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"U.S. Ending Oil-Royalty Program After Scandal"

"The Interior Department announced on Wednesday that it was ending an oil and gas royalty program that ignited a scandal last year when it was disclosed that federal employees had engaged in corruption, drug use and sexual misconduct with oil industry officials."

Source: NYTimes, 09/17/2009

US Policy Breakthrough on Super Greenhouse Gases, But Obstacles Remain

The U.S. State Department issued an international proposal jointly with the governments of Canada and Mexico this week to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) starting as early as 2011.

Source: US Policy Breakthrough on Super Greenhouse Gases, But Obstacles Remain, 09/17/2009

Environmental Stressors in the Developmental of Origins of Disease

Baby risks can morph to adult disease

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

Hazards in the Environment

2010 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Cutting the 'Footprints' of Buildings

10th Biennial Conference for Research on the Colorado Plateau

Conservation Issues for Rapidly Changing Western Landscapes

Third International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference

Coastal Invaders Conference

Senate Dems May Delay Climate Legislation Until 2010

"Democratic leaders in the Senate said last night they may wait until next year to take up climate change legislation, jeopardising the prospect of reaching a deal to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of global warming."

Source: Guardian, 09/16/2009

"Enviros Greet Canada's PM with Tar Sands Protests Ahead of White House Meeting"

"Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is getting a chilly reception from environmental groups as he heads to the White House today to talk energy with President Obama."

Source: SolveClimate, 09/16/2009

"Report: Great Lakes Toxic Cleanups Lagging Badly"

"Cleanup of the most polluted sites in the Great Lakes is moving so slowly it will take 77 more years to finish the job at the existing pace, according to a federal report."

Source: AP, 09/16/2009

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