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Parks In Parking Spaces

On September 18th, thousands of people around the world will spend the day sitting in parking spaces - without their cars - as part of an annual event called "Parking Day." The idea is to spark a conversation about how we're using our public spaces. The Environment Report's Nora Flaherty attended last year's Parking Day, and here's what she found.

Source: Environment Report, 09/17/2009

"Lawsuit Accuses FEMA of Ignoring Species Threats"

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being sued again over accusations that it violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing flood insurance without determining whether development would impact imperiled plants and animals."

Source: AP, 09/17/2009

Asphalt Sealant: "Are Our Playgrounds and Parking Lots Safe?"

"AUSTIN, Texas -- A cancer-causing sealant that covers thousands of parking lots, school playgrounds and driveways in Austin and Travis County has officials debating over its effect on human health."

Source: Oak Hill Gazette, 09/17/2009

"Homeless Nuclear Waste"

"Some 60,000 metric tons of radioactive waste is stored at nuclear power plants across the country, awaiting federal action that’s already a decade late."

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 09/17/2009

"Study: Urban Streams Contaminated by Road Salt"

"Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday."

Source: AP, 09/17/2009

"EPA Limits Pollution From Medical Incinerators"

"About 50 medical waste incinerators nationwide will have to reduce their air pollution under new regulations announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency."

Source: AP, 09/17/2009

"August Seas Warmest in at Least 120 Years"

Worldwide sea-surface temperatures for this August and this summer were the warmest in at least 180 years, the National Climatic Data Center said. The sea-ice minimum was well behind the extraordinary retreat of 2007.

Source: Dot Earth, 09/17/2009

"Ozone Hole Smaller in 2009 Than 2008: WMO"

"The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago."

Source: AFP, 09/17/2009

"Are Condoms the Ultimate Green Technology?"

"More children equal more carbon dioxide emissions. And recent research has resulted in renewed coverage of the notion that one of the cheapest ways to curb emissions in coming decades would be to provide access to birth control for tens of millions of women around the world who say they desire it."

Source: Dot Earth, 09/17/2009

"Senate Delay on Climate Bill Could Stymie Copenhagen Talks"

"Climate change activists reacted sharply yesterday to indications from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that cap-and-trade legislation may have to wait until 2010, warning that the delay could derail international negotiations in Copenhagen."

Source: ClimateWire, 09/17/2009

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