NRDC in the News 9/19: Water shortages, TCE standards delayed, global warming pollution regs delayed, and more...
Posted September 19, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
In a front-page story in the San Francisco Chronicle, Tina Swanson commented on the recent report that the increased pumping of freshwater to Central Valley farms threatens to turn parts of the San Francisco Bay into salty, fishless backwaters … In a Greenwire article picked up by the New York Times, Daniel Rosenberg expressed concern over the EPA’s decision to delay its assessment of health risks posed by probable carcinogen trichloroethylene (TCE) as well as the White House’s interference in the EPA’s Integrated Risk Management System (IRIS), which is tasked with assessing the environmental and human health risks posed by chemicals…
In an MSNBC.com piece, Darby Hoover discussed Coca Cola’s rollout of its plastic bottle made with up to 30 percent plant material in the UK; the bottle is an identical match with polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a type of recyclable plastic widely used around the world… David Goldston cautioned The Huffington Post that EPA delays in issuing new rules on greenhouse gas emissions could harm public health and indirectly affect the environment… Karen Garrison spoke with the San Diego Union-Tribune about the coastal and marine spatial planning process, which would use a sustainable approach to regulating ocean activities…
Ralph Cavanagh commented in The Tennessean about the Tennessee Valley Authority plan to add more nuclear energy to its portfolio while demand nationwide is expected to shrink… Theo Spencer spoke with Mother Jones about whether climate change is making national parks like Yosemite National Park more dangerous…
