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When goods get traded, who pays for the CO2?
Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. But while China may be leading the world in carbon emissions, that output is in large part due to the fact that it is using energy to make clothes, cars and toys for the rest of us, a new study finds. Time Magazine. 9 March 2010.
Va. Senate panel kills bill that would shield business from asbestos lawsuits.
A Virginia Senate committee on Monday killed a proposal championed by House Speaker William J. Howell that would have helped protect a Fortune 500 company from asbestos lawsuits. Washington Post. 9 March 2010.
EPA chief: Mountaintop-removal guidelines coming soon.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said Monday her agency is not seeking to halt mountaintop removal, but will "try to minimize, if not end, any environmental degradation to the water" caused by the practice. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 9 March 2010.
Supreme Court won't review decision that closed EPA emissions 'loophole.'
The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court's ruling prohibiting U.S. EPA from suspending normal emissions standards for major pollution sources during "startup, shutdown and malfunction" periods. Environmental groups praised the decision. Greenwire. 9 March 2010.
US EPA chief concerned about gas drilling fluids.
The top U.S. environmental regulator said she was "very concerned" about fluids blamed by some for polluting water supplies near sites where drillers use them to extract natural gas from shale deposits. Reuters. 9 March 2010.
DeWitt adopts one-year moratorium on hydrofracking.
The town of DeWitt adopted a one-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, in a unanimous resolution. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York. 9 March 2010.
World’s pall of black carbon can be eased with new stoves.
With a single, concerted initiative, the world could save millions of people in poor nations from respiratory ailments and early death, while dealing a big blow to global warming - and all at a surprisingly small cost. Yale Environment 360. 9 March 2010.
Solar industry learns lessons in Spanish sun.
Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun. New York Times. 9 March 2010.
Cool it on efforts against new rules, EPA chief asks.
The head of the EPA on Monday pushed back against lawmakers' attempts to halt the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases from power plants, refiners and other industrial facilities. Houston Chronicle, Texas. 9 March 2010.
Global warming doubts could hamper climate legislation.
A recent poll suggests that high-profile controversies regarding climate science are weakening public confidence in the validity of global warming. And that could endanger congressional efforts to pass climate legislation. Christian Science Monitor. 9 March 2010.
Norfolk Southern to pay $4 million.
Norfolk Southern Railways have agreed to pay $4 million and make substantial repairs to the environmental infrastructure surrounding the immediate area impacted by the January 2005 train wreck and resulting chlorine spill. Aiken Standard, South Carolina. 9 March 2010.
Vermont questions EPA's plan to send contaminated soil to Moretown landfill.
The federal government's plan to ship dioxin-contaminated soil from a Massachusetts Superfund site to a landfill in Moretown is facing questions from Vermont regulators about why the soil has not been declared a hazardous waste. Burlington Free Press, Vermont. 9 March 2010.
Dalton McGuinty bets big on mining, critics fear eco-disaster.
Premier Dalton McGuinty hopes a massive northern ore deposit will be the motherlode for Ontario's economy but critics are warning of an environmental disaster akin to the Alberta tar sands. At stake is the development of one of the world's largest untapped deposits of chromite, used to make stainless steel. Toronto Star, Ontario. 9 March 2010.
China's sinking city hopes to rise beyond mining.
The old mining and power sectors in the sinking city of Fuxin, in northeast China's Liaoning province, left a legacy of pollution, inefficiency and perilous land subsidence, but its mayor said the city -- with government help -- was now finally turning things around. Reuters. 9 March 2010.
West Africa sets out to protect dying mangroves.
Salt is precious in poverty-stricken coastal West Africa, but conservation experts say efforts to extract it are laying waste to mangrove swamps, causing erosion and ravaging fish stocks Reuters. 9 March 2010.
Green areas to the highest bidder.
Activists in Mexico complain that the deforestation threatening the environmental health of Mexico has been accentuated by the granting of public areas to private companies. Inter Press Service. 9 March 2010.
Another water project could divide the state.
The proposed dam and reservoir at Temperance Flat would be the biggest water storage project in CA in more than three decades and that has some people questioning whether taxpayers should keep subsidizing water projects that primarily benefit CA agribusiness. Los Angeles Times, California. 9 March 2010.
Something for everyone,
With 90 percent of its water diverted for agricultural and urban use, scientists and managers have to get creative about how they go about habitat restoration on the Colorado River. Miller-McCune. 9 March 2010.
Carp solution could provide financial benefits.
Proposals to block Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes have largely focused on the costs. But now business and environmental groups are exploring a possible upside: a broadly based infrastructure investment that would benefit much of northern Illinois. Chicago News Cooperative, Illinois. 9 March 2010.
Clashing lead laws may derail progress.
Housing and public health advocates have been trying to get the state to enforce its lead paint law for almost 10 years, and the Attorney General’s office is finally cracking down on landlords who are failing to comply. Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont. 9 March 2010.
EPA official says agency will act soon on BPA.
Responding to criticism that the Environmental Protection Agency delayed action on regulating the chemical bisphenol A, Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that her agency is planning to "finalize an action plan on BPA in the very near future." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 9 March 2010.
Yale study details how and why of BPA's dangers.
Exposing a female fetus to a chemical found in plastics causes permanent changes in a daughter’s uterus that might result in cancer — and a research team led by a Yale doctor has figured out why. New Haven Register, Connecticut. 9 March 2010.
Burned by flame retardants?
You have flame retardant chemicals in your body. They’re toxic. Americans have the highest levels of anyone in the world. The chemicals are in the dust in our homes and offices and schools. And they’re showing up in our food. Environment Report. 9 March 2010.
Court to decide if vaccine makers can be sued.
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits in state court seeking damages for alleged design defects. The case involves a lawsuit by the parents of a child who suffered seizures after her third dose of a DTP vaccine. Reuters Health. 9 March 2010.
Boys and girls differ in genetic response to what mom eats.
A new study in mice reveals that expectant mothers’ diets influence gene activity more in the placentas of female than male offspring, with females producing more of a protein that responds to estrogen. The extra sensitivity could make female offspring more susceptible to estrogen-mimicking chemicals in the environment. Science News. 9 March 2010.
Scope of salmonella-tainted flavouring recall will continue to grow.
It could take months for some companies to figure out whether a flavoring ingredient contaminated with salmonella found its way into their products, experts say. The U.S. FDA says this could turn into one of the largest-ever food recalls in North America. Canwest News Service. 9 March 2010.
Working outdoors reduces male kidney cancer risk, study says.
In the largest study of its kind, scientists found that vitamin D – produced by the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light – was associated with a reduced rate of renal cancer of up to 73 percent among men. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 9 March 2010.
'Eating for two' may harm baby.
A study in pregnant mice found that diets which were high in fat or carbohydrates had an effect on almost 2,000 genes in the developing offspring, including those involved in kidney function and smell. London Times, United Kingdom. 9 March 2010.
For pregnant mice, eating matters more for their sons.
Moms-to-be think a lot about what they eat and how it might affect their growing fetus. Now, new research suggests that boys are more sensitive than girls to the diet their mother ingested while they were in utero. Science. 9 March 2010.
Low birth weight may affect adult lung health.
In a study of 627 Chinese men and women in their 40s, researchers found that participants' scores on standard lung-function tests generally lined up with their birth weights. Reuters Health. 9 March 2010.
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