Pollution

Bush Violates Law Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:30:23 -0400

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October 27, 2008

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

The Bush administration allowed Phoenix-based Neutron Energy to stake 20 new mining claims south of the Grand Canyon on August 7, in violation of an emergency Congressional resolution passed seven weeks earlier that declared off limits to mining activity approximately 1 million acres adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park.

Climate Deal May Be Too Late To Save Coral Reefs, Scientists Warn

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:38:05 -0400

by David Adam

A new global deal on climate change will come too late to save most of the world's coral reefs, according to a US study that suggests major ecological damage to the oceans is now inevitable.

Why Cancer's Gaining on Us

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:29:19 -0400

by Rita Arditti

For all the pink ribbons, breast-cancer awareness events, fund-raisers, and celebrations of "survivorship," the facts remain grim. In this country, a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer is one in eight. In 1975, the risk was about one in 11.

Environmental Defense Fund Takes Legal Action to Address Landfill Methane Emissions

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:08:43 -0400

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October 23, 2008

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Today, Environmental Defense Fund filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to update emission standards for hundreds of landfills nationwide. Landfills are the nation's second largest source of manmade methane pollution. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and a contributor to the smog air pollution that is associated with respiratory illnesses affecting millions of Americans. In September, the U.S.

Groups Head to Court to Seek Protection From PVC Plant Pollution

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:35:33 -0400

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October 22, 2008

Earthjustice

Citizens in communities affected by cancer-causing air pollution from vinyl manufacturers went to court today to ask the federal government to regulate the host of toxins released from these plants.

The nonprofit public interest law firm Earthjustice filed the lawsuit today in federal district court in Washington, DC, on behalf of the Sierra Club and two community groups in Louisiana -- Mossville Environmental Action Now (MEAN) and Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN).

Thousands Call on EPA to Take Action Now on Dangerous Pesticide

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:16:36 -0400

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October 21, 2008

Pesticide Action Network

Pesticide Action Network, in coalition with Earthjustice and United Farm Workers, this week delivered more than 25,000 individual signatures to EPA calling for the dangerous and antiquated pesticide endosulfan to be removed from our food supply. Twenty-four organizations joined in supporting the call.

EPA is currently considering action on endosulfan in response to a legal petition and growing pressure from environmental health and farmworker advocacy groups around the country.

Mountaintop Removal Destroys Wildlife and the Way of Life for Local Residents

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:12:59 -0400

by Nell Levin

Imagine earth-shaking explosions, rock and debris flying through the air, and mountains blasted to smithereens by explosions 100 times more powerful than those that blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City.

When the dust settles, the remaining land looks like another planet: no trees, no plants, no animals - just a barren moonscape.

These are the shocking images of Jeff Barrie's documentary, Kilowatt Ours, that prompted me to write the song, "Don't Blow Up the Mountain."

Pollution Solutions For Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Disaster

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:33:59 -0400

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October 17, 2008

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution from agriculture sources flowing from the Mississippi River is devastating the northern Gulf of Mexico and impacting human health, killing fish and limiting recreation along the way. Lack of funding for voluntary conservation programs and inadequate regulations are contributing to this environmental disaster known as the Gulf ‘Dead Zone.'

Court to Decide if Cliffside Coal Fired Power Plant Violates Clean Air Act

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:00:13 -0400

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October 16, 2008

Environmental Groups

Conservation groups today asked a federal court in Western North Carolina to require Duke Energy to control hazardous air pollution from its Cliffside coal-fired power plant to the maximum extent possible. The groups told the court that construction on the 800-megawatt addition should be stopped because their air permit does not adequately control dangerous air emissions, including mercury and dozens of carcinogens such as arsenic, chromium, and dioxin.

Lawsuit Filed to Reduce Pollution From Mega-dairy in Central Valley:

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:57:38 -0400

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October 16, 2008

Center for Biological Diversity and California Rural Legal Assistance

The Center for Biological Diversity and California Rural Legal Assistance filed suit today challenging the failure of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to properly consider the global warming and human health impacts of the proposed 6,120 animal Van Der Kooi Dairy under the California Environmental Quality Act.