"House Votes To Ease Offshore Drilling Rules"
"The House has approved a bill removing a barrier to companies seeking to drill for oil in some areas offshore."
Source: AP, 06/23/2011
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"Canada Opposes Labelling Asbestos as Hazardous"
"Canada told the world Wednesday it opposes placing limits on the export of chrysotile asbestos -- a 'bombshell' expected to derail international efforts to list the mineral as hazardous."
Source: Postmedia, 06/23/2011
"Sea Levels Rising at Fastest Rate in 2000 Years"
"The science behind a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal is complicated, but the evidence is more precise than it has ever been: Sea levels are now rising at a faster rate than they were at any time in the past 2,000 years."
Source: Mother Jones, 06/23/2011
"Floods Again Force Families to Evacuate Minot, North Dakota"
"MINOT, ND -- Minot city officials, residents and the North Dakota National Guard today worked together to ensure a safe evacuation of some 12,000 people and 4,200 homes in Minot, as the Souris River overtopped its levees, flooding streets and washing away some homes."
Source: ENS, 06/23/2011
New NOAA Fishery Advisers Appointed
Thirteen new members join the ranks; 8 others are reappointed. The shift in members provides an opportunity to explore what each Council has been doing, whether the new people will shift its direction (and NOAA's), and what the fishing industry, the public, and various interest groups think about past decisions and future directions.
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Feds Award Millions for Environmental Projects
There is local news in these USDA and USFWS grants. These on-the-ground projects involve specific groups and individuals, offering prime examples of programs you can investigate to see whether federal tax dollars are being effectively and efficiently spent.
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Plastics: All Kinds of News
Are you looking for a story of interest to consumers, retailers, manufacturers, lawyers, politicians, health officials, and editors of the business, politics, health, energy, science, and environment beats? Here are some starting points for coverage of plastics issues. Once you delve into this topic, other angles and sources will emerge.
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Environmentalists Threaten To Sue Railroads Over Air Pollution
"An environmental group threatened to sue two of the nation's biggest rail owners Tuesday under a novel legal theory that would classify diesel exhaust as hazardous waste."
Source: AP, 06/22/2011
"House Panel Rejects Move To Regulate Coal Ash"
"In a win for the coal industry, a House committee approved a bill Tuesday that would prevent federal regulation of coal ash as hazardous waste."
Source: Gannett, 06/22/2011
"Study: Birth Defect Rates Higher in Mountaintop Removal Areas"
"Researchers found 'significantly higher' rates of birth defects in areas with mountaintop removal mines than in non-mining regions in central Appalachia, according to a study released Tuesday."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 06/22/2011
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