San Joaquin Valley Cities Divert Cleanup Funds
"A handful of San Joaquin Valley cities and public agencies have used millions of dollars meant for filtering contaminated water for entirely unrelated purposes."
Source: Fresno Bee, 06/22/2009
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Roma Displaced to Toxic Area
A settlement of Roma people (often called "Gypsies") at Mitrovica in Northern Kosovo, displaced by the ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia, are living near the toxic slag heap of an old lead mine, Human Rights Watch says.
Source: Guardian, 06/22/2009
Greenwash Misleads Shoppers, Congress Told
"98% of supposedly environmentally friendly products in US supermarkets make false or confusing claims, campaigners say."
Source: Guardian, 06/22/2009
Cuyahoga River Reborn
The Cuyahoga River, which became a symbol of pollution when it caught fire 40 years ago, has come back to life.
Source: NYTimes, 06/22/2009
Joshua Trees Are Vanishing
Experts say the Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park may be vaninishing as a result of global warming, pollution, and the introduction of non-native species.
Source: Riverside Press-Enterprise, 06/22/2009
Cow Lobby Wins on Burps
Methane emissions from cows (cow burps) is a major source of greenhouse warming. Yet they are being left out of the climate change bill now before Congress -- because of an adept lobby campaign.
Source: AP, 06/22/2009
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
This 2009 US Global Change Research Program report summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.
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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
The 2009 US Global Change Research Program report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.
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Using TRI, Please!
By KEN WARD Jr.
I know that a lot of folks are down on TRI, and I agree that the data is not perfect. But I'm also terribly concerned that we as environmental reporters don't use it frequently enough (or well enough) and particularly frightened about EPA's proposals to cut back on the program. I also know that some of the best stories I do are based in some way on TRI data. It's still simply the best basic set of pollution numbers we have. Here's my latest example of how TRI helped me make a so-so story into a darned good one.
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Not A Single Armadillo Was Killed
By DAVID HELVARG
Not surprisingly this year's SEJ Conference in Austin, Texas, was overshadowed by a singular but all too predictable disaster, the lack of affordable booze at SEJ events.
Ironically, the last really boozy SEJ conference was in New Orleans where I recall Mark Schleifstein ominously predicting that someday we'd end up meeting in Texas. If only we'd listened to his warnings.
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