California Moves To Ban Smoking at Parks, Beaches
"California lawmakers approved a groundbreaking smoking ban Monday that, if signed into law, will prohibit smoking at nearly all state beaches and parks."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/23/2010
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"Cruise Lines Hope To Sink U.S.-Canada Pollution Plan"
"Cruise companies are balking at a proposal to create a low-emissions buffer zone around the United States and Canada, saying it sets arbitrary boundaries based on faulty science that overstates the health benefits."
Source: Reuters, 03/23/2010
Senate Climate Bill Compromises Frighten, Infuriate Some Enviro Groups
"Environmentalists began 2009 optimistic about prospects for swift passage of legislation mandating U.S. reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. ... But after the House passed a sweeping climate bill last June, the effort stalled in the Senate. And now environmentalists are being asked to agree to painful compromises that senators say are needed to get something -- anything, really -- across the finish line."
Source: Greenwire, 03/23/2010
"Waste Water Kills Millions Of Children, Pollutes Sea"
"Human beings are flushing millions of tonnes of solid waste into rivers and oceans every day, poisoning marine life and spreading diseases that kill millions of children annually, the U.N. said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 03/23/2010
"U.S. Bolsters Chemical Restrictions for Water"
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday that it would overhaul drinking water regulations so that officials could police dozens of contaminants simultaneously and tighten rules on the chemicals used by industries."
Source: NYTimes, 03/23/2010
"Study Backs Efforts To Save Delta Fish"
"A study by the National Academy of Sciences declared Friday that the efforts to save endangered fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta by restricting water delivery are 'scientifically justified.'"
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/22/2010
"On Your Port Side, a Smokestack and a Sewage Pipe"
"The Urban Ocean Boat Cruise shows visitors the grittier side of L.A.'s coast."
Source: LA Times, 03/22/2010
"USDA's Organic Enforcers Let Offenders Slide, Audit Says"
"The National Organic Program's failure to promptly follow through on investigations has allowed some companies to continue falsely advertising products as organic for years and let one company off the hook entirely, according to an audit released yesterday by the inspector general of the U.S. Agriculture Department."
Source: Greenwire, 03/22/2010
CA Regulator Failed To Disclose Husband's Ties To Dischargers
"The leader of the [California's] largest water pollution regulator is married to a lobbyist for agencies it regulates, a potential conflict of interest she did not disclose publicly until an ethics complaint was brought against her."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 03/22/2010
"Asian Carp Threaten TN Native Species"
An invasion of Asian carp is threatening to overwhelm native Tennessee fish species depended on by the state's $1.3 billion sports and commercial fishing industries.
Source: Nashville Tennessean, 03/22/2010
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