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Environment March 17 2010

Radon in Homes an Invisible Danger

Environmental News Network - An estimated 20,000 people die every year in the U.S. from radon-related lung cancer.

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Yale Environment 360

Giant Antarctic Iceberg Could Affect Ocean Circulation Patterns

Clash of giant icebergs has implications beyond Antarctica.»

Reuters

China Battles to Stop Diesel Polluting Yellow River

More than 700 people are battling to prevent up a leak of around 150,000 liters of diesel oil.»

Erica Gies

Documentary Imagines World Without Fish

A Sea Change: Imagine a World Without Fish discusses what happens as the oceans absorbs excess CO2.»

Reuters

Radiation Leak Investigated at Three Mile Island

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of radiological contamination inside the facility's containment building.»

Reuters

U.S. Residents Fight for the Right to Hang Laundry

People are fighting housing associations who oppose the practice despite its energy-saving green appeal.»

Environmental News Network

Glacier Retreat in Antarctica Has Unexpected Benefit

Large blooms of phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of water left exposed by the rapid melting of ice shelves.»

SustainableBusiness.com

Native, Green Groups Oppose Tar Sands Pipeline

The U.S. State Department issued a permit Thursday for a pipeline project to carry oil from Canada's tar sands to refineries in the U.S.»

Reuters

Australian Oil Well to Leak into Sea for Nearly Two Months

A leaking Australian oil well is likely to pour oil into the Timor Sea for nearly two months before it can be stopped.»

Reuters

China Study Urges Greenhouse Gas Caps, Peak in 2030

A Chinese study calls for "quantified targets" to limit greenhouse gas emissions in China.»

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Salty Air Compounds Pollution from Nitrogen Oxides

NOx and smog along our coastlines may be worsened by chemical reactions that occur when NOx emissions combine with salty ocean air.»

Los Angeles Times

Santa Monica Sushi Restaurant Charged with Illegally Selling Whale Meat

A sting worthy of Hollywood nabs a whale-slinging chef.»

Environment News Service

Taiji Dolphin Slaughter Film Wins Best Documentary Oscar

Award for "The Cove" brings new fuel to the save-the-dolphins campaign.»

Earth Island Journal

How the Klamath River Beat the Dams

An unlikely alliance of farmers, fishermen, ranchers, and Indians made it happen.»

BBC

Plastic Rubbish Blights Atlantic Ocean

Seafarers discover that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has company.»

AlterNet

How an L.A. Suburb Became One of the Most Toxic Towns

Downey illustrates what can happen when old industrial sites are redeveloped before toxic chemicals are removed.»

Planetsave

China to Ban Eating Cats and Dogs?

Consuming dogs and cats, which are age-old delicacies in China, could soon be against the law.»

Planetsave

Is a Pill Take-Back Law in Our Future?

Lawmakers may move to pluck medicines out of rivers and streams.»

Yale Environment 360

Arctic Tundra is Being Lost As Far North Quickly Warms

The treeless ecosystem of mosses, lichens, and berry plants is giving way to shrub land and boreal forest.»

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