"Climate Bill May Fall by the Wayside"
"With the fight over health care reform absorbing all the bandwidth on Capitol Hill, Democrats fear a major climate change bill may be left on the cutting-room floor this year."
Source: Politico, 08/05/2009
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Industry, Enviros Agree on Rewriting Toxics Control Act
Both environmentalists and the chemical industry say they want Congress to overhaul the key law aimed at protecting Americans from toxic chemicals in the products they use.
Source: USA TODAY, 08/05/2009
"L.A. Lawyer Accused of Fraud in Pesticide Litigation"
"A judge says Juan Dominguez conspired with Nicaraguan workers, allegedly left sterile by exposure to DBCP on banana plantations, to file claims against Dole Food and Dow Chemical."
Source: LA Times, 08/05/2009
"Rural Well Water Linked To Parkinson's"
A new study finds that rural residents who drink water from private wells are much more likely to have Parkinson's disease, bolstering theories that farm pesticides may be partly to blame.
Source: EHN, 08/05/2009
Realtors Get Labels Cut From Climate Bill for Older Houses
Lobbyists for the real estate industry convinced House leaders to remove from the recently passed climate bill a provision that would have indicated how much energy older houses use.
Source: ClimateWire, 08/05/2009
"Common Insect Repellent Affects Nervous System: Study"
"One of the world's most common insect repellents [DEET] acts on the central nervous system in the same way as some insecticides and nerve gases, according to a study released on Wednesday."
Source: AFP, 08/05/2009
"Coal Group Reveals 6 More Forged Lobbying Letters"
"A total of 12 forged letters -- all appearing to come from local groups unhappy with a climate-change bill -- were sent to three congressional offices this summer by a Washington lobbying firm, according to the pro-coal group for which the firm was working."
Source: Wash Post, 08/05/2009
"Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch"
The rise of cooking shows on TV results from deep interest in cooking. But the transformation of cooking into a spectator activity reflects a decline in actual cooking -- which has vast health and ecological consequences.
Source: NYTimes Mag, 08/04/2009
Groups Urge Widening Of NJ Corruption Probe To Environment
"Environmental groups today called for new ethical controls in state government, saying recent arrests of two assemblymen involving land deals are only 'the tip of the iceberg' when it comes to the influence developers wield over the Department of Environmental Protection."
Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 08/04/2009
"US Scientists Study Huge Plastic Patch in Pacific"
"LOS ANGELES -- Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch.'"
Source: Reuters, 08/04/2009
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