"2010 Gives West a Respite From Fire — So Far"
Despite some bad wildfires, the 2010 fire season overall has been less severe than many recent years.
Source: Green (NYT), 09/23/2010
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Agencies Pledge Environmental Justice at White House Meeting
At a White House meeting Wednesday, several federal agencies renewed environmental justice pledges, reviving an interagency working group that had not met since the middle of the Clinton administration.
Source: Greenwire, 09/23/2010
Oil and Gas Pipeline Disasters Fail to Spur Bill Bolstering Oversight
"The Obama administration's bid to strengthen federal pipeline oversight is raising questions from environmental groups as well as industry, suggesting that safety reforms could fail to reach a legislative fast track despite three recent high-profile ruptures along the 2.3 million miles of U.S. oil and gas lines."
Source: Greenwire, 09/23/2010
"Salmonella-Sickened Grandma Pleads for Food Safety"
"A Colorado grandmother hospitalized for five days after eating an appetizer made with salmonella-tainted eggs urged Congress to pass food safety laws that might have prevented her suffering."
Source: MSNBC, 09/23/2010
"Another Deadly Challenge for the Sea Otter"
"A number of the playful marine mammals are being poisoned by an ancient microbe that appears to be on an upsurge in warmer, polluted waters around the world."
Source: LA Times, 09/23/2010
"Why Environmental Activists Embrace Social Media"
"Six months after the BP oil spill, it’s clear that in the age of social media, a company can’t spin and rebrand its way out of a mess like it used to."
Source: Fast Company, 09/23/2010
"Gorillas the Origin of Human Malaria's Most Lethal Strain"
"The world's most deadly form of human malaria, a parasite known as Plasmodium falciparum, is of gorilla origin, and not chimpanzee, bonobo or ancient human origin as scientists previously thought."
Source: ENS, 09/23/2010
Government Secrecy Over Pipeline Location, Regulatory Neglect Challenged
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration withholds data about pipeline condition and inspections, meaning pipeline explosions caused by preventable and fixable corrosion are far more likely to kill Americans than any caused by terrorists.
TSA Likens Photographers to Terrorists
The Transportation Security Administration's recent poster shows a photographer in a hoodie taking pictures at an airport and urging people to call the cops if they saw such a thing.
Court: BLM Must Release Names of Grazing Permit Holders
The decision could eventually force disclosure for holders of some 18,000 permits across 160 million acres in the West.
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