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Above the fold. News aggregated by www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org=20
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Don't miss the link to=20
today's good news=20
Read today's editorials=20
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te, DailyClimate.org. You can also subscribe to a daily free e-newsletter, =
The Daily Climate.=20=20
Daily links to top stories in the news about environmental health.=20
A muddy future. Even though a long-awaited cleanup of PCBs began last=
month, it may not benefit North Jersey's portion of the polluted waterway =
for 30 years - if at all. Bergen County Record, New Jersey.=20
http://www.northjersey.com/environment/environmentnews/A_muddy_future=
.html
Toxic plane air sickens flight attendant, suit says. Terry Williams's=
ailments, she says, began on April 11, 2007. Williams, then a veteran Amer=
ican Airlines flight attendant of 17 years, noticed a "misty haze type of s=
moke" on flight No. 843 as it taxied toward a gate in Dallas, Texas. CNN=20
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/03/bleed.air.contamination/index.html
Bad breath. Tasteless. Invisible to the eye. Air contaminants less th=
an a tenth the size of a pollen grain are nevertheless dangerous. Studies h=
ave implicated tiny airborne particles in the deaths of huge numbers of peo=
ple each year - even where concentrations never exceed levels permitted by =
U.S. law. Science News=20
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/45186/title/Bad_Breath
Residents blame health problems on nearby Asarco plant, landfill. Cou=
ld pollution be the cause of health problems in Sunland Park? Many resident=
s suspect that it is. They consider the Asarco smelter in El Paso and the C=
amino Real landfill in Sunland Park to be the major sources of contaminatio=
n in their community. El Paso Times, Texas.=20
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_12746356?source=3Dmost_emailed
Corrosive, stinking Chinese drywall may be radioactive. The final yea=
rs of the U.S. housing boom and a series of Gulf Coast hurricanes created a=
golden opportunity for Chinese drywall manufacturers. That imported drywal=
l is now at the center of complaints of foul odors seeping from walls. Los =
Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]=20
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-drywall4-2009jul04,0,5662497.st=
ory
Now 17 veterans with rare cancer or tumors with Camp Lejeune ties. Sc=
ientists studying drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune were startle=
d when 11 men with breast cancer and ties to the North Carolina base were i=
dentified over the last two years. Six more have been found in one week. St=
. Petersburg Times, Florida.=20
http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/article1015699.ece
Older cars fouling region's air quality. The recession is contributin=
g to higher levels of air pollution in the Washington area as new car sales=
plummet and older, dirtier vehicles remain on the road longer, according t=
o a recent study by regional planners. Washington Post [Registration Requir=
ed]=20
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/03/AR200=
9070302451.html
Environment groups find less support from justices. Environmental gro=
ups lost all five of their cases before the Supreme Court last term, a tren=
d scholars see continuing as the court moves to the right. New York Times [=
Registration Required]=20
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/us/04scotus.html
Fears for the world's poor countries as the rich grab land to grow fo=
od. The acquisition of farmland from the world's poor by rich countries and=
international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with an ar=
ea half the size of Europe's farmland targeted in the last six months. Lond=
on Guardian, England.=20
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/03/land-grabbing-food-=
environment
Carbon capture no 'silver bullet' for climate change. The theory is s=
imple, the debate divisive: To survive global warming, simply insert billio=
ns of dollars, suck, and blow. It's called carbon capture and storage, and =
Canada is ponying up to support what is effectively big-ticket enviro lipos=
uction. Canadian Press=20
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/29/f-capturing-carbon.html
Landfill worries cloud hope for New Orleans gardens. Vietnamese commu=
nity leaders fear that their plans for a 30-acre urban farm will be impeded=
by a legacy of Katrina: an emergency demolition landfill that opponents wa=
rn could release arsenic or other contaminants into the soil, water and air=
. Washington Post [Registration Required]=20
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/03/AR200=
9070302436.html
Red, white and blue --- also green. As millions of Americans head out=
for their annual Fourth of July fireworks, they might not realize the chem=
ical that makes the shows so bright also poses an environmental threat. Bal=
timore Sun, Maryland.=20
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bal-md.gr.fireworks04jul04=
,0,4402756.story
More use 4-legged helpers in fight against weeds, vines. A growing ni=
che industry is harnessing the eating power of animals as an alternative to=
using machinery that burns up fossil fuels or herbicides that, in some cas=
es, can seep into groundwater. USA Today=20
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090702/animalgrass02_st.a=
rt.htm
Brazil's huge wetland under threat. The Pantanal is one of the larges=
t continuous wetlands on the planet, spread over 150,000 square kilometres.=
In recent years concerns have been raised about the impact our changing wo=
rld is having on this fragile ecosystem. BBC=20
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8130261.stm
Whose side are health advocacy groups on? Some of the most influentia=
l and vocal health experts belong to advocacy organizations such as the Cen=
ter for Science in the Public Interest and the American Council on Science =
and Health. Who are they, and what do they stand for? Los Angeles Times, Ca=
lifornia. [Registration Required]=20
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-skeptic6-2009jul06,0,717=
5750.story
GM rice makes allergies easy to stomach. Rice that could protect peop=
