"Pennsylvania Governor Bans Fracking in State Forests"
"Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania signed an executive order on Tuesday effectively banning further natural gas development on state forest lands."
Source: NYTimes, 10/27/2010
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"Rig Inspectors Had Vast Gaps in Knowledge, Oil Spill Panel Finds"
"Members of President Barack Obama's Oil Spill Commission said this week that they were shocked to learn during their months of investigation that federal drilling rig inspectors generally know little or nothing about the process of safely lining and sealing an offshore oil well."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/27/2010
"When The Water Ends: Africa's Climate Conflicts"
Nomadic herdsmen in East Africa have adapted to shifting patterns of water and forage for thousands of years. Now climate change is forcing them farther afield, and communities are killing each other.
Source: YaleE360/MediaStorm, 10/27/2010
"EU, U.S. Grapple With Crunch In Rare Earth Supplies"
"The European Union and the United States said on Tuesday they were pressing for solutions to concerns China may be exploiting its stranglehold on rare earth metals, crucial in the making of everything from portable phones to wind turbines."
Source: Reuters, 10/27/2010
"China Plays Tug-of-War With U.S. Inspectors Over Drywall"
"A federal investigation into contaminated Chinese-made drywall has been a long, hard tug-of-war for U.S. investigators trying to pry information from Chinese government officials and manufacturers. When a team of investigators traveled to China last year, the tug-of-war became physical, with a Chinese official trying to wrest a piece of drywall from an American’s hands."
Source: ProPublica/Sarasota Herald-Trib, 10/27/2010
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"New U.S. Standards Take Aim at Truck Emissions and Fuel Economy"
"The federal government announced the first national emissions and fuel economy standards for heavy vehicles on Monday, one of a series of regulatory steps that the Obama administration is taking to increase energy efficiency and reduce atmospheric pollution in the absence of Congressional action on climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 10/26/2010
"Breathe Carefully: Air Emissions of Benzene May Cause Birth Defects"
"Pregnant women living in Texas neighborhoods with higher air levels of benzene – a pollutant often released from oil refineries and traffic exhaust – are more likely to have babies with neural tube defects. Women living in the areas with the highest benzene levels had a two times greater risk for their children to be born with spina bifida."
Source: EHN/EHP, 10/26/2010
"Fracking Shown to Mobilize Uranium in Marcellus Shale"
Hydraulic fracturing of underground shale to produce natural gas also releases uranium that is part of the rock, say researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The uranium may pollute groundwater.
Source: ENS, 10/26/2010
"Navajos Hope to Shift From Coal to Wind and Sun"
"Health and environmental concerns have become a factor in next Tuesday’s Navajo Nation presidential election."
Source: NYTimes, 10/26/2010
