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32 DNA samples for Asian carp found past barrier.
There now appears to be nothing left standing between the supersized, ecosystem-ravaging fish and the world's largest freshwater system other than the constantly swinging gates of two busy navigation locks. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 21 November 2009.
Children starve in parched southern Madagascar.
As temperatures rise due to climate change, drought, crop failure and deforestation have combined to create a crisis of malnutrition in Madagascar. Los Angeles Times, California. 21 November 2009.
Westlands irrigation district wields major clout in California water wars.
Westlands Water District, the country's largest federal irrigation district, represents just 600 San Joaquin Valley farmers, but Westlands is no hayseed at any bargaining table. Fresno Bee, California. 21 November 2009.
When solving H1N1, flu facts are in short supply.
The flu returns every season and the world periodically experiences catastrophic pandemics, but epidemiologists still do not understand why some strains evolve to infect people and others do not. Newsweek. 21 November 2009.
The state of wildlife in the midst of a mass extinction (now).
They're cute, they're fuzzy, they're important to the ecological functioning of the Earth ... and we humans are both their biggest enemies and their last chance at survival. Daily Green. 21 November 2009.
Harnessing the Severn.
A tidal project that would put a 10-mile concrete barrier across the UK’s longest river is generating controversy. The proposed Severn barrage would help the UK produce reliable, renewable energy in its efforts to combat climate change. But critics say it will harm the river ecosystem. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
Gone to market.
Faced with competition from commercial farms in Canada, U.S. and Mexico, local organic farmers struggle to produce organic fruits and vegetables most Vancouverites can afford. Vancouver Courier, British Columbia. 21 November 2009.
Saving the shoreline.
Over the years, the soil that has eroded along Lake Ocheda’s shoreline has ended up at the bottom of the lake. The sand and silt has made the prairie lake shallower, but more importantly, has led to water clarity and water quality problems. Worthington Daily Globe, Minnesota. 21 November 2009.
Dreaded carp near Lake Michigan.
The Asian carp may have slipped through a $9 million barrier designed to protect the Great Lakes and a $7 billion sport fishery from the voracious invader. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota. 21 November 2009.
Scientist: 'Don't give up' on stopping Asian carp.
Fish that have the potential to devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem may be just a few miles from Lake Michigan. All Things Considered, NPR. 21 November 2009.
Voracious invader may be nearing Lake Michigan.
Evidence of Asian carp, a fish that some fear could destroy the ecosystem of Lake Michigan, has been found beyond a barrier intended to keep the fish out. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Feared Asian carp may be near U.S. Great Lakes.
There are signs Asian carp may have breached barriers designed to keep the prolific fish out of the Great Lakes, which could spell ecological disaster for the vital source of fresh water, authorities said on Friday. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Public land gone to pot.
For the past three years more marijuana plants have been eradicated in the county than anywhere in the state. In fact, so far this year the state, county and federal authorities have confiscated more than 500,000 plants in Lake County. Lake County Record-Bee, California. 21 November 2009.
Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers.
Cigarette butts are toxic to fish and should be labeled as toxic hazardous waste, U.S. researchers say. CBC Canada. 21 November 2009.
Tuna’s death spiral.
The United States should stick to its guns and list the bluefin tuna as an endangered species to protect it from being fished into extinction. New York Times. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Right response on public water.
We're glad to see the Health Department moving to eliminate the danger from untreated drinking water systems. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
How environmental degradation harms humanity.
A new report reveals the boomerang effect of direct assaults on nature, as infectious diseases wing back to plague the people responsible. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Drowning in the Garden of Eden.
An underwater cabinet meeting in the island nation of Maldives may seem amusing, but it underscores the danger facing low-lying lands all over the world, from Venice to Hawaii, the Netherlands to New Zealand, London to Manhattan. Washington Post. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Lots of risk, no reward in drilling off the coast of Florida.
We’re being asked to risk the welfare of tourism and our environment on a list of claims none of which can be supported. This is a giant gamble, a $65 billion gamble, and the odds are not in our favor. TC Palm, Florida. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Organic turkeys see the sun again.
Janice and Matthew Dick wasted no time reintroducing their turkeys to pasture after the Turkey Farmers of Ontario announced it would exempt organic turkeys from a rule requiring they be raised under a solid roof. Toronto Star, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
NIEHS Director: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals.
As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Linda Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants. She is concerned about what role chemicals play in cancer and other diseases. Environmental Health News. 20 November 2009.
Environmentalists take legal actions to block dredging of Delaware River.
Five environmental organizations Thursday filed legal challenges in opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers plan to dredge the Delaware River, which they claimed violates seven federal laws, as well as Delaware law. Newsroom Jersey, New Jersey. 20 November 2009.
Eco-alchemy in Alberta.
There's a roaring debate in Canada about whether tailings ponds, and oil mines in general, are ecologically salvageable—specifically, whether they can ever support the same flora and fauna as undisturbed land. Science. 20 November 2009.
Government reintroduces DDT to eradicate Malaria.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge in Botswana and has compelled the government to reintroduce the use of DDT. Gaborone Mmegi, Botswana. 20 November 2009.
Asian carp may have breached barrier.
The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes might be over. New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 20 November 2009.
US panel votes against new bug-based flu vaccine.
More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday. Reuters Health. 20 November 2009.
Using fish as livestock feed threatens global fisheries.
Fish doesn't just feed humans. Millions of tons of fish are fed every year to chickens, pigs, and even farmed fish even in the midst of rising concerns over fish stocks collapses around the world. Mongabay. 20 November 2009.
Climate change causing 'corrosive' water to affect Arctic marine life.
Waters in the Canadian Arctic have been so altered by climate change and melting sea ice that plankton, shellfish and fish may have trouble building their protective shells and skeletons, an international team reports Friday in the journal Science. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life.
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
Land of the rising sea.
On the front line of climate change, the people of the Pacific Islands are desperately looking for higher ground. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009.
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