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"An Amazon Culture Withers as Food Dries Up"

The indigenous Kamayura tribe in Brazil's rain forest are losing their traditional source of food. The fish are disappearing from their lake as the Amazon region region is made hotter and drier by deforestation -- and some say by climate change.

Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2009

"Poisonous Gas From African Lake Poses Threat To Millions"

"More than two million people living on the banks of Lake Kivu in central Africa are at risk of being asphyxiated by gases building up beneath its surface, scientists have warned."

Source: Observer, 07/28/2009

"Fight Brewing Over Dormant Wells"

"More than 20,000 old oil and gas wells across [Alberta] have been sitting abandoned or inactive for more than a decade without being cleaned up, worrying landowners and environmentalists who say the sites unnecessarily eat up and possibly contaminate valuable farm land."

Source: Calgary Herald, 07/28/2009

"Uranium Contamination Haunts Navajo Country"

Homes are "contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of uranium from the days of the cold war, when hundreds of uranium mines dotted the vast tribal land known as the Navajo Nation."

Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2009

"History-Making Landfill Do-Over In Washington County"

"Hazardous 3M trash buried decades ago in Washington County is being dug up and will be reburied with a protective lining."

Source: Minneapolis Star Trib, 07/28/2009

Senate Takes Up $34.3B Energy and Water Money Bill"

"The Senate [Monday began debate] on a $34.3 billion fiscal 2010 energy and water spending bill as environmental groups press lawmakers to strip provisions they say will damage wetlands and fish habitat in Missouri."

Source: Greenwire, 07/28/2009

"IV Tube Chemical Linked To Preemie Liver Woes"

"A chemical [DEHP] used in many plastic products and already under scrutiny for potential health risks is suspected of raising the risk of liver problems in premature babies, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 07/28/2009

"Researchers Project Intense Fire Season in the West"

"It will be hot, dry and a bad fire year for much of the West, Forest Service researchers are predicting."

Source: Greenwire, 07/28/2009

Resilient Cities: Urban Strategies for Transition Times

North American cities are scrambling to comprehend and manage the shift toward ecological practices and greater resilience. This event will explore strategies to make cities more robust, and also feature a shoulder program on green media.

"On Wood, Burning Questions"

Wood has been hailed as a renewable fuel and is being used in New England power plants. But it is not undergoing some serious scrutiny of its environmental consequences.

Source: Boston Globe, 07/27/2009

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