"Making the Case for Climate as a Migration Driver"
A new report says that climate change is already causing widespread human migration.
Source: NYTimes, 06/16/2009
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"EPA Downplays Dredging Risk to Bay City Water Supply"
"Nearly a month after the onset of a navigational dredging project in the Saginaw River that some worry will send dioxin-contaminated sediments downstream toward the intakes for Bay City’s water supply, EPA officials responded to citizen concerns by announcing it would not test the water for the toxin."
Source: Michigan Messenger, 06/16/2009
"Illnesses Come to Light in Claims Against Disney"
"As their attorneys shuffle between four similar lawsuits that allege the Walt Disney Co. has for decades contaminated groundwater with cancer-causing chromium 6 and other toxic chemicals, stories of ill health from the plaintiffs are beginning to emerge."
Source: Glendale News Press, 06/16/2009
"Target Dumps Illegally, Says California Suit"
"California is accusing Target Corp. of being a poor environmental citizen."
Source: Minneapolis Star Trib, 06/16/2009
CT AG: "Chemical Industry Tried To Kill Legislation"
"The chemical industry used 'confusion and concealment' and possibly violated Connecticut law in its unsuccessful attempt to kill legislation banning the use of bisphenol-A in baby bottles and infant food jars, [CT] Attorney General Richard Blumenthal charged Monday."
Source: CT Post, 06/16/2009
"EPA Chemical Database Rules a Political Hazard, Critics Say"
"Obama has invited politics into scientific task to update the catalog and assess the danger of industrial chemicals, some say."
Source: LA Times, 06/16/2009
US Report: Climate Impacts Require Quick Action
"The Obama administration's top climate change scientists will unveil a report on Tuesday that details the impact of global warming on the United States and argues for fast action against it."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2009
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