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Environment & Climate News
June 2005
Alaska Disputes EPA Mercury Guidelines
Alaskan health officials are telling state residents they can safely exceed federal health advisories for eating fish caught in the state. Four officials ... (read more)
Alaskan health officials are telling state residents they can safely exceed federal health advisories for eating fish caught in the state. Four officials ... (read more)
Analysis: Oil Refineries Not Damaging Houston’s Air Quality
Houston Mayor Bill White on April 23 asked a team of analysts to study the city’s air quality and to provide, within a year, guidelines to aid future air ... (read more)
Houston Mayor Bill White on April 23 asked a team of analysts to study the city’s air quality and to provide, within a year, guidelines to aid future air ... (read more)
Arkansas, Michigan Try Differing Automotive Mercury Strategies
The state of Arkansas on March 8 became the second state in the nation to pass a mandatory recycling law for automotive mercury switches. Supported by such ... (read more)
The state of Arkansas on March 8 became the second state in the nation to pass a mandatory recycling law for automotive mercury switches. Supported by such ... (read more)
Blue-Ribbon Government Panel Lauds Nuclear Energy
The U.S. Secretary of Energy formed the Nuclear Energy Task Force in July 2004 and directed its members to “assess the issues and determine the key ... (read more)
The U.S. Secretary of Energy formed the Nuclear Energy Task Force in July 2004 and directed its members to “assess the issues and determine the key ... (read more)
Bottle Bills Back on Legislative Agendas
Lawmakers in Illinois, Tennessee, and West Virginia are taking up beverage container deposit laws aimed, proponents say, at addressing roadside litter and ... (read more)
Lawmakers in Illinois, Tennessee, and West Virginia are taking up beverage container deposit laws aimed, proponents say, at addressing roadside litter and ... (read more)
Chlorine Chemistry Council Announces Interactive Informational Tool
In conjunction with National Drinking Water Week, the Chlorine Chemistry Council (CCC) introduced a new interactive tool, the Chlorine Tree (http://www.chlorinetree.org), ... (read more)
In conjunction with National Drinking Water Week, the Chlorine Chemistry Council (CCC) introduced a new interactive tool, the Chlorine Tree (http://www.chlorinetree.org), ... (read more)
Colorado Town Celebrates National Drinking Water Week
The City of Fort Morgan, Colorado kicked off National Drinking Water Week on May 2 with a variety of events designed to raise awareness of the often-overlooked ... (read more)
The City of Fort Morgan, Colorado kicked off National Drinking Water Week on May 2 with a variety of events designed to raise awareness of the often-overlooked ... (read more)
Death of Environmentalism Essay Ignites Dissent
An April 20 Gallup poll showed only 1 percent of Americans believe the environment is the most important problem facing the nation today. That finding followed ... (read more)
An April 20 Gallup poll showed only 1 percent of Americans believe the environment is the most important problem facing the nation today. That finding followed ... (read more)
Eco-Terrorists Firebomb Washington Homes
Eco-terrorists affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) torched one suburban Seattle home and attempted to firebomb another in an April 13 night ... (read more)
Eco-terrorists affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) torched one suburban Seattle home and attempted to firebomb another in an April 13 night ... (read more)
EPA Approves Chemical Control of Aquatic Weeds
Local governments and private individuals should not be required to obtain a special environmental permit prior to applying chemicals to control invasive ... (read more)
Local governments and private individuals should not be required to obtain a special environmental permit prior to applying chemicals to control invasive ... (read more)
EPA, State AGs Argue Climate Change in Appellate Court
On April 8, 2005, the D.C. circuit court of appeals heard oral arguments in Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ... (read more)
On April 8, 2005, the D.C. circuit court of appeals heard oral arguments in Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ... (read more)
Federal Court Upholds Key Healthy Forests Provision
The U.S. Forest Service was not required to seek public comment and conduct an environmental review prior to approving the logging of 245 acres of beetle-infested ... (read more)
The U.S. Forest Service was not required to seek public comment and conduct an environmental review prior to approving the logging of 245 acres of beetle-infested ... (read more)
German Government Study Questions Value of Wind Power
The German government’s energy agency has released a study that concludes wind farms are an expensive and inefficient way of generating sustainable energy. The ... (read more)
