"Senate Passes Energy and Water Bill"
"The Senate on Wednesday passed a $34.3 billion energy spending bill that backs up President Barack Obama's promise to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada."
Source: AP, 07/30/2009
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"Scientists Untangle Multiple Causes of Bee Colony Disorder"
"A microscopic pathogen and pesticides embedded in old honeycombs are two major contributors to the bee disease known as colony collapse disorder."
Source: ENS, 07/30/2009
"Beach Pollution Still Nationwide Problem"
"Raw sewage and other pollution continued to foul American beaches in 2008. For the fourth year in a row, more than 20,000 beach closing days were reported in the USA, according to a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Washington, D.C."
Source: USA TODAY, 07/30/2009
Obama To Nominate David Michaels To Head OSHA
"The White House says President Barack Obama plans to nominate an epidemiologist to head the government's workplace safety agency."
Source: AP, 07/30/2009
"U.S. Court Approves Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Plan"
"In a big win for oil companies, a federal appeals court said it will allow the U.S. Interior Department to move forward with oil and natural gas leasing plans for the Gulf of Mexico that were drawn up by the Bush administration."
Source: Reuters, 07/30/2009
"U.N. Chief Poleward Bound"
"Secretary General Ban ki-moon today announced plans to fly from Norway out over the Arctic Ocean to the Norwegian research vessel Lance near the North Pole on September 1. The planned excursion is part of his efforts to prod world leaders to take meaningful steps on global warming in treaty talks in Copenhagen in December."
Source: Dot Earth, 07/30/2009
DOE Closes Door To Journos
Journalists were told to leave the room before Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman spoke to a group of lobbyists and private-industry representatives at the June 2009 meeting of the Energy Facility Contractors Group in Washington.
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POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct
The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
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Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links
In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
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Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster
A July 26 McClatchy story about an ammonia spill that killed one in South Carolina is similar to others that could be told in other U.S. states.
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