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| Daily links to top stories in the news about environmental health. Citrus growers, beekeepers at loggerheads over pesticides. Florida officials hope to avert a civil war between the citrus industry, one of the state's largest agricultural commodities, and beekeepers, one of its smallest farm sectors, over the increasing use of pesticides. Lakeland Ledger, Florida. Frackers guzzle water as Texas goes thirsty. In the Texas Oil Patch, the earth is cracked and the grass is brittle, but water is still gushing to hundreds of hydraulic fracturing operations. It’s water in, energy and dollars out at a gold-rush pace that some say cannot continue. Time Magazine Erin Brockovich fights Utah incinerator. Celebrity activist Erin Brockovich joined Utah activists in a protest meeting and march Saturday in a campaign to shut down a medical-waste incinerator in North Salt Lake. Associated Press Kauai pesticide measure passes council committee. A controversial measure that would require industrial farmers on Kauai to disclose the chemicals in the pesticides they are using was approved by a county council committee after a marathon 12-hour hearing. Hawaii News Now, Hawaii. No specific regulations on PCBs in Ghana. There are currently no specific regulations pertaining to Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs) in Ghana, said Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. Accra Public Agenda, Ghana. Shouting green message from rooftops. Green spaces in Shanghai are set to reach new heights — quite literally — with the announcement of incentives to encourage more roof gardens. Officials are seeking to increase Shanghai’s rooftop green spaces as these contribute to energy saving and environmental protection. Shanghai Daily, China. Indiana winery turning to the sun for power. Sunlight's not exactly powering fermentation, but a winery in Owen County, Ind., is installing solar panels that it hopes will offset more than 65 percent of its annual electricity use. Bloomington Herald-Times, Indiana. In Victoria, Australia, fracking a headache. The Napthine government is headed for a pre-election showdown in Victoria with farmers, miners and environmentalists as it decides whether to lift a moratorium on the controversial practice of fracking. Melbourne Age, Australia. West Pensylvannia forests being fragmented by gas drilling. A U.S. Geological Survey study of Butler and surrounding counties found thousands of acres of land and forest disturbance because of Marcellus shale and traditional gas well drilling. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pennsylvania. Gas boom has its own climate questions. Earlier this month, when business boosters, community organizers and labor advocates gathered to brainstorm about diversifying the economy in West Virginia's coalfields, one alternative was mentioned over and over: The boom in natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale region of the state. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 'Coal Caucus' formed to oppose new strict U.S. emission limits on coal plants. Republican Pennsylvania Congressman Tom Marino and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers have formed a “Coal Caucus” to oppose new strict federal emission limits on coal plants in Pennsylvania and other states. CNHI News Service In Galápagos, an insidious threat to Darwin's finches. The birds that have come to be known as Darwin's finches have long intrigued students of evolution. But now a parasitic fly introduced to the Galápagos Islands is threatening the future of one or more of these iconic finch species. Yale Environment 360 Prions — in plants? New concern for chronic wasting disease. Prions — the infectious, deformed proteins that cause chronic wasting disease in deer — can be taken up by plants such as alfalfa, corn and tomatoes, according to new research from the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison. The research further demonstrated that stems and leaves from tainted plants were infectious when injected into laboratory mice. WisconsinWatch.org With water treaty set to expire, future of Columbia River up for debate. An expedition on the Columbia River was planned not to promote tourism or retrace the routes of explorers, but to focus attention on the environmental health of the largest river in the Pacific Northwest – and on an international water treaty that is set to expire. Globe and Mail, Ontario. Major aftershock of this week’s deadly earthquake hits southwest Pakistan. A major earthquake rocked Pakistan’s southwest Saturday, killing at least 15 and sending panicked people running into the street just days after another quake in the same region killed hundreds, officials said. Associated Press Ex-Lung Association chief leases his lungs to e-cigarette industry. Senators and state attorneys general are clamoring for the Food and Drug Administration to quickly restrict the sale of electronic cigarettes, but the past president of the American Lung Association, Charles Connor, says e-cigarettes may be "the breakthrough product" that stomps out carcinogen-packed conventional cigarettes. US News & World Report Grassless pens feed Britain’s taste for cheap beef. An investigation has established that an intensive operation for almost 3,000 cattle has been created in Lincolnshire. A second site, potentially holding up to 8,000 animals in pens surrounded by walls made from bales of straw, is planned for a site a few miles away. The Sunday Times, United Kingdom. [Subscription Required] Investigation finds 30-minute radio blackout preceded deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters. A three-month investigation into the June deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters found that the men ceased radio communication for a half hour before they were killed in a wildfire blaze, but did not assign fault. Associated Press More news from today 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. You can also read last weekend's news. Plus: If you were on vacation last week, don't miss last week's top stories... Would you like to display the news stories from EnvironmentalHealthNews.org on your own web site? Check out our RSS feeds. Compiled by Environmental Health Sciences | |
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