World/National Environmental News
July 2008:
- US climate bill dies; hope for 2009
- Turning garbage into power
- New climate campaign aimed at U.S. consumers
- Honda rolls out petroleum-free fuel cell car
- Government says ethanol not affecting fuel, food prices
- 2008 farm bill increases spending on conservation and water quality
- Study highlights need to adjust climate models
- Florida will buy out sugar company to restore Everglades
April 2008:
- EPA enacts new strict ozone law for first time in decade
- The most destructive project on earth: tarsands oil exploration
- Hot liquid increases toxic leaching from plastic bottles, says study
- New campaign aimed at safe prescription disposal
- Global warming already leads to 150,000 deaths annually
- Nearly all of world's oceans tainted by human activity, says study
- Soot pollution a big contributor to climate change, study finds
March 2008:
- Climate change throws wrench into the gears of preservation effort
- Babies absorb phthalates from baby products
- “Cool spot”: a new green regional planning idea
- State of Green Business 2008
- Biofuels not helpful in climate-change fight, new studies say
- New web multimedia portal launched on EPA.gov
February 2008:
- First-ever study to link increased mortality specifically to carbon dioxide emissions
- UK government scientist sees few benefits from biofuels
- USDA recommends that food from clones stay off the market
- Cap and trade not enough to cut carbon
- Use of "smart grid" technology could save U.S. $120 billion, study says
- Trees are not the answer to climate change
December 2007:
- Google launches deal to generate electricity
- EPA announces 2008 Renewable Fuels Standard
- United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issues final report
- Climate change threatens national security - report
- Automakers announce hydrogen fuel cell cars
- Recycling incentive program saves landfill space
- New fuel economy label helps consumers make informed car-buying decisions
- Australia ratifies Kyoto Protocol
August 2007:
- Solar Variations Not Behind Global Warming
- Beware Melting Glaciers This Century
- New Green Chamber Seeks to Link Eco-Businesses
- Still Worth It On Mercury In CFLs
- What to Consider When Planning Commuter Rail
- Bush Calls Meeting on Global Warming for September
- US EPA Sees Little Economic Impact from CO2 Cuts
July 2007:
- UN urges world to slow extinctions: three each hour
- Missouri joins effort to track greenhouse gas emissions
- New software to track cities' carbon emissions
- Nearly a quarter of all disease linked to environment by World Health Organization report
- Carbon emissions increasing faster than expected, says new study
- Insuring for sustainability: why and how the leaders are doing it
- China now number one in carbon emissions; USA number two
- Transatlantic plan to cut aircraft emissions lifts off
- Trees and greenhouse gases: fact and fiction
- Wal-Mart plans mercury reductions in CFLs
- Northeast states target Midwest power plant emissions
- Survey: business travel is major pollution source
- Contest launched to reward cities for recycling cans
- EPA Releases Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- New Report Summarizes Ozone Layer Protection
- Air Pollution Down, Air Quality Up
- Ex-US Military Chiefs Warn Warming Worsens Security
- Planning For Megaregions
May 2007:
- Pesticides, Fertilizers Linked to U.S. Premature Births
- Greenhouse Gas CO2 Sidetracked in Oceans' Twilight Zone
- Scientists Work on Encyclopedia of Life
- Report Finds Bottled Water Has High Environmental Costs
- U.S. Offers Renewable Fuel Standards For Vehicles
- New Survey Maps Roadless Areas of U.S.
- Thirty-One States Join to Create U.S. Climate Registry
- Methane From Dams: Greenhouse Gas to Power Source