"Toxicology: The Learning Curve"
"Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced."
Source: Nature News, 10/25/2012
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"Native People Struggle With Tainted Resources, Lost Identity"
"For decades, indigenous people in the United States and Canada have been burdened with health problems linked to environmental pollutants. But that isn't their only sacrifice: Pollution is crippling some tribes' culture. Their native foods, water, medicines, language and ceremonies, as well as their traditional techniques of farming, hunting and fishing, have been jeopardized by contaminants and development."
Source: EHN, 10/25/2012
"US Downplayed Effect of Deepwater Oil Spill on Whales, Emails Reveal"
"Documents obtained by Greenpeace show officials controlling information about wildlife affected by the disaster."
Source: Guardian, 10/25/2012
"Utah OKs First US Oil Sands Project"
"After years of working to obtain permission from the state, Alberta-based U.S. Oil Sands Inc. was given the final go-ahead Wednesday to develop the first commercial oil sands project in the US."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/25/2012
"Scientists See Double Standard in Critique of Altered Foods"
"Genetic engineering of crops is essentially the same as centuries-old, conventional plant breeding, except more precise, scientists say." As voting time nears on California's Proposition 37, arguments about science, safety, and the public's right to know intensify.
Source: LA Times, 10/25/2012
"Hurricane Sandy Makes Landfall in Cuba"
"MANZANILLO, Cuba -- Hurricane Sandy made landfall Thursday just west of Santiago de Cuba in southern Cuba, where residents boarded over windows and cleared drainage gutters ahead of the strengthening storm that had roared across Jamaica and left two dead in the Caribbean."
Source: AP, 10/25/2012
"Frontline: Did the Climate Deniers Win?"
The hour-long report on the fossil-industry and right-wing climate science denial movement broadcast on PBS Frontline Tuesday night raises a key issue. Did deniers win their fight to stop action on global warming by killing it in Congress and keeping it out of the presidential campaign?
Source: PBS Frontline, 10/25/2012
Sustainable Cities: Harnessing Urbanization to Achieve Social and Environmental Goals
NYC Deputy Mayor Holloway and other expert panelists will speak at Environmental Law Institute's Sustainable Cities Forum in Washington, DC. The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend, but you must RSVP by November 1, 2012.
Arkema, Portland Harbor Superfund Site, Launches Long-Delayed Cleanup
"It's been a long time coming, but work is finally under way to contain pollution from one of Portland harbor's dirtiest sites, the former home of a DDT and rocket-fuel maker that's loaded with the full suite of harbor toxics."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 10/24/2012
"Penn State Climate Scientist Files Defamation Suit"
"Penn State University scientist Michael Mann, whose work showed that Earth’s temperatures have risen along with increased fossil fuel use, announced Tuesday he had filed a lawsuit against the conservative National Review and the Competitive Enterprise Institute for defamation, complaining that they falsely accused him of academic fraud and compared him to convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky."
Source: McClatchy, 10/24/2012
