Fish and paint chips Part II: The politics of ocean trash. When it comes to reducing garbage in the world’s oceans, the political angle is just as important as the scientific, to judge by industry’s behavior. DC Bureau
http://www.dcbureau.org/20090925270/Natural-Resources-News-Service/fish-and-paint-chips-part-ii-the-politics-of-ocean-trash.html
Federal judge throws out most of C8 suit against DuPont.A federal judge on Monday dismissed most of a lawsuit filed against chemical giant DuPont Co. by Parkersburg residents over the pollution of their city’s water with the toxic chemical C8. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia.
http://wvgazette.com/News/200909280659
Federal judge dismisses Montville contaminated land case.In a ruling that could protect all New Jersey towns from responsibility for polluted private property within their borders, a federal judge in Newark has dismissed all liability claims against Montville Township in a complex, six-year court battle over a development built on a pesticide-contaminated orchard. Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/us_district_court_judge_dismis.html
Orders reveal attempt to suspend water standards.The West Virginia DEP gave Consol Energy permission on three occasions to release more chloride into Dunkard Creek than the law allowed. Not only that, they approved an order to suspend water quality standards for Dunkard Creek altogether. West Virginia Public Broadcasting, West Virginia.
http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=11445
Fox River cleanup is ahead of schedule, but the cost has grown.The Fox River is the largest source of PCBs on Lake Michigan. An estimated 620 pounds of PCBs flow from it into Green Bay every year. Estimates show the cost of the project has escalated to as much as $875 million. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/62485172.html
Adelaide latest victim of global water shortages. Australia’s fifth-largest city could be reliant on bottled water as early as next week as overuse and drought stretch the Murray River to its limit. Cities around the world face similar problems as the combination of growing population, increasing agricultural use and global warming stretches resources to the limit. London Guardian, United Kingdom.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/28/adelaide-water-drought
Water interests argue new state dam proposals.As California grapples with an aging water-delivery network, growing population, worsening water quality, a drought and the potentially far-reaching effects of global climate change, dams are again on the table. San Francisco Chronicle, California.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/28/MNRO19SUMN.DTL
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