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"Pollution an Enduring Legacy at Old Missile Sites"

"As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution from chemicals used to clean and maintain the weapons."

Source: AP, 10/12/2009

"A Sea Change for Ocean Management"

"The Obama administration is proposing a sea change in how we manage our oceans, including a comprehensive policy on fishing, offshore energy, and shipping."

Source: Living on Earth, 10/12/2009

"Federal Scientists Oppose Offshore Drilling Plans"

"Citing danger to marine life, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration opposes opening large tracts of coast to drilling and recommends buffer zones off Santa Barbara."

Source: LA Times, 10/12/2009

Obama's Nobel Partly for Climate

"President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize today in part for what the award's organizers said was a 'more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting.'"

Source: Greenwire, 10/12/2009

"Giant, Mucus-Like Sea Blobs on the Rise, Pose Danger"

"As sea temperatures have risen in recent decades, enormous sheets of a mucus-like material have begun forming more often, oozing into new regions, and lasting longer, a new Mediterranean Sea study says."

Source: NatGeo News, 10/12/2009

SEJ's 19th Annual Conference Coverage

Multimedia coverage of events, plus details on the conference agenda and speakers.

6th Annual Small Wind Conference

A look at growing prospects (and growing pains) for wind power.

"A Look Into Coal Country"

"A new documentary film sets out to show how mining for coal affects the people who live in Coal Country."

Source: Environment Report, 10/09/2009

"EPA Releases Meth Lab Cleanup Guidelines"

"Federal officials this week offered the first national blueprint on how to clean up methamphetamine labs — prompting state health experts to consider changes to their policies."

Source: St.Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/09/2009

"Oozing with Controversy"

"Leftover sludge from water treatment plants contains human waste, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals and whatever else washes into the sewer system. It's also used as fertilizer - which concerns some experts."

Source: Montreal Gazette, 10/09/2009

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