"House Panel Rejects Move To Regulate Coal Ash"
"In a win for the coal industry, a House committee approved a bill Tuesday that would prevent federal regulation of coal ash as hazardous waste."
Source: Gannett, 06/22/2011
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"Study: Birth Defect Rates Higher in Mountaintop Removal Areas"
"Researchers found 'significantly higher' rates of birth defects in areas with mountaintop removal mines than in non-mining regions in central Appalachia, according to a study released Tuesday."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 06/22/2011
"Scientists Warn That Chemicals May Be Altering Breast Development"
"Exposure to chemicals early in life may alter how breast tissue develops and raise the risks of breast cancer and lactation problems later in life, scientists concluded in a report published Wednesday. The scientists are urging federal officials to add new tests for industrial chemicals and pesticides to identify ones that might disrupt breast development."
Source: EHN, 06/22/2011
"Southwest Will Have to Wait for Fire-Stifling Rain"
"Crews have made significant progress attacking three major wildfires in Arizona, but fire danger across the Southwest will remain for weeks to come until seasonal rains arrive."
Source: AP, 06/22/2011
"Atom Industry Body Urges Cost-Effective Safety"
"Steps to boost atomic safety after Japan's Fukushima accident must be 'cost-effective,' an industry body said on Tuesday, a day after the UN nuclear chief suggested power firms could help pay for expanded safety checks."
Source: Reuters, 06/22/2011
"U.S. Extends Comment Time On Power Plant Toxics Rule"
"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it has extended the comment timeline by 30 days on a draft rule on reducing mercury emissions and other toxic pollution from power plants but left the target for finalization of the rule unchanged."
Source: Reuters, 06/22/2011
Wildfire a Key to Local Environmental Stories
Rarely will you learn from national fire coverage the names of people whose homes the fire has destroyed or threatened. Or what flooding and wildlife loss may follow a fire. That is covered by local media or not at all. Be prepared with these resources to help you.
"Gore Faults Obama on Global Warming"
"Former Vice President Al Gore is going where few environmentalists -- and fellow Democrats -- have gone before: criticizing President Barack Obama's record on global warming."
Source: AP, 06/22/2011
75% of U.S. Nuclear Plants Leaking Radioactive Tritium
"Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows."
Source: AP, 06/22/2011
"Oceans at Dire Risk, Team of Scientists Warns"
"The state of the oceans is declining far more rapidly than most pessimists had expected, an international team of experts has concluded, increasing the risk that many marine species -- including those that make coral reefs -- could be extinct within a generation."
Source: Green (NYT), 06/22/2011
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