press releases

KEY LARGO, Florida, November 20, 2007 (ENS) - Lee County two weeks ago approved $10 million toward purchasing land for a project to improve water quality in the Caloosahatchee River, contributing towa

• Caloosahatchee Estuary
• ecology
• ecosystem
• everglades
• Key Largo
• nature
• press releases
• restoration
• sediments
• South Florida Water Management District
• supportive efforts
• treatment cells
• water quality
• water quality improvements

WASHINGTON, DC, November 19, 2007 (ENS) - For the first time, emissions of a key component of acid rain and smog from power plants fell below 10 million tons in a year, the U.S.

• acid rain
• air pollutionelectric power generation
• air quality
• ecology
• ecosystems
• emission reduction
• emissions monitoring
• environment
• fine particles
• forest health changes
• Health
• pollutants
• pollution
• press releases
• smog
• water quality

• Ameren Illinois
• energy consumption
• energy efficiency
• financial distress
• greenhouse gas emissions
• illinois legislation
• natural gas bills
• power
• press releases
• reduced electricity usage
• reduced energy
• renewable
• renewable Portfolio Standard
• residential customer
• single family
• utilities

PHOENIX, Arizona (ENS) - In the 15 years from 1990 to 2005, greenhouse gas emissions in Arizona grew by 56 percent, the fastest rate of growth of any state in the country.

• address climate change
• adeq
• air quality
• arizona climate
• car program
• clean air act
• clean car
• climate change
• draft rule
• earlier this month
• greenhouse gas emissions
• greenhouse gas vehicle standards
• press releases
• reduced emissions
• state of california
• steve owens
• vehicle emissions standards
• waiver

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (ENS) - The first evidence that fatter people with higher body mass index may have a greater reaction to smoggy air than leaner people was presented today by the National I

• air pollution
• air quality
• atmosphere
• fatness
• Health
• inhalation toxicology
• lung function
• niehs
• North Carolina
• obesity
• ozone
• pollutants
• press releases
• smoggy air
• stratospheric ozone
• term exposure

SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - The California Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to keep millions of compact fluorescent bulbs out of landfills because they contain small amounts of merc

• california secretary
• carbon dioxide
• collaboration
• compact fluorescent light bulbs
• contamination
• environmental priorities
• Health
• landfills
• linda adams
• mercury
• minute quantities
• non profit organizations
• pacific southwest region
• press releases
• state partner
• toxic
• u s epa
• waste
• waste association

OAKLAND, California (ENS) - The state of California is suing 20 companies for manufacturing or selling toys with "unlawful quantities of lead."

• california attorney general
• children
• contamination
• delgadillo
• Health
• lead
• marvel entertainment
• michaels stores
• mouths
• press releases
• proposition 65
• sears
• state of california
• target
• toxic
• toxic enforcement act
• toy recalls
• toys
• unlawful quantities of lead
• wal mart

• air quality
• biodisel
• bioethanol
• british men
• carbon emissions
• carbon footprint
• cargo truck
• chocolate
• chocolate biodiesel
• climate change
• john grimshaw
• london planning
• mfc
• poole
• press releases
• reduced emissions
• Timbuktu
• uk motorists

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Climate change could have a disastrous impact for the world's poorest people and reverse any gains made in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education, warns the annu

• Air quality
• carbon taxation
• climate change
• disastrous impact
• disparity
• droughts floods
• finance development
• global cooperation
• global warming
• greenhouse gas emissions
• Health
• human development report
• johanssen
• kyoto protocol
• low-carbon energy systems
• press releases
• reduce poverty
• reduced emissions
• track approach
• UN Climate Change Conference

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The federal government is considering banning two of the most deadly poisons used to kill wild mammals and is seeking public comment on the possible ban before December 16.

• acute toxicity
• compound 1080
• environmental responsibility
• Great Old Broads for Wilderness
• kill animals
• lethal wildlife poisons
• m-44livestock collars
• mammalian carnivores
• mountain lions
• natural resources agencies
• persistent reports
• Poison
• predation
• predator populations
• press releases
• public health organizations
• Sinapu
• toxic agents
• wildlife
• Wildlife Services

BALTIMORE, Maryland (ENS) - Residents of Gambrills, Maryland whose drinking water wells are polluted with toxic chemicals today filed a class action lawsuit against the state's largest power company C

• campaign of deception
• coal combustion resideu
• fly ash
• groundwater cleanup
• pollution
• press releases
• toxic chemicals
• water quality
• water wells
• well contamination

• air quality
• Bush
• carbon dioxide
• climate change
• environmental law clinic
• fuel-economy standards
• gas mileage standards
• global warming
• government
• greenhouse gas pollution
• pollution
• press releases
• reduced emissions
• responsible actions
• transportation

PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month proposed the addition of the former Chem-Fab plant site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

• chemicals
• contamination
• doylestown borough
• drinking water standards
• en