skippy the bush kangaroo: environmental stories sunday

Sunday, August 26, 2007

environmental stories sunday

cancer in iraq vets raises possibility of toxic exposure. after serving in vietnam nearly 40 years ago the tucson soldