Yeah...that's right The ENVIRONMENT! The subject that the Dems are supposed to care about. But...NO. Your Environmental News to Use for today.....
A body's burden. We're all subjects in an experiment on the unknown effects of synthetic chemicals in our bodies. For a class of common flame retardants, our children may be the most contaminated of all. A Flash presentation. Oakland Tribune
Flame retardants in us all. PBDE levels in children throughout the United States are possibly much higher than in their parents. Oakland Tribune
U.S. safety net in tatters. Repeated neglect by the U.S. government--the lack of mercury testing, the failure to adequately warn consumers, the unwillingness to enforce its own rules--has unnecessarily put Americans at risk for decades. Chicago Tribune
UN warns against unsustainable use of nature's gifts. The net gains in health witnessed over the last half-a-century could be wiped out or even substantially worsen over the next 50 years, unless steps are taken for sustainable use of nature's "gifts" that support life on earth, a new United Nations report has warned.
Bombay Financial Express
Questions continue over who's to pay. Hopes are falling among environmentalists and many federal and state officials that President Bush will live up to his proposal to spend millions cleaning up and restoring the Great Lakes. Toledo Blade
Toxic cloud chokes south. London and the South East will be shrouded in a toxic cloud of smoke for days, as firefighters struggle to contain the inferno still burning at one of Britain's largest oil depots. London Times
Fears that cloud may leave toxins in the groundwater. Officials are investigating whether potentially harmful substances such as kerosene or petrol may have escaped into rivers, streams or groundwater supplies due to the blasts. London Independent
District mulls tainted sites for schools. The LA school district's aggressive push to build schools is leading officials to consider campuses in dense, industrial and residential neighborhoods, often requiring extensive cleanup and relocation costs. Los Angeles Times
'Digital dumps' heap hazards at foreign sites. Each month, hundreds of thousands of used computers, televisions and other electronic components -- about 500 container loads -- arrive in Nigeria. Washington Post
Choking on chemicals in China. The chemical plant catastrophe on the Songhua River reveals the flipside of China's economic miracle. Most of the country's air and waterways are hopelessly polluted and the government has done little to address the problem. Instead, officials prefer to lie. Der Spiegel
Tehran being 'poisoned' by smog. A thick blanket of hideous smog covering Tehran has turned residents of the Iranian capital into cranky citizens wracked by permanent headaches, breathing problems and nausea. Agence France-Presse
Climate Change: Obstruct globally. As Americans endure the embarrassment of the U.S. performance at a global warming conference, Seattle residents can hold their heads a little higher. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Fix the asbestos trust fund. Asbestos is both a legal crisis and a medical crisis, one which demands real congressional resolve. Washington Times
One good shake and delta could end up like New Orleans. The soils of our levees will behave like a fluid if they become water-saturated or are shaken, as did the levees surrounding New Orleans. Modesto Bee
Death of an American City. We are about to lose New Orleans. New York Times. Editorial
Get tough on toxins. With the health of Utah residents and the visibility that enhances enjoyment of the state's natural splendors so dangerously in jeopardy, Utah lawmakers should require the best and cleanest technology now. Salt Lake Tribune
State of the environment. If projections from coastal geologists, meteorologists and other scientific experts are even remotely accurate, North Carolina is in for significant change within our lifetimes -- all related to global climate change. Charlotte Observer