"New Pentagon Effort Targets Illicit Wildlife Trade"
"U.S. troops heading to Iraq and Afghanistan will soon be trained to confront a new enemy, the trade in products made from endangered animals."
Source: Greenwire, 03/17/2010
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"Alaska: Aerial Wolf Hunt Begins"
"State employees began an aerial wolf hunt on the Yukon border on Tuesday in what officials describe as an effort to preserve caribou for shooting by hunters."
Source: NYTimes, 03/17/2010
Ruling Will Let Farms Harvest Genetically Modified Beets
"A federal judge on Tuesday said farmers could harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling that the economic impact would be too great if the crop were to be destroyed."
Source: AP, 03/17/2010
"Obama’s C.D.C. Director, Wielding a Big Broom"
"No federal health agency changed more during the Bush administration than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It got new buildings, new managers and an entirely new operating structure."
Source: NYTimes, 03/17/2010
"Rising Pollution Puts Water Source at Risk"
"New tests show that toxic pollution from an abandoned chemical plant near Delaware City is far worse than previously believed, posing even greater future risks to drinking water in the region."
Source: Wilmington News-Journal, 03/17/2010
"Asbestos Victims Demand Worldwide Ban"
"Anti-asbestos activists from around the world called in Italy Tuesday for a worldwide ban on the hazardous building material and for companies that use it to be brought to justice."
Source: AFP, 03/17/2010
Radioactive Waste Weighs on Revival of Nuclear Industry
"Reviving the U.S. nuclear industry could get hung up on the political minefield of how to handle the security, legal and environmental risks posed by a growing mountain of radioactive waste."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2010
"U.N. Meeting Asked To Regulate World Shark Trade"
"Exploding Asian demand for shark fin soup has slashed worldwide shark populations, and global regulation is the best way to save eight species now under pressure, ocean conservationists reported on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2010
"Red River Floodwaters Rise In Northern U.S. Plains"
"The Red River rose three feet on Tuesday, getting closer to causing major flooding at Fargo, North Dakota for the second straight spring in the key U.S. wheat-growing state."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2010
28th National Pesticide Forum
The theme of Beyond Pesticide's 2010 event is "Greening the Community: Green economy, organic environments and healthy people."
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