"Greening The Golf Course"
Some golf courses get a bad rap from environmentalists, but there's a budding green movement in the golf industry.
Source: Environment Report, 12/23/2009
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First Case of Marburg Virus Reaches North America
The first case of Marburg virus, a deadly relative of Ebola, has been reported in North America. A Colorado traveler brought it home after contact with bats in a cave in Uganda.
Source: NYTimes, 12/23/2009
"New Approach To Snow, Ice Removal Reduces Harm"
"Communities in cold climates around the USA are changing their approach to snow and ice removal from highways in an effort to reduce potential harm to wildlife and vegetation caused by road salt runoff."
Source: USA TODAY, 12/23/2009
"Montana OKs Coal Development"
"Montana's top elected officials backed a plan Monday to put vast tracts of coal up for lease, bucking pressure from environmentalists who say digging up and burning the fuel will be an "abomination" that endangers the planet."
Source: AP, 12/23/2009
TX City Fears Battery Recycler's Expansion Would Worsen Lead Levels
"Thousands of people in the heart of Frisco [Texas] are exposed to toxic lead pollution from a battery recycling plant that wants to expand production."
Source: Dallas News, 12/23/2009
"More Herbicide Use Reported on Genetically Modified Crops"
"A report has found that farmers are using more herbicides on genetically engineered soybeans, corn, and cotton because of resistant weeds."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/23/2009
"Sorry, Vegans: Brussels Sprouts Like to Live, Too"
When plants are eaten -- especially by insects -- they emit a number of signals that might be seen as howls of alarm, and exhibit responses seemingly meant to stop the carnage. Whether or not this troubles vegans, it fascinates scientists.
Source: NYTimes, 12/23/2009
"Half of Kids Jewelry Tested Contains Pure Lead: Health Canada"
"OTTAWA -- Half of the children's jewelry items tested at the government's product safety laboratory last year were made of almost pure lead."
Source: Canwest, 12/23/2009
"AP Enterprise: Feds Mull Regulating Drugs in Water"
"Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health."
Source: AP, 12/23/2009
"EPA Announces Plan To Require Disclosure of Secret Pesticide Ingredients"
"Reversing a decade-old decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it plans to require pesticide manufacturers to disclose to the public the inert ingredients in their products."
Source: EHN, 12/23/2009
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