"For Early Man, It Wasn't Easier Being Green"
"Archaeologists who study early hunter-gatherer societies are discovering that even the simplest cultures altered their environments, whether they meant to or not."
Source: NPR, 08/27/2009
People & Population
"To Some Chesapeake Crabbers, a $50 Document Is Priceless"
A crabbing license is a cultural icon for Chesapeake Bay watermen, whose way of life is as threatened as the shellfish their ancestors harvested.
Source: Wash Post, 08/26/2009
"Wanted for Wetlands Pollution, EPA Fugitive Caught in Mexico"
"Robert Wainwright, 65, a fugitive wanted in Indiana for allegedly polluting wetlands, was arrested July 14 in Mexico by U.S. marshals and agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, working with Mexican police."
Source: ENS, 07/21/2009
"Gulf Waters Imperil Tribes' Way of Life In Louisiana Bayous"
"As Wetlands Shrink, Oil and Gas Jobs Replace Farming, Fishing and Trapping."
Source: Wash Post, 07/21/2009
"Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public"
The opinions of many Americans on climate change have not caught up with the views of scientists.
Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2009
EPA: Most US Residents Exposed to Excessive Air Pollution Risk
While it does have limitations, the updated National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment offers risk estimates for each of 180 substances, and three separate combined assessments.
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"Exxon To Pay $500 Million in Interest To Spill Victims"
"Exxon Mobil said Monday it won't appeal nearly $500 million in interest a court recently ordered it to pay to Alaska fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill."
Source: McClatchy, 07/01/2009
Beach Nourishment: Supreme Court To Decide Who Owns the New Sand
When governments or communities pay to replenish beaches along privately owned beachfront property — or create new beaches by trucking in sand — what does that mean for the landowners' waterfront rights and property value?
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US Vulnerability To Heat Waves Varies Substantially by Location
A new analysis of about 40,000 census tracts in the larger US metropolitan areas can help you cover how well your community is preparing for heat-related risk.
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Roma Displaced to Toxic Area
A settlement of Roma people (often called "Gypsies") at Mitrovica in Northern Kosovo, displaced by the ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia, are living near the toxic slag heap of an old lead mine, Human Rights Watch says.
Source: Guardian, 06/22/2009
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