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From fires to fish, heat wave batters Russia.
All week long, temperatures have been soaring to records, and on Thursday, they reached a new high for Moscow, 100 degrees. July has been the hottest month since the city began taking such measurements 130 years ago, officials said. New York Times. 30 July 2010.
Gulf of Mexico has long been a sink of pollution.
The gulf is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the hemisphere, home to abundant wildlife and natural resources. But like no other American body of water, the gulf bears the environmental consequences of the country’s economic pursuits and appetites, including oil and corn. New York Times. 30 July 2010.
Chemicals in rivers linked to sexual changes in fish, researchers say.
Alberta researchers say gender-bending fish swimming in the province’s southern rivers raise serious questions about whether the water is safe for people to drink. Canadian Press. 30 July 2010.
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders.
A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts. Associated Press. 30 July 2010.
Trussville parents say tainted water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., caused childrens' brain cancer.
A tainted water supply at the military base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., caused brain cancer in the two children of a Trussville couple, a federal lawsuit filed last week alleges. Birmingham News, Alabama. 30 July 2010.
New database shows oilsands pollution slow, steady drip: scientist.
A new database that compiles thousands of government and industry records on Alberta's oilsands lays out in painstaking detail how the industry is a constant source of low-level pollution to the area's land, air and water, says the scientist who pulled it all together. Canadian Press. 30 July 2010.
Texas proposes new rules for shale gas drilling.
Texas environmental regulators have formally proposed beefing up regulations on oil and gas drilling, in an attempt to reduce air pollution caused when companies use new technology to extract natural gas trapped in deep shales. Associated Press. 30 July 2010.
Feds charge Tonawanda coke with environmental crimes.
The Tonawanda Coke Corporation and its Environmental Control Manager Mark Kamholz are charged with 20 federal crimes; most of them are violations of the federal Clean Air Act. People who live by the plant have been complaining of air quality and high cancer rates for years. Buffalo WGRZ TV, New York. 30 July 2010.
Michigan oil spill prompts evacuations, finger-pointing.
An oil spill this week from an underground pipeline connecting the U.S. to Canada has prompted local health officials to call for the evacuation of as many as 50 homes and recommend residents living close to the river to stop using well water for drinking and cooking. Wall Street Journal. 30 July 2010.
Michigan among states with most pipeline accidents.
Michigan is more familiar than most states with oil spills and other pipeline accidents, according to a report released Thursday by the National Wildlife Federation. Michigan had 61 "significant incidents" over the past decade, the ninth-largest number in the country. Gannett News Service. 30 July 2010.
Oil and gas pipeline fatalities peak in NM, Tex., study finds.
New Mexico and Texas have seen more people killed by oil and gas pipeline accidents since 2000 than any other states, concludes a new study of refinery and pipeline accidents and pollution released Thursday by the National Wildlife Federation. New Mexico Independent, New Mexico. 30 July 2010.
BLM issues final approval for huge Utah oil and gas project.
Incorporating what land managers call a historic and unprecedented agreement between environmentalists and an oil and gas production company, the BLM on Thursday released its final environmental impact statement on the West Tavaputs Natural Gas Full Field Development Plan. Salt Lake Deseret Morning News, Utah. 30 July 2010.
EPA rejects challenge to climate rules.
The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday rejected an effort to keep it from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, saying that e-mails released in last fall’s “Climategate” scandal gave it no reason to reconsider the science of global warming. Politico. 30 July 2010.
Greening one of the world's greenest places: Yellowstone National Park.
Even if you’ve never set foot in Yellowstone National Park, you know its iconic natural splendors. What you may not know is that while its status as a national park means its "protected," that doesn’t mean its 2.2 million acres are safe. Far from it, in fact. Fast Company. 30 July 2010.
Mexico's environment: A breath of fresh air.
Hemmed in by mountains and volcanoes, Mexico City is the perfect smog-trap. Yet the smog is lifting. The average concentration of ozone, one of the most common pollutants, is about half its level in the early 1990s, when the air was at its dirtiest. Economist. 30 July 2010.
Environmentalists say pollution makes baptism at sacred spot in Jordan River unsafe.
Environmentalists claim that the hallowed spot along the Jordan River where Christians believe John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ has become too filthy for human use. Washington Post. 30 July 2010.
Problems still rampant at Cedar Creek sewage plant.
Thirty-four years ago, two of Bay Park’s sludge storage tanks blew to smithereens. Today, methane is still spewing uncontrollably into the surrounding communities from inoperable gas valves atop similar silos of sludge at Nassau County’s troubled Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant. Long Island Press, New York. 30 July 2010.
Farmers want 'Big Chicken" held responsible.
Fifty-five farmers signed a petition sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday, asking him to hold large poultry producers responsible for pollution from chicken houses seeping into the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore Daily Record, Maryland. 30 July 2010.
Cloned livestock gain a foothold in Europe.
The Continent has generally resisted genetically modified food, but small amounts of meat and dairy from cloned animals are already being consumed. New York Times. 30 July 2010.
Chicken producers debate 'natural' label .
A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines. Associated Press. 30 July 2010.
Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades?
Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests. Reuters Health. 30 July 2010.
Iron and sunlight zap methylmercury.
In mercury-contaminated lakes, sunlight triggers methylmercury decomposition, which helps prevent fish from accumulating dangerous levels of it. Now researchers have identified the mechanism behind this, and their results could suggest new strategies for cleaning up contaminated waters. Chemical & Engineering News. 30 July 2010.
Study of virus fossils offers clues to surviving infection.
Viruses can leave genetic "fossils" woven into the DNA of animals that they have infected - accounting for a surprising 8 percent of the genome in humans. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 30 July 2010.
Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies.
Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests. Reuters. 30 July 2010.
Europe tries to save its eels.
On a sunny morning this spring, German agriculture minister Ilse Aigner waded into the controversy over how to save the European eel. With several Berlin fishers, she helped release 65,000 young eels, called elvers, into the Havel River, which flows through Germany's capital city. Science. 30 July 2010.
Bye bye food chain?
Never mind the pandas: it's plankton, bugs and fungi you should be worrying about. Ocean life is being wiped out from the bottom up. The global population of microscopic plants that float in ocean water and support most marine life has declined by 1 per cent every year since 1899. New Scientist. 30 July 2010.
Disappearance of bees three years ago still felt today.
Business had been good for beekeeper Glen Fischer until three years ago, when a mysterious condition known as colony collapse disorder hit Fischer’s beehives as it did colonies across the country. Camarillo Acorn, California. 30 July 2010.
Largest freshwater fish on verge of extinction.
The population of the Mekong giant catfish, the world's biggest freshwater fish, has plummeted 90 percent in just two decades and the species are at risk of extinction due to a combination of infrastructure development, habitat destruction, and overharvesting, says a new World Wildlife Fund report. Thanhnien News, Vietnam. 30 July 2010.
Fight gears up on biomass.
There is evidently no form of energy, including renewable energy, that lacks opposition. A big spat right now centers on biomass power plants. New York Times. 30 July 2010.
Controlling soot might quickly reverse a century of global warming.
A massive simulation of soot’s climate effects finds that basic pollution controls could put a brake on global warming, erasing in a decade most of the last century’s temperature change. Wired. 30 July 2010.
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