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DollarMan

DollarMan posted Chapter XII (con't) – Califia Rex | 6 days ago

The disappearance of salmon from Pacific Coast waters is due to one primary factor: loss of habitat. The destruction of watersheds by logging, mining, development, aqueducts, agricultural operations, and dams has destroyed one of the world's greatest fisheries. Every stream between Siberia and...

Xtine

Xtine posted White House undermines EPA on cancer risks, GAO says | May 2, 2008

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 28 Apr 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is undermining the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to determine health dangers of toxic chemicals by letting nonscientists have a bigger — often secret — say, congressional investigators say in a report obtained...

Xtine

Xtine posted E.P.A. Proposes New Limits on Lead in the Air, the First Revision in 30 Years | May 2, 2008

By MATTHEW L. WALD The New York Times Published: May 2, 2008 WASHINGTON — For the first time in 30 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new limit for lead concentrations in the air. The agency is under court order to complete a new rule by Sept. 1, because of a lawsuit brought...

bgsmagee

bgsmagee posted Sticker Shock! | May 1, 2008

Whew! I registered for my ONE class I'm taking this summer. ONE. My tuition is $1100. I have forgotten how they totally nickel and dime students. Granted a few of my add-ons are one-time fees but, still. There were only two classes that I could really take this summer: one boring and one hard. Of...