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NIEHS Director: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals.
As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Linda Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants. She is concerned about what role chemicals play in cancer and other diseases. Environmental Health News. 20 November 2009.
Environmentalists take legal actions to block dredging of Delaware River.
Five environmental organizations Thursday filed legal challenges in opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers plan to dredge the Delaware River, which they claimed violates seven federal laws, as well as Delaware law. Newsroom Jersey, New Jersey. 20 November 2009.
Four ways to feed the world.
Global population is set to grow to 9.1 billion by 2050, while global warming will have a serious impact on farming. So, what can be done? New Scientist. 20 November 2009.
EPA intervention in Florida cleanup unwelcome, says DEP.
A panel of experts spoke out Monday in opposition to a federal judge's decision allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set surface water pollution standards for Florida -- the first time any state's standards have been overridden in this manner. Suwannee Democrat, Florida. 20 November 2009.
Climatologists baffled by global warming time-out.
Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents. Der Spiegel. 20 November 2009.
Plastic bottles are safe, claims forum.
The use of plastic water bottles is safe, says the Malaysian Plastics Forum (MPF). Petaling Jaya Star, Malaysia. 20 November 2009.
'Unfair' levy blows out cost of stream work.
The cost of cleaning up one of New Zealand's most polluted streams has blown out by $250,000 because of a new law. Investigations have shown the contamination is worse than initially thought, with an extra 800 cubic metres of toxic sludge added in the past month. Wellington Dominion Post, New Zealand. 20 November 2009.
Wells running dry at seniors complex.
Getting a glass of water from the tap at Shoreham Village seniors complex is no easy feat these days. Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia. 20 November 2009.
Work on water treatment plant begins.
Town residents are about a year away from the completion of a new water treatment facility. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a picture perfect day at the plant's future site at 500 Route 107. Exeter Hampton Union, New Hampshire. 20 November 2009.
Fines paid for air quality lapses.
State environmental regulators have reached a settlement with a New Jersey company that calls for a $355,000 fine and the installation of new monitoring equipment in response to air emissions violations in 2007. New Haven Register, Connecticut. 20 November 2009.
Mercury discharges drastically lower as Onondaga County's trash-to-energy plant owner asks NY to renew permit.
Ten years ago, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency’s trash incinerator was a leading source of mercury pollution in Central New York. But the plant has cut mercury emissions 50-fold since then. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York. 20 November 2009.
EPA: Water systems dioxin free.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 said today that results from a second round of samples collected from the Midland, Saginaw and Bay City water supply systems show no dioxin or furan contamination. Midland Daily News, Michigan. 20 November 2009.
Right response on public water.
We're glad the state Health Department reacted to a major salmonella outbreak by requiring most systems be chlorinated. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
The Atlantic Water Summit …after these messages.
If Monsanto’s presence at a water summit seems a little like a defense contractor at a peace rally, then, you can imagine how many questions reporters had for Hugh Grant, Monsanto's CEO and conference sponsor. Keep imagining because none were asked. DC Bureau. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Report details 'coal's assault on human health.'
Coal pollution is assaulting human health through impacts on workers, residents near mining operations and power plants, and the environment in coalfield communities, according to a new report by a group of physicians. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 19 November 2009.
The challenge of environmental regulation in India.
India’s environmental regulations have become stronger in the 25 years since Bhopal, but enforcing them remains a challenge. Environmental Science & Technology. 19 November 2009.
From blood to oil, the curse of a Sudanese village.
The inhabitants of Rier, a festering clutter of tumbledown straw huts and rubbish in southern Sudan, say the peace and progress promised by the White Nile Petroleum Operating Company, has not been realised and that oil exploitation has only poisoned their lives. Agence France-Presse. 19 November 2009.
The cleaner alternatives to America's asphalt jungle.
Stormwater run-off from roads, drains and parking dumps the equivalent of more than a dozen Exxon Valdez tankers of oil directly into US rivers each year, in addition to dangerous levels of heavy metals, pesticides, bacteria and industrial pollutants. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 19 November 2009.
Seas grow less effective at absorbing emissions.
The Earth’s oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up, new research suggests. New York Times. 19 November 2009.
Scientists investigate spate of Bunbury dolphin deaths.
Scientists are investigating the deaths of eight dolphins in Bunbury in two years, which comes just a week after a spate of deaths in the Swan River, and a biologist says the high incidence of dolphin mortality is unnatural. Perth Now, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Is there a reliable way to track CO2 levels?
As efforts get underway to craft a global treaty that begins to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions, precise and accurate measurements of the emanations, along with their sources and sinks are increasingly important. Scientific American. 19 November 2009.
Oceans' ability to sequester carbon diminishing.
A new study has completed an annual accounting of the oceans' intake of carbon over the past 250 years, and the news is troubling. According to the study, published in Nature, the oceans' ability to sequester carbon is struggling to keep-up with mankind's ever-growing emissions. Mongabay. 19 November 2009.
Mirrors in space? Salty clouds? Scientists weigh drastic cures for climate change.
While world leaders gear up to discuss reducing emissions, a growing community of scientists is looking to far more drastic solutions they say could one day save the world from the impact of global warming. Canadian Press. 19 November 2009.
Protesters want Colorado to "stop clowning around" with coal.
Environmental groups advocating an immediate shift to cleaner energy, visited the Governor's office dressed in clown suits and Ritter masks, with a message "to stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Denver Post, Colorado. 19 November 2009.
Silica nanoparticles flow in (and out of) waste.
New research highlights some of the issues swirling around nanomaterials in wastewater, but no answers are forthcoming. Environmental Science & Technology. 19 November 2009.
Urban water supply needs attention.
Kinshasa's population needs an estimated 700,000 cubic metres of water per day. The Régie de distribution des eaux produces only 425,000 cubic metres - vast neighbourhoods like Kitokimosi and Mpasa receive almost none of this water. Inter Press Service. 19 November 2009.
Chromium traces in well water spark anger.
Residents in a Fredericton-area neighbourhood are upset they were not immediately notified after traces of chromium turned up in a monitoring well at the site of a chemical spill. CBC New Brunswick, New Brunswick. 19 November 2009.
Group: Male fish are producing eggs in our rivers.
A citizens' group has asked Congress to protect human health from contaminants that are causing male fish to produce eggs. The "intersex" condition is believed to be caused by chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system. Charleston State Journal, West Virginia. 19 November 2009.
High sodium levels found in water sample from Barnett Shale drilling in Flower Mound.
A report on the water produced from gas drilling operations in the Barnett Shale shows high concentrations of sodium and traces of other elements. Dallas Morning News, Texas. 19 November 2009.
Many Colorado water waivers revoked after taint.
Colorado has revoked waivers from as many as 72 public drinking-water systems and is now requiring chlorine treatment of most public supplies as part of the response to a salmonella-poisoning epidemic that ravaged Alamosa last year. Denver Post, Colorado. 19 November 2009.
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