"A Plague of Pigs in Texas"
"Now numbering in the millions, these shockingly destructive and invasive wild hogs wreak havoc across the southern United States."
Source: Smithsonian, 01/12/2011
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Groups Praise Wounded Rep. Gifford as Environmental Champion
"Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically wounded Saturday in an asassination attempt at a mall parking lot in Tucson, was a longtime ally of the environmental movement and recipient of the Sierra Club's 2005 "Most Valuable Player" award from the Grand Canyon Chapter."
Source: ENS, 01/12/2011
"Oil Spill Panel to Urge Tougher Oversight of Offshore Drilling"
"The presidential commission looking into the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico concludes its work on Tuesday with the release of its final report at 10 a.m."
Source: Green (NYT), 01/11/2011
"Fluoride in Drinking Water: Will the EPA Get Tougher?"
"Environmental health groups are now looking to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose tougher standards on fluoride in drinking water, building on a decision Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to lower the recommended level for the first time in nearly 50 years."
Source: LA Times, 01/11/2011
"Issa's Regulatory Rehash"
"New House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) drew attention last week when he solicited advice from a number of corporations, trade groups and organizations about federal regulations covering a variety of issues. A number of energy companies, manufacturers were on the list that are likely to focus on regulations from the Environmental Protetion Agency in their response. The letter raised some eyebrows in DC, of course."
Source: Mother Jones, 01/11/2011
"Tom DeLay, Former U.S. House Leader, Sentenced To 3 Years in Prison"
"Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the brash Texan who helped build and tightly control a Republican majority in his chamber until resigning in 2005, was sentenced by a state judge on Monday to three years in prison for illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to Texas legislative candidates."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2011
"Farm Bureau Challenges E.P.A. on Chesapeake Pollution"
The American Farm Bureau is suing EPA for requiring farmers to clean up agricultural pollution going into Chesapeake Bay.
Source: Green (NYT), 01/11/2011
"Worried Homeowners Want Bailout from DuPont"
"Fearful that pollution from a nearby DuPont factory is harming their health and property values, a growing number of Pompton Lakes [NJ] residents want the company to guarantee the price of their homes — or buy them out."
Source: Bergen Record, 01/11/2011
"Bachmann Called for 'Armed and Dangerous' Citzenry on Climate Bill"
Is Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's call on constituents to get "armed and dangerous" over the climate bill something to be concerned about?
Source: Mother Jones, 01/11/2011
"EPA Wades Into Battle Over Hospital Disinfectant"
"U.S. EPA is interceding in a New Jersey public-health flap that could have national implications, ordering a hospital services company to stop disinfecting its ambulances with finely misted pesticides after a local union complained of workers falling ill."
Source: Greenwire, 01/11/2011
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