EHN Tues: Coal slips from power in Georgia; Part two of Coal's Slipping Grip.

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Daily links to top stories in the news about environmental health. Coal's slipping grip: Rural Georgia, weaning off coal, eyes its future. Coal plants in some rural Georgia communities will soon go dark or switch to natural gas. But in these impoverished communities, as in many communities around the country, the health benefits of nixing coal aren't as obvious as the lost economic opportunities. Pollution will drop, but taxes might rise. Residents' health might get better, but the job market in their towns will be worse. Part 2 of 2. Environmental Health News http://bit.ly/12DwNZo Yarnell Hill Fire continues to burn out of control. As the community grieved the loss of 19 firefighters who died Sunday fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire, the deadly blaze continued to rage out of control. As of 9:30 p.m. Monday, it had grown to 8,400 acres and remained zero percent contained. About 500 firefighters were battling the blaze, with more expected to join Tuesday. Arizona Republic, Arizona. http://www.azcentral.com/news/arizona/free/20130701yarnell-hill-firefighters-die.html Nanosilver: Weighing the risks and benefits. The NRDC is still awaiting a ruling in a lawsuit against the EPA over whether the agency was right in granting a conditional registration in December 2011 to a nanosilver-based antimicrobial fabric treatment manufactured by HeiQ. Environmental Health Perspectives http://1.usa.gov/12DwXQh Experts scramble to trace the emergence of MERS. Scientists are searching bat caves as part of an investigation into the deadly new viral illness that has drawn scientists from around the world to Saudi Arabia. New York Times [Registration Required] http://nyti.ms/12DC17h Food from EARTH. Through trial, error, and scientific research, Costa Rica's Escuela de Agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda, also called EARTH University, has created a more ecologically friendly, lower-pesticide (but not organic) banana. Alumni take sustainable agriculture initiatives back to their home countries. Environmental Health Perspectives http://1.usa.gov/12DBvWX US weighing increase in herbicide levels in food supply. Environmental safety groups are stepping up efforts to prevent a reportedly dangerous yet widely used herbicide from being sold in the United States, even as the country’s primary environmental regulator is considering increasing the amount of the herbicide allowed in the U.S. food supply. Inter Press Service http://bit.ly/12DBTod The bike boom. Americans are using bicycles for transportation and recreation in record numbers as the fitness and green movements, as well as high energy costs, spur a two-wheel revolution. Christian Science Monitor http://bit.ly/12DCmXK White House has coal country on the defensive. After several years of taking a beating from the poor economy, new pollution rules and a flood of cheap natural gas, the coal industry was on the rebound this year. But almost overnight, coal is back on the defensive, scrambling to stave off a dark future amid President Barack Obama's renewed push to rein in climate change. Associated Press http://bit.ly/12DxFgv As China's demand for coal soars, so does its water scarcity. By many measures, the northern Chinese city of Xilnhot is an ideal candidate for being China's Wyoming. There's just one problem: The coal industry consumes huge amounts of water, while this land is one of China's driest. ClimateWire http://bit.ly/12DxUrP Northern California urged to conserve power as heat wave peaks. California's power grid operator on Monday issued a rare plea for customers in the north of the state to conserve energy over the next couple days as a heat wave blanketing the region is expected to peak just as the work week begins. Reuters http://bit.ly/12DBQc8 Florida Keys prepare for sea level rise. Hurricane storm surge can inundate the narrow, low-lying Florida Keys, but that is far from the only water worry for officials. A tidal gauge operating since before the Civil War has documented a sea level rise of 9 inches in the last century, and officials expect that to double over the next 50 years. Associated Press http://abcn.ws/12DxNg4 'Crazy ants' invade US South, altering ecosystem. America's ecosystem is under siege as the "crazy ant" invades the South and displaces other species, including the fire ant. They've spread to 21 counties in Texas, 20 in Florida and a few in Mississippi and Louisiana. USA Today http://usat.ly/12DBxy2 Oregon park vows to truck in water if it's shut off. Crater Lake National Park plans to stay open by whatever means necessary as water shutoffs extend to the creek that serves as the park's sole source of drinking water. The conservation measures are being taken despite having 5 trillion gallons of the "cleanest drinking water on earth" sitting smack in the middle of the park. Associated Press http://bit.ly/13j0NkI EPA wants Supreme Court to take case dealing with timing of suits challenging regulations. U.S. EPA has asked the Supreme Court to review a Florida water case that the agency says set a dangerous precedent for how long environmental groups may wait before filing lawsuits challenging regulations. Greenwire http://bit.ly/13j1HOb Salt Lake City hazmat destroys unstable chemicals. Hazardous materials crews, racing the arrival of triple-digit daytime temperatures on Monday, successfully moved more than 200 gallons of potentially explosive organic peroxide to a trench for ignition and destruction near Salt Lake City International Airport, and planned to detonate another 720 gallons overnight. Salt Lake Tribune, Utah. http://bit.ly/13j34ME Former students demand health monitoring following exposure to toxic Bronx school building. Dozens of staff members, former students and families of students in a Bronx elementary school said there should be more health monitoring after they learned Monday of consequences from exposure to trichloroethylene in their former school building. NY 1 TV, New York. http://bit.ly/13j4Rl2 More news from today•>120 more stories today, including: •World's only freshwater porpoise on brink of extinction •Climate: Koch pledge tied to congressional inaction; EPA sends climate rule to White House; Seaweed biofuels; Common chemical offers energy storage hope •Hepatitis cases spotlight overdue food-safety rule •Stories from UK, Iran, S Africa, Japan, China, Singapore, India, Australia, Chile, Mexico, Canada •US stories from MA, NY, PA, MD, WI, MI, OH, IN, CO, AZ, OR, CA •Smoking: Not enough tobacco settlement money dedicated to anti-smoking programs; Outdoor smoking areas - does the science support a ban? •Editorials: Honoring the firefighters who run toward the flames; Loss of Arizona firefighters must spur new thinking on wildfires; TVA is on road to cleaner power Shortcuts to stories from today about The good news, Avian flu, Climate, Children's health, Air pollution, Cancer, Reproductive disorders, Endocrine disruption, Birth defects, Learning and developmental disabilities, Immune disorders, Environmental justice, Superfund, Water treatment/sewage, Food safety, Integrity of science, Green chemistry. 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