The German government’s energy agency has released a study that concludes wind farms are an expensive and inefficient way of generating sustainable energy. The ... (read more)
Half-Baked Alaska
The inexorable drumbeat of climate disaster stories goes on, but no one seems interested in checking the facts. The most recent assault on common sense ... (read more)
The inexorable drumbeat of climate disaster stories goes on, but no one seems interested in checking the facts. The most recent assault on common sense ... (read more)
Indiana Bill Would Ban State Agencies from Tightening EPA Standards
Indiana state agencies would be required to defer to federal environmental rules, rather than enacting more stringent state rules, under the terms of legislation ... (read more)
Indiana state agencies would be required to defer to federal environmental rules, rather than enacting more stringent state rules, under the terms of legislation ... (read more)
June 2005 Environment & Climate News (PDF)
The June 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News features state and local efforts to address a wide range of environment issues, including eminent domain, ... (read more)
The June 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News features state and local efforts to address a wide range of environment issues, including eminent domain, ... (read more)
Solar Power: Too Good to Be True
The Solar Fraud: Why Solar Energy Won’t Run the World (second edition) by Howard C. Hayden $20.36 paper, 281 pages; Vales Lake Publisher LLC, January ... (read more)
The Solar Fraud: Why Solar Energy Won’t Run the World (second edition) by Howard C. Hayden $20.36 paper, 281 pages; Vales Lake Publisher LLC, January ... (read more)
Survey Shows Climatologists Are Split on Global Warming
A survey of climatologists from more than 20 nations has revealed scientists are evenly split on whether humans are responsible for changes in global climate. ... (read more)
A survey of climatologists from more than 20 nations has revealed scientists are evenly split on whether humans are responsible for changes in global climate. ... (read more)
Turkey-to-Oil Plant Failing to Live Up to Promises
In 2003, Changing World Technologies, Inc. touted its Carthage, Missouri Renewable Environmental Solutions (RES) plant as a “green” solution to U.S. dependence ... (read more)
In 2003, Changing World Technologies, Inc. touted its Carthage, Missouri Renewable Environmental Solutions (RES) plant as a “green” solution to U.S. dependence ... (read more)
Utah Bans Eminent Domain Use by Redevelopment Agencies
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) on March 17 signed into law Senate Bill 184, effectively preventing the exercise of eminent domain authority by redevelopment ... (read more)
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) on March 17 signed into law Senate Bill 184, effectively preventing the exercise of eminent domain authority by redevelopment ... (read more)
Voluntary Methane Cuts Would Help Limit GHG Emissions
In February of this year, the Kyoto Protocol set binding limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for many industrialized nations of the world, not including ... (read more)
In February of this year, the Kyoto Protocol set binding limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for many industrialized nations of the world, not including ... (read more)
Washington Town Finally Gets Chlorinated Water
Lacey, Washington, a town halfway between Olympia and Tacoma, has lost its distinction of being the state’s largest town without a chlorinated municipal ... (read more)
Lacey, Washington, a town halfway between Olympia and Tacoma, has lost its distinction of being the state’s largest town without a chlorinated municipal ... (read more)
Welcome, New Readers!
If this is your first issue of Environment & Climate News, you are probably one of the 8,500 mayors, city council members, village presidents, and county ... (read more)
If this is your first issue of Environment & Climate News, you are probably one of the 8,500 mayors, city council members, village presidents, and county ... (read more)
Wisconsin Streamlines Permit Process
In an effort to further the momentum of the state's economic recovery, the Wisconsin Assembly on April 12 cut environmental red tape associated with the ... (read more)
In an effort to further the momentum of the state's economic recovery, the Wisconsin Assembly on April 12 cut environmental red tape associated with the ... (read more)
Yosemite Celebrates Delivery of New GM Hybrid Buses
National Park Service Deputy Director Don Murphy and Yosemite National Park on April 25 celebrated the delivery of 18 new General Motors hybrid buses that ... (read more)
National Park Service Deputy Director Don Murphy and Yosemite National Park on April 25 celebrated the delivery of 18 new General Motors hybrid buses that ... (read more)
