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Ground Zero workers reach deal over health claims.
A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers at ground zero who sued the city over damage to their health, according to city officials and lawyers for the plaintiffs. New York Times. 12 March 2010.
Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe.
Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. Associated Press. 12 March 2010.
Exelon to pay $1 million-plus to settle lawsuits involving leaks from nuclear power plants.
Exelon agreed Thursday to pay more than $1 million to settle lawsuits filed by Attorney General Lisa Madigan after the company allowed radioactive tritium to leak outside three of its nuclear power plants. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. 12 March 2010.
Postcard from Brooklyn.
Against all odds, for the past several years Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration has lobbied to turn the borough's Gowanus Canal — a foul, PCB-laden channel that winds for nearly two miles (about 3 km) — into a destination spot for condo dwellers and upscale retail developers. Time Magazine. 12 March 2010.
Vermont rejects call from EPA to accept dioxin-laced soil.
Vermont regulators told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday they will not allow 33,000 tons of dioxin-laced soil from a Massachusetts Superfund site to be dumped at a Moretown landfill. Burlington Free Press, Vermont. 12 March 2010.
Plan will send some Bonner mill toxic waste to Missoula landfill, worst out of state.
Most of the 65,000 tons of toxic soil that Stimson Lumber Co. will extract this fall from the banks of the Blackfoot River will be trucked 12 miles to the Missoula landfill. Missoula Missoulian, Montana. 12 March 2010.
Prince George air group regrets not testing.
An air-monitoring group has apologized to Prince George, B.C., residents for failing to retest for levels of a known carcinogen in their air, but they still can't explain why the retesting was never done. Formaldehyde was found in the air at 18 times the acceptable level in one neighbourhood. CBC Canada. 12 March 2010.
India's smoggy capital tries a whiff of fresh air.
India has switched on its first public air purifier in the heart of capital New Delhi as part of an experiment that backers say could help other smog-choked cities in emerging countries. Agence France-Presse. 12 March 2010.
How will the world really end?
Predictions about the end of the world have been around since...well, the beginning of the world. What are the most plausible scenarios for humanity's demise? And how soon? A paleontologist, an astrophysicist, a nuclear terrorism expert, and others offer a menu of doomsday scenarios. Big Think. 12 March 2010.
A second wind for German industry?
Green tech is a broad and slippery concept. Just about anything can be done more cleanly - and it would be surprising if Germans were not the first to do it in industries they lead. Economist. 12 March 2010.
Energy: A foot on the gas.
Policymakers have faced a trilemma: how to make energy supplies secure, affordable and clean. Now an abundance of gas appears to provide the answer to all three problems at once. However, there are two problems that could prevent gas from being the “long-term energy solution.” London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 12 March 2010.
Uranium mining in Navajo community OK’d by appeals court.
A federal appeals court has moved to allow uranium mining operations in a Navajo community east of Gallup, NM. Financial incentives for uranium mining have increased — but opposition is intense. The Navajo Nation outlawed uranium mining in 2005. New Mexico Independent, New Mexico. 12 March 2010.
NYC judge allows Chevron arbitration to proceed.
A judge ruled Thursday that Chevron can proceed with an international arbitration claim against Ecuador related to a 17-year-old court battle over rain forest contamination in the South American nation. Associated Press. 12 March 2010.
Mining sector ponders alternative methods of gold recovery.
Next year supplies of mercury will begin to dwindle following the decision by the 27-member European Union to impose a ban on exports from July this year to prevent environmental contamination in small scale gold mining. Georgetown Stabroek News, Guyana. 12 March 2010.
Cyprus conflict closes leaders' eyes to water shortage.
Cyprus has reached what geographers call Peak Water - when demand meets and then outstrips supply. Peak Oil is already a familiar concept. However, water, despite being central to life, is having a much harder time getting on to the political radar. BBC. 12 March 2010.
Severe drought puts spotlight on Chinese dams.
