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Lawmakers call for probe of chemical plant.
Three California lawmakers called Monday for an investigation of a Mojave Desert chemical plant after a Chronicle series about a woman who has battled for a decade to convince regulators that toxic substances at the plant have harmed workers. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 8 July 2008.
The toxic consequences of the Green Revolution.
Four decades after the so-called Green Revolution enabled India to feed itself, some farmers are turning their backs on modern agricultural methods—the use of modified seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides—in favor of organic farming. US News & World Report. 8 July 2008.
A climate threat from flat TVs, microchips.
They're made with nitrogen trifluoride, a synthetic chemical that has 17,000 times the global warming effect of carbon dioxide, scientists say. Los Angeles Times, California. 8 July 2008.
G-8 leaders resolve to cut emissions in half by 2050.
In a delicately phrased communiqué, the world’s richest countries pledged on Tuesday to press for a halving of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. New York Times. 8 July 2008.
EU moves to cut back target on biofuel use.
Signaling a major retrenchment, European Union legislators on Monday proposed ratcheting back an ambitious target to raise Europe's use of biofuels. And, a new report for the British government cast fresh doubt on using fuels from crops to fight climate change. International Herald Tribune. 8 July 2008.
Indonesia aims to balance coal and forests.
Indonesia, the world's number one coal exporter and a major greenhouse gas emitter, is struggling with conflicting green and growth aims. Reuters. 8 July 2008.
Climate change may muddy better-than bottled New York tap water.
New York City's tap water, so pure residents swear it tastes better than bottled, may become a casualty of climate change as warmer temperatures threaten to spoil the mountain reservoirs supplying 9 million people. Bloomberg News. 8 July 2008.
Corals, already in danger, are facing new threat from farmed algae.
Efforts to spread seaweed cultivation across the Pacific in order to produce carrageenan, an increasingly sought-after binder and fat substitute used in the food industry, have backfired and are putting coral reefs at risk. New York Times. 8 July 2008.
NOAA report: US coral reefs suffering from rising ocean temperatures, pollution, overfishing.
Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released Monday. Associated Press. 8 July 2008.
Lockheed seeking cleanup costs.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has filed a lawsuit asking the federal government to help pay for more than $100 million in groundwater cleanup costs associated with pollution from the company's Cold War-era operations in the Inland area. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. 8 July 2008.
Cancer's forgotten generation.
Cancer incidence among young Canadian women is rising, according to a new federal report, while it has either stabilized or dropped in children and seniors of both sexes. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 8 July 2008.
State legislation would help identify clusters of cancer cases.
NY lawmakers who sponsored a successful cancer-mapping bill this session are in discussions with two state agencies that have a number of concerns about it, including that its provisions could violate patient privacy rights. Poughkeepsie Journal, New York. 8 July 2008.
Trailer graveyards haunt FEMA, neighbors.
What should be done with the almost 100,000 formaldehyde-contaminated trailers now sitting idly at sites around the country, at a cost to the government of $130 million a year? Morning Edition, NPR. 8 July 2008.
Green Games race against grime.
China still has much to do to improve its environment, one month before the Olympics open. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 8 July 2008.
EPA dropped wetlands cases after high court ruling.
The Bush administration didn't pursue hundreds of potential water pollution cases after a 2006 Supreme Court decision that restricted the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate seasonal streams and wetlands. Associated Press. 8 July 2008.
State water panel cancels workshop.
State water regulators Monday abruptly canceled a public workshop planned for this week in Ventura, temporarily silencing dozens of local officials who had prepared for weeks to argue against tough new storm-water rules for Ventura County. Ventura County Star, California. 8 July 2008.
Regulating the river.
Despite Montana’s decidedly libertarian leanings, many counties are seeking larger streamside setbacks than most adopted in the rest of the West. High Country News. 8 July 2008.
Nature 2.0: Redefining conservation.
Conservation is, by definition, about maintaining the status quo, yet this may no longer be possible, given that pollution, climate change, exotic species invasions, extinctions and land fragmentation are altering almost every ecosystem on the planet. New Scientist, England. 8 July 2008.
Deconstructing salsa in search of salmonella.
Investigators who spent nearly a month searching for the cause of a salmonella outbreak in tomatoes are now holding and testing shipments of imported jalapeños at the Mexican border in hopes of finding the outbreak strain. Washington Post. 8 July 2008.
Ontario cancer labs launch research push.
A five-year, $30M project will seek out the next wave of targeted therapies that are less toxic. Toronto Star, Ontario. 8 July 2008.
Scientists find way to dim cancer switch.
Scientists have discovered that they can use a kind of dimmer switch to stop a "cancer signal" from contributing to the development of tumors. HealthDay News. 8 July 2008.
MRSA infections can bug fitness buffs.
Before heading to the gym, you should brush up on how to protect yourself from a potentially deadly superbug, say doctors from Loyola University. While infections from MRSA usually occur in hospitals and health-care settings, they are on the rise in community locales. HealthDay News. 8 July 2008.
Kids' cholesterol levels new worry for parents.
New guidelines released yesterday by the American Academy of Pediatrics are the strongest yet on the issue, spurred by mounting childhood obesity. Toronto Star, Ontario. 8 July 2008.
FDA panel calls for more testing of diabetes drugs.
Drugs designed to control type 2 diabetes should be subjected to more thorough safety reviews to ensure they don't raise the risk of heart problems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers stated. HealthDay News. 8 July 2008.
New ways to diagnose autism earlier.
With the number of autistic children growing, researchers are targeting new technologies to help detect the disorder at ever-younger ages in hopes of reversing some of autism's worst symptoms. Wall Street Journal. 8 July 2008.
ADHD might raise kids' obesity risk.
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds. HealthDay News. 8 July 2008.
Can't keep the weight off? Maybe leptin is the culprit.
So, you ate less and exercised more and lost weight. But now the pounds are piling back on. You're hungrier than ever, and you can't seem to resist food. Once again, it's all your fault, right? Wrong. Wall Street Journal. 8 July 2008.
Pediatricians recommend cholesterol drugs for some kids.
In a further concession to the impact of the childhood obesity epidemic in the US, a leading group of pediatricians is recommending that kids as young as 8 years old be given cholesterol-lowering drugs in hopes of preventing heart problems later in life. HealthDay News. 8 July 2008.
Inhalers are being phased out.
The albuterol inhalers used by millions of people to help them breathe are having unhealthy consequences on the environment. Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio. 8 July 2008.
Making drug-resistant germs in the lab.
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics can alarm public health officials. But in the laboratory, scientists consider antibiotic-resistant genes to be a useful tool. All Things Considered, NPR. 8 July 2008.
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