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Florida jury orders Philip Morris to pay $300 million to ex-smoker.
Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
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.
Pa. residents sue gas driller for contamination, health concerns.
Pennsylvania residents whose streams and fields have been damaged by toxic spills and whose drinking water has allegedly been contaminated by drilling for natural gas are suing the Houston-based energy company that drilled the wells. ProPublica. 21 November 2009.
EPA tangles with Texas in battle over air quality.
A more assertive Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that Texas tighten its pollution rules, drawing the ire of companies and some of the state's political leaders. Wall Street Journal. 21 November 2009.
Bitter fight developing over sugar beets.
Virtually the entire sugar beet crop in the United States is genetically engineered to protect it from herbicides. Now, a lawsuit claiming the biotech beets pose a risk to other varieties could threaten sugar production. MarketPlace. 21 November 2009.
Did the 2008 Wenchuan quake strike because China filled a reservoir?
Fill a reservoir behind a new dam, and, oops, you trigger an earthquake nearby not long after the lake is topped off. Now, a team of researchers suggest that this could well be what happened in China’s Sichuan Province in May 2008. Christian Science Monitor. 21 November 2009.
China mine explosion kills 37; scores trapped.
The deadly gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, trapping another 82 nearly a third of a mile under ground, authorities said. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
80,000 asbestos sites at Qld schools.
Almost 80,000 confirmed or presumed asbestos sites at Queensland state schools have been listed on a government online register made available today. Australian Associated Press. 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.
Hacked e-mails fuel climate change skeptics.
Hundreds of private e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show that climate scientists conspired to overstate the case for a human influence on climate change. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Regreening Africa.
No matter what happens at Copenhagen or beyond, the world is locked in to decades of temperature rise and the associated climate impacts: deeper droughts, fiercer floods, more pests. How populations in the global South adapt to these changes will help decide whether millions of people live or die. Nation. 21 November 2009.
As nuclear reactor fleet ages, engineers ask,' is 80 the new 40?'.
Increasingly dependable and emitting few greenhouse gases, the U.S. fleet of nuclear power plants will likely run for another 50 or even 70 years before it is retired -- long past the 40-year life span planned decades ago. Greenwire. 21 November 2009.
If carp get in the lakes, 'it's game over.'
Two feared species of Asian carp have zoomed beyond the $9-million electric barriers built to keep them out of Lake Michigan. Now, the only thing left between the carp and the Great Lakes is a lock and dam in southern Chicago. Detroit Free Press, Michigan. 21 November 2009.
Obama plans quick action on black lung, new MSHA chief says.
The Obama administration plans action "in the next couple of weeks" on a program to tighten dust limits in underground coal mines and take other steps "to end black lung disease," the new head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Friday. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 21 November 2009.
Shoppers going green despite struggling economy,
Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Obscured by war, water crisis looms in Yemen.
Lately, the news from Yemen has been dominated by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But for water experts, Yemen has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply. All Things Considered, NPR. 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.
Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually.
After decades of focus on the upside of cancer screening, public health experts are increasingly reevaluating the wisdom of administering routine cancer screening tests to millions of asymptomatic people. Los Angeles Times, California. 21 November 2009.
Slow City.
With no fast food restaurants or big box stores, the bicycle and pedestrian friendly Cowichan Bay has become North America's first Slow City. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk.
A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, but not at ages 5, 10, or in adulthood, new research shows. Reuters Health. 21 November 2009.
Obesity rates highest in Southeast, Appalachia.
High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
Signs that swine flu has peaked.
Flu activity is coming down in all regions of the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, though it is still rising in Hawaii, Maine and some isolated areas. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu causes new worry.
A cluster of four Tamiflu-resistant cases of H1N1 flu at Duke University Medical Center has raised concerns that changes in the virus may make severe infections more difficult to treat. McClatchy Newspapers. 21 November 2009.
Gene silencing predicted to improve drug manufacturing.
The burgeoning science of RNA interference, touted as the next frontier in pharmaceutical treatment, is now being directed at increasing the efficiency of drug manufacturing processes. Nature. 21 November 2009.
More conflict of interest problems for NIH.
The National Institutes of Health is not paying close attention to how institutions are managing potential conflicts of interest by their NIH-funded researchers, according to a report released Nov. 19 by the Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services. Chemical & Engineering News. 21 November 2009.
Funeral workers risk cancer from formaldehyde.
Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
In cancer testing, less is now better.
Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can yield limited benefit and lead to unnecessary harm prompted decisions this week by two medical organizations to recommend less preventive testing. Wall Street Journal. 21 November 2009.
Women in 20s can go 2 years between Pap smear test.
New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
The myth of the mammogram.
Many American women are resolutely rejecting the new mammogram recommendations, despite mixed reaction in the medical community. Newsweek. 21 November 2009.
Getting to the facts in the debate on mammograms.
It's such an appealing idea - catch breast cancer early, treat accordingly and your patients will live. So perhaps it's no wonder the new federal guidelines for mammograms were met with a maelstrom of impassioned reaction from doctors. Los Angeles Times, California. 21 November 2009.
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