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"French Winemakers Sound Alarm Over Climate Change"

"Leading figures from the French wine and food industries are urging their government to push for a strong global agreement at a United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen in December, warning that failure to cut greenhouse gases will devastate their sector."

Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2009

"Montreal Exports Its Bike-Sharing Program"

Montreal's successful bike-sharing program will be copied in Boston and London.

Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2009

"Millions of Salmon Disappear From Canadian River"

"Millions of sockeye salmon have disappeared mysteriously from a river on Canada's Pacific Coast that was once known as the world's most fertile spawning ground for sockeye."

Source: Reuters, 08/14/2009

"Obama Admin Breathes New Life Into Long-Delayed Great Lakes Restoration Program"

"EPA is rolling out a new package of restoration programs that could begin shifting the Great Lakes back toward ecological health. The program, known as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is backed by a $475 million pledge from the White House and House of Representatives, which approved full funding for the program in June."

Source: Greenwire, 08/14/2009

"U.S. and Mexico To Work on Border Conservation"

The US and Mexico are joining forces to enhance conservation in the area around Big Bend, in Texas, and El Carmen in the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila.

Source: Reuters, 08/14/2009

Utah, Nevada Draft Plan for Sharing Snake Valley Aquifer

"After four years of negotiations, Utah and Nevada officials have created a draft agreement for management of the controversial Snake Valley aquifer straddling both states."

Source: Deseret News, 08/14/2009

"Florida, Federal Officials Reach Deal for Everglades Restoration"

"Water managers and the White House signed a crucial contract Thursday that promises a much-needed infusion of federal dollars for the Everglades."

Source: McClatchy, 08/14/2009

"Study Finds Big Storms on a 1,000-Year Rise"

"The North Atlantic Ocean has spawned more hurricanes and tropical storms over the last decade than it has since a similarly stormy period 1,000 years ago, according to a new study."

Source: ClimateWire, 08/14/2009

"Sacramento Judge Tentatively Rules Against Bid To List Styrene as Carcinogenic"

"A Sacramento judge sided with the styrene industry and against state environmental officials on Wednesday in ruling that the chemical doesn't have to be listed under Proposition 65 as a cause of cancer."

Source: Sacramento Bee, 08/14/2009

"Nuclear Careers To Heat Up?"

"Some Senate Republicans want the climate change bill to focus on building new nuclear power plants. They're calling for as many as 100 new plants in 20 years. But the industry has been in decline for so many years now, there's concern there might not be enough nuclear engineers to do the job."

Source: Environment Report, 08/13/2009

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