le against allergies such as hay fever has moved a stage closer to clinical=
trials, following a successful safety assessment in monkeys. New Scientist=
, England.=20
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17413-gm-rice-makes-allergies-e=
asy-to-stomach.html
Folks in Dallas, elsewhere hatching plans for backyard chicken farms.=
The unlikeliest of crazes is hatching amid the lawn gnomes and greenery of=
Texas suburbia: chicken farming. But not all are enamored of the trend and=
have concerns about noise, odors and sanitation abound. Dallas Morning New=
s, Texas.=20
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/070=
409dnmetchickens.3c8c72a.html
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breath.</A></B> Tasteless. Invisible to the eye. Air contaminants les=
s=20
than a tenth the size of a pollen grain are nevertheless dangerous.=20
Studies have implicated tiny airborne particles in the deaths of huge=
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ents=20
suspect that it is. They consider the Asarco smelter in El Paso and t=
he=20
Camino Real landfill in Sunland Park to be the major sources of=20
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stinking Chinese drywall may be radioactive.</A></B> The final years =
of=20
the U.S. housing boom and a series of Gulf Coast hurricanes created a=
=20
golden opportunity for Chinese drywall manufacturers. That imported=20
drywall is now at the center of complaints of foul odors seeping from=
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walls. <A=20
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389/0/">Los=20
Angeles Times</A>, California.<SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px"> [Regis=
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17 veterans with rare cancer or tumors with Camp Lejeune ties.</A></B=
>=20
Scientists studying drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune were=
=20
startled when 11 men with breast cancer and ties to the North Carolin=
a=20
base were identified over the last two years. Six more have been foun=
d in=20
one week. <A=20
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414/0/">St.=20
Petersburg Times</A>, Florida. <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D1>http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/article101569=
9.ece</FONT></FONT></P>
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cars fouling region's air quality.</A></B> The recession is contribut=
ing=20
to higher levels of air pollution in the Washington area as new car s=
ales=20
plummet and older, dirtier vehicles remain on the road longer, accord=
ing=20
to a recent study by regional planners. <A=20
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516/0/">Washington=20
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798/0/">Environment=20
groups find less support from justices.</A></B> Environmental groups =
lost=20
all five of their cases before the Supreme Court last term, a trend=20
scholars see continuing as the court moves to the right. <A=20
href=3D"http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/26857/875/11=
390/0/">New=20
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<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><B><A=20
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799/0/">Fears=20
for the world's poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food.</A=
></B>=20
The acquisition of farmland from the world's poor by rich countries a=
nd=20
international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with =
an=20
area half the size of Europe's farmland targeted in the last six mont=
hs.=20
<A=20
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404/0/">London=20
Guardian</A>, England. <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D1>http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/03/land-grabb=
ing-food-environment</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/26857/875/34=
800/0/">Carbon=20
capture no 'silver bullet' for climate change.</A></B> The theory is=
=20
simple, the debate divisive: To survive global warming, simply insert=
=20
billions of dollars, suck, and blow. It's called carbon capture and=20
storage, and Canada is ponying up to support what is effectively=20
big-ticket enviro liposuction. <A=20
href=3D"http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/26857/875/11=
617/0/">Canadian=20
Press</A> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D1>http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/29/f-capturing-ca=
rbon.html</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/26857/875/34=
801/0/">Landfill=20
worries cloud hope for New Orleans gardens.</A></B> Vietnamese commun=
ity=20
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d by=20
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warn=20
could release arsenic or other contaminants into the soil, water and =
air.=20
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516/0/">Washington=20
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white and blue --- also green.</A></B> As millions of Americans head =
out=20
for their annual Fourth of July fireworks, they might not realize the=
=20
chemical that makes the shows so bright also poses an environmental=20
threat. <A=20
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380/0/">Baltimore=20
Sun</A>, Maryland. <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D1>http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bal-md.gr.firewor=
ks04jul04,0,4402756.story</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><B><A=20
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803/0/">More=20
use 4-legged helpers in fight against weeds, vines.</A></B> A growing=
=20
niche industry is harnessing the eating power of animals as an altern=
ative=20
to using machinery that burns up fossil fuels or herbicides that, in =
some=20
cases, can seep into groundwater. <A=20
href=3D"http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/26857/875/11=
424/0/">USA=20
Today</A> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D1>http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090702/animalgra=
ss02_st.art.htm</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/26857/875/34=
804/0/">Brazil's=20
huge wetland under threat.</A></B> The Pantanal is one of the largest=
=20
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