"EPA Proposes Veto of Largest W.Va. Strip Mine's Permit"
"The Obama administration on Friday moved another step toward blocking the largest mountaintop-removal mining permit in West Virginia history."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 03/29/2010
Natural Resources
1 in 7 Wildlife Refuges Has Genetically Engineered Crops
Three organizations file a lawsuit against the USFWS, a new study finds three strains of GE maize likely damaged organs of rats that ate the foods for just three months, pesticide use associated with GE crops may actually be greater than for traditional crops, and GE seed prices skyrocket.
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"EPA Report: Streams Near Mining Toxic"
"Water quality downstream from surface coal-mining operations in West Virginia and Kentucky greatly exceeds recommended toxicity limits, according to previously unreleased sampling data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 03/16/2010
"EPA chief: Mountaintop-Removal Guidelines Coming Soon"
"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said Monday her agency is not seeking to halt mountaintop removal, but will 'try to minimize, if not end, any environmental degradation to the water' caused by the practice."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 03/09/2010
"EPA Delays Action on Mountaintop Removal Plan"
"The Obama administration has delayed action on a set of broad-ranging and specific measures to reduce the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal, after details of the plan were leaked to coal-state mining regulators."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 03/08/2010
"White House Announces Road Map for Coastal Restoration in La., Miss."
"A White House working group of Cabinet-level officials on Thursday outlined a road map for speeding the design and construction of coastal restoration projects in Louisiana and Mississippi, and pledged to give coastal restoration the same priority as navigation and flood protection in future federal decision-making."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 03/05/2010
USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment
Many story leads are tucked away in this 196-page report: recession impacts from drops in extraction and consumption, increases in importation of key materials, insights on stories related to climate change and air pollution, and much more.
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Firearms Now Allowed in Parks; Rules Eased in Refuges
Educating your audience about the complicated new law will be a useful public service. It will also familiarize you with the people involved at your local facilities, what steps they are taking, and who you can contact if a shooting incident or other violation occurs.
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"In Utah, a Move To Seize Federal Land"
"The state House passes a bill allowing the use of eminent domain to take protected land from the federal government. Utah wants to develop a stretch outside Arches National Park and other areas."
Source: LA Times, 03/03/2010
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