Weed Killer 'Inert' Kills Human Cells
An inert ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup has been found to kill human cells.
Source: EHN, 06/23/2009
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Levee-Busting in Louisiana
Two brothers are busting levees to return the Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge to its primeval condition.
Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009
"Council Continues Gulf Longline Fishing Ban"
"The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council ... left in place a moratorium on longline fishing to aid a federally protected sea turtle species."
Source: Greenwire, 06/23/2009
"DOD, Defense Contractors Lobby to Block Perchlorate Advisory"
"The Pentagon and the defense industry is lobbying the White House to prevent U.S. EPA from tightening a health advisory for a rocket-fuel chemical."
Source: Greenwire, 06/23/2009
Large 'Dead Zone' Predicted For Gulf
Scientists are forecasting that the pollution-caused 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record.
Source: SPX, 06/23/2009
CBO: Climate Bill Will Cost Average Household $175
The House climate bill would cost on average $175 per household, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday. Maneuvering to get the bill to the House floor continues.
Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009
"Environmentalists Baffled by Obama's Strategy"
"The administration is defending in court environmental measures that the president once vowed to roll back. Officials say it is part of a long-term plan, but critics see it as backpedaling."
Source: LA Times, 06/23/2009
"Court Allows Gold Mine To Dump Waste in Lake"
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday approved an Army Corps of Engineers permit for the Kensington Mine in Alaska to discharge tailings into a small lake, even though it is likely to kill all the fish.
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 06/23/2009
E.Hormone: Hormones & the Environment
Exploring the science and policy implications of pollutants that have a hormonal alter ego, as well as "environmental signaling".
AMA Conference on Radar Meteorology
An American Meteorological Society meeting.
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