Dear EarthTalk: What are the major environmental issues that our next president, be it Obama or McCain, will have to confront?
Global warming is unquestionably the most pressing environmental issue facing whoever ends up in the White House in January 2009. Not only does climate change impact--and in most cases exacerbate--other environmental problems, it has even wider implications for the economy and society at large. Luckily for all of us,...

Lien to recover cleanup costs placed on Superfund site.
Byline: Karen Nugent CLINTON - A $269,000 lien to recover costs from the cleanup this summer of contaminated property on Rigby Street has been filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Superfund lien is on property at 40-48 Rigby St. owned by Patrick A....

Amendments for field-scale phytotreatment of Pb, Cd and Zn from an Indiana Superfund soil.
ABSTRACT. A field study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a mixed grass crop, sunflower (Helianthus annuus), or ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) and several amendments in revegetation and treatment of soil severely contaminated with lead, cadmium and zinc. Amendments included composted municipal solid waste, dried sewage sludge, citric acid,...

Mine listed as federal hazard.
Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard The toxics-spewing Formosa mine in Douglas County will make the national Superfund list Wednesday. An Environmental Protection Agency official confirmed Monday that the mine ranked high on the federal hazards ranking system. Water running out of the defunct...

A listing for Formosa.
Byline: The Register-Guard The bright orange streambed says it all. And so does a new federal Superfund listing for the poisons-spewing Formosa mine in Douglas County. As The Register-Guard's Diane Dietz reported Tuesday, the Formosa mine ranked high on the federal toxic hazards ranking system...

In vitro cytogenetic effects of Andrographis paniculata (kalmegh) on arsenic.
Introduction Arsenical compounds are environmental toxins with multiple effects in animal and human populations. The US Environmental Protection Agency has placed arsenic at the top of its Superfund contamination list (Hei and Filipic, 2004). Epidemiological data have shown that chronic levels of exposure to arsenite are associated...

Environmental crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Criminal versus Civil Penalties B. Enforcement C. Interaction with Other Criminal Violations II. GENERAL ISSUES A. Overview of Elements of Environmental Criminal Violations B. Liability 1. Corporate Liability 2. Individual Liability C. Common Defenses 1. Constitutional Defenses 2. Other Defenses D. Voluntary Compliance and Sentencing E....

The Tar Creek excursion: not your ordinary community experience.
This year Oklahoma is celebrating the centennial of statehood. We are very proud of the history of our state from the exciting Land Run to surviving the OKC bombing. We are the land of lakes, green country, rodeos, pow wows, and front-porch sitting. Yet within our borders resides a...

Dear EarthTalk: what are the environmental consequences of leather? Are there any good alternatives?
Leather is everywhere--from shoes and belts, to purses, wallets, jackets, furniture and car seats. Most probably assume that the leather that finds its way into our wardrobes and living spaces is a byproduct of the meat industry. But while cows are certainly the most popular animals to use for...

Geography.
China's Progress in Environmental Protection: A View from the Farm Sector. Gregory Veeck, Western Michigan University, Department of Geography, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Recent American assessments of China's environmental problems have been most dire. Concerns range from air and water pollution, to land degradation, to deforestation, and deforestation....