses and hundreds of sheep since the 1990s."
Source: AP, 08/17/2009
"UW Linked To Ghostwriting"
"As fears were growing about the link between hormone therapy and breast cancer, a drug company paid the University of Wisconsin to sponsor ghostwritten medical education articles that downplayed the risks, records obtained by the Journal Sentinel show."
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 08/17/2009
BC Parents Seek Ban on Spraying Pesticides on School Playing Fields
"A Vernon parent is wondering why school playing fields are still being sprayed with pesticides as communities across the country have discontinued using chemicals to control weeds."
Source: Vernon Morning Star, 08/17/2009
Plastic Industry Tackles Seattle Bag Fee
"SEATTLE - Leaders of this famously green city last year passed the nation's first grocery-bag fee, and other cities around the nation quickly followed. But the plastics industry has been fighting back, bringing lawsuits, aggressively lobbying lawmakers, and bankrolling a referendum in Seattle that aims to overturn the 20-cent charge. The measure goes before voters Tuesday."
Source: AP, 08/17/2009
"Firefighters Gain on California Wildfires"
Firefighters have largely contained many of the major fires that forced thousands of residents in various parts of California to flee their homes. Some are already returning.
Source: LA Times, 08/17/2009
"New Coal Ads Emphasize Energy Costs in Bid for 'Hearts and Minds'"
"Coal's well-funded lobbying group today launched a television ad campaign featuring ordinary people talking about the importance of low-cost electricity, a message analysts described as coal's effort to rebrand itself before the Senate tackles climate legislation."
Source: Greenwire, 08/17/2009
"A Gritty Problem: New Bedford Built Schools, Homes on Old Dump"
The redevelopment of a New Bedford waste dump raises toxic threats to homes, schools, and churches.
Source: Boston Globe, 08/17/2009
