EPA to spend millions a year rebuilding Navajo Nation homes contaminated with uraniumFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The federal government plans to spend up to $3 million a year to demolish and rebuild uranium-contaminated structures across the Navajo Nation, where Cold War-era mining of the radioactive substance left a legacy of disease and death. Main islands of 50th US state eyed as critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk sealsHONOLULU — The federal government said Friday it will revise the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals for the first time in 21 years, which is likely to significantly expand the protection area to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands. Canadian city to stop dumping untreated sewage into waters separating Wash., Vancouver IslandSEATTLE — For years, the British Columbia capital of Victoria has dumped tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage every day into the waters separating Washington state and Vancouver Island. Main islands of nation’s 50th state named critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk sealsHONOLULU — The federal government on Friday will significantly expand the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, officials said. China’s environment ministry blocks 2 hydropower projects, citing environmental concernsBEIJING — China’s environment ministry has suspended construction of two ambitious hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region, saying the projects were illegal because they were started without necessary environmental assessments. Sting operation: Workers dig up radioactive wasp nests at Washington state nuclear siteYAKIMA, Wash. — If workers cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site didn’t have enough to worry about, now they’ve got to deal with radioactive wasp nests. White House acts to reduce environmental damage from mountaintop coal mining in 6 statesWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday announced steps to reduce the environmental destruction caused in six states by mountaintop coal mining. Obama administration wants tougher reviews for mountaintop coal mining projectsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning tougher environmental reviews for coal companies that mine the Appalachians by blasting off mountaintops and discarding the rubble in stream valleys. Democrats close in on war funding agreement; House and Senate votes next weekWASHINGTON — Capitol Hill Democrats are closing in on agreement on a war funding bill that’s now likely to cost taxpayers well over $100 billion with the late addition of more flu-fighting funds and money to subsidize new car purchases. Ill. sues village accused of using tainted water for decades, says officials lied to residentsCHICAGO — The state of Illinois is suing a Chicago suburb accused of drawing drinking water from a contaminated well for decades. Peru’s Amazon Indians regroup after government crackdown, no conciliation in sightTARAPOTO, Peru — The Aguaruna Indians have a well-earned reputation as warriors. In pre-Columbian times they successfully resisted Inca subjugation. And during Peru’s 1995 border war with Ecuador, they served as guides for the army. Exelon officials say no public threat in tritium leak at Illinois nuclear power plantCHICAGO — A tritium leak was found during routine monitoring of Exelon Corp.’s nuclear power plant, but contaminated water was contained to the property and did not pose a public health threat, company officials said Monday. Fort Laramie, historic Wyoming outpost for trappers, travelers and soldiers, turns 175FORT LARAMIE, Wyo. — The frontiersmen who built this outpost in 1834 picked a spot they hoped would enable them to dominate the regional buffalo-hide trade: a valley where two rivers run together and the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. Supreme Court clears expansion of Arizona ski resort on mountain sacred to Indian tribesFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from Indian tribes that wanted to block expansion of a ski resort on a mountain they consider sacred, but an attorney for some of the tribes said the fight may not be over. Colorado, New York lawmakers want federal oversight of oil, gas deep well ‘fracking’DENVER — The push to put a widely used oil and gas drilling process under federal oversight could gain ground with a new administration in place and concerns about the development of huge gas fields in the East. EPA head names Cameron Davis to oversee federal initiative to restore Great Lakes environmentTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Cameron Davis, leader of a Chicago-based environmentalist group, has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama’s initiative to clean up the Great Lakes. Colorado, New York reps want federal oversight of oil, gas ‘fracking’DENVER — The push to put a widely used oil and gas drilling process under federal oversight could gain ground with a new administration in place and concerns about the development of huge gas fields in the East. Luxurious Las Vegas community not isolated from real estate meltdownLAS VEGAS — It was a symbol of Las Vegas largesse during the good times. Now it’s an emblem of recession blues. Obama appoints Great Lakes czar to oversee federal initiative to restore Lakes’ environmentTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Chicago-based environmentalist has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama’s initiative to clean up the Great Lakes. White water waltzer: tumbling into a washing machine on rarely rafted river in remote IndiaON THE KAMENG RIVER, India — The e-mail from an old friend who runs a white water rafting company was too enticing to resist: We’re running a new river in India’s remote east, he said. Join us. NY senators to Army: Stop the presses! Don’t use stimulus money to reprint a pamphletSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Calling it a “mistake” and not in the spirit or intent of the economic recovery legislation they supported, New York’s U.S. senators have asked the Army Corps of Engineers to stop a $120,000 federal stimulus project for Onondaga Lake because it won’t create new jobs or infrastructure. Giant hurricane barriers proposed in water around NYC to protect city from possible sea surgeNEW YORK — When experts sketch out nightmare hurricane scenarios, a New York strike tends to be high on the list. Climate conference: Rising sea levels, acidity threatening oceans, communities they supportMANADO, Indonesia — Rising sea levels, warming waters and spiraling acidity caused by global warming are threatening the world’s oceans and the communities they support, governments warned Thursday, as they sought to include protection for the seas in a new U.N. climate treaty. ArcelorMittal plans to cut nearly 1,000 jobs at northwestern Indiana steel millEAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The world’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, will indefinitely lay off nearly 1,000 workers at a northwestern Indiana plant this summer as part of a temporary shutdown of the mill’s iron-producing operations. Report: Climate change threatens diverse coral reefs that millions of livelihoods depend onMANADO, Indonesia — Around 100 million people risk losing their homes and livelihoods unless drastic steps are taken to protect Southeast Asia’s coral reefs, which could be wiped out in coming decades because of climate change, a report said Wednesday. Costly Superfund dredging of PCBs set for NY’s Hudson River after decades of controversySARATOGA, N.Y. — People look funny at David Mathis when he takes a dip off his dock in the Hudson River. Health officials have long warned people not to eat fish caught from this slow-flowing stretch south of the Adirondacks and swimming here is unthinkable to many. Look for Sasha Cohen’s comeback tour to include a stop at Skate AmericaSasha Cohen fans, mark your calendars. Opposition supermarket magnate wins Panama’s presidential electionPANAMA CITY — Conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli won Panama’s presidential election in a landslide Sunday, promising to guide the country through the world economic crisis and an ambitious expansion of the Panama Canal. Myanmar villagers still desperate for food, water and shelter a year after Cyclone Nargis hitTHA GYAR HIN OH, Myanmar — The monsoons are due any day now, and for the hundreds of villagers with fresh memories of last year’s deadly Cyclone Nargis, an emergency shelter that opened Saturday was yet another reminder that their huts — and their lives — remain fragile. One year later, Myanmar remembers Cyclone Nargis with small ceremonies and prayerTHA GYAR HIN OH, Myanmar — A year after Cyclone Nargis swept away entire villages, turned fertile rice paddies into wasteland and killed nearly 140,000, people across Myanmar marked the anniversary Saturday with quiet remembrance and prayer. |
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