Environmentalists claim that China's management of a series of dams on the Lancang River has aggravated the unfolding drought crisis. Some say the criticism is unfounded. Rising tensions in Asia could usher in a protracted regional conflict over resources. Science. 12 March 2010.
Waiting for the rain: Haiti's next disaster looms.
Only weeks after the country was hit by an earthquake, Haiti is threatened by the next potential calamity. The upcoming rainy season could turn overcrowded refugee camps into hotbeds of disease. Der Spiegel. 12 March 2010.
Everglades deal clears hurdle, but faces several more.
Gov. Charlie Crist's half-billion-dollar Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. cleared a key hurdle Thursday, when South Florida water managers voted unanimously to extend the closing deadline for the 73,000-acre purchase by six months. Palm Beach Post, Florida. 12 March 2010.
Growing pains.
A series of scientific tests have suggested that plantation gum trees in north-eastern Tasmania could be playing a role in poisoning the George River. Environmentalists fear the toxicity of the trees may be enhanced if the nitens have been selectively bred for greater strength and resilience. Melbourne Age, Australia. 12 March 2010.
Rapid rise in seed prices draws U.S. scrutiny.
In a market that Monsanto dominates, the jump in seed prices has been nothing short of stunning. Corn seed prices have risen 135 percent since 2001. Besides irritating many farmers, it has caught the attention of the Obama administration. New York Times. 12 March 2010.
PepsiCo tests fertilizer to cut Tropicana CO2 emissions.
How green is your orange juice? An effort to size up the carbon footprint of Tropicana found that the single biggest contributor to its carbon footprint wasn't the transport of the juice to stores. It was the fertilizer being used to grow the orange trees. Time Magazine. 12 March 2010.
Fears over toxic sunscreen.
Nanoparticles used in some sunscreens to make them transparent might also be toxic, according to Australian research that adds to uncertainty about the safety of some sunscreens. Melbourne Age, Australia. 12 March 2010.
Are fire retardants putting us at risk?
Flame retardant chemicals help keep foam and plastics from catching on fire. But hundreds of studies are suggesting links to problems with brain development, and thyroid and fertility problems. What are the alternatives? Environment Report. 12 March 2010.
Researchers gain new insights into the mystery of thalidomide-caused birth defects.
Half a century ago, thousands of pregnant women in 46 countries took a drug for morning sickness that would later be discovered to cause severe malformations in developing fetuses. Scientific American. 12 March 2010.
Thalidomide effect mystery solved.
Scientists have discovered the primary mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs in developing embryos. This side-effect was recognised after thousands of affected children were born to mothers who had been prescribed the drug for morning sickness. BBC. 12 March 2010.
17th case of mad cow disease delays Canada's movement into better risk status.
The president of Canada Beef Export Federation says the country's 17th case of mad cow disease has not affected markets, but it will delay Canada's move into a better status with the World Organisation for Animal Health Canadian Press. 12 March 2010.
The Pill 'cuts cancer risk and prolongs life.'
Taking the contraceptive pill can help women live longer and reduce their risk of serious diseases, according to a major new study by Scottish researchers. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 12 March 2010.
Women who use the Pill can expect to live longer, Royal College of GPs finds.
Research involving 46,000 British women over nearly 40 years has confirmed that the birth-control Pill is not linked to long-term health risks from cancer or heart disease, according to the report in the British Medical Journal. London Times, United Kingdom. 12 March 2010.
Women who use the Pill 'cut their chances of dying of cancer and heart disease.'
Women who have taken the Pill at any stage in their life are less likely to die from any cause - including heart disease and all types of cancer - than those who have never taken the oral contraceptive. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 12 March 2010.
Do big quakes increase global seismic activity?
There have been three deadly earthquakes already this year - in Haiti, Chile and Turkey - and a fourth that caused damage in Taiwan. Is this a coincidence? There's a growing realization that big earthquakes can trigger other earthquakes many thousands of miles away. Morning Edition, NPR. 12 March 2010.
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