Environmental Justice legal victory; Chemical dispersants inadequately tested; Asian Carp invasion crisis continues; Kudos to NHL
Posted July 1, 2010 in The Media and the Environment
The New York Times reported on a recent NRDC legal victory in the South Bronx which has helped alleviate the suffering of an environmental justice community plagued by air polluted with odors from local sewage treatment plants; Al Huang, one of the lead attorneys on the case, was quoted… Lisa Suatoni explained in the Los Angeles Times that the EPA has failed to comprehensively test the effects of chemical dispersants being used in the Gulf of Mexico on marine life…
In the Chicago Tribune, Henry Henderson discussed the invasion of Asian carp in the Chicago waterway system… Henry also spoke with CBSNews.com about the need for the federal government to act quickly to halt the spread of Asian carp… Allen Hershkowitz commended the NHL for its efforts to make this year’s NHL draft more environmentally friendly on NHL.com… Outside Magazine’s blog highlighted an NRDC video in which surfer Laird Hamilton and volleyball star Gabrielle Reece visited the Gulf of Mexico to see firsthand the damage caused by the ongoing oil disaster; the video was also reposted by tonic.com, Mother Nature Network, Wend Magazine and popular celebrity gossip site Zap2it…
