"EPA Proposes Veto of Largest W.Va. Strip Mine's Permit"
"The Obama administration on Friday moved another step toward blocking the largest mountaintop-removal mining permit in West Virginia history."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 03/29/2010
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"The Sludge Battle Thickens"
"Farmers raising the cattle and horses -- and those applying to be designated official certified organic vegetable growers -- are organizing to oppose plans by the city of Seaside [OR] to spray biosolids on a local farmer's property."
Source: Daily Astorian, 03/26/2010
"Tungsten Remains at Center of Cancer Cluster Probe"
"The metal tungsten remains an important clue in research related to the Fallon [NV] leukemia cluster, which sickened 17 children and killed three of them between 1997 and 2004, scientists said Thursday."
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal, 03/26/2010
"Mass. Tribes Aim To Take the Wind Out of a Wind Farm"
"The Wampanoag Indians of southeastern Massachusetts welcomed the Pilgrims when they arrived on the Mayflower nearly 400 years ago. But now they're trying to stop another newcomer -- wind turbines."
Source: LA Times, 03/26/2010
"U.S. Mint Reveals First Five 'America the Beautiful' Quarters"
"Designs for the first five 'America the Beautiful' quarters were unveiled today, featuring America's four oldest national parks -- Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon - and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon."
Source: ENS, 03/26/2010
"Austin Aiming for a Grid Makeover"
"The city of Austin, Tex., [Thursday] presented a wide-ranging list of recommendations for remaking its electricity system, including more energy efficiency measures and a change to the business model of the local utility."
Source: Green Inc., 03/26/2010
Scientists Watch Whale's Birth Near Fla. Navy Training Range
"Scientists surveying the area near a planned Navy training range said Tuesday they witnessed an endangered right whale giving birth off the Northeast Florida coast."
Source: Florida Times-Union, 03/26/2010
"Earth's Hour of Darkness Illuminates Need for Climate Action"
"A 24 hour-long wave of darkness will sweep around the globe as people and corporations turn out the lights from 8:30 to 9:30 pm local time on Saturday, March 27 to mark Earth Hour - sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund to promote effective climate change action."
Source: ENS, 03/26/2010
"Sickness Stalks Indian Farmers Using Chemical Banned in Europe"
An Indian company that produces endosulfan -- a pesticide banned in Europe because of suspicions it causes birth defects and death -- is pushing to keep the U.N. from restricting its use.
Source: Business Week, 03/26/2010
"Conservative Evangelicals Embrace God and Green"
"Why some right-leaning evangelical Christians have become true believers in climate change. God and green go together, these conservatives say."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 03/26/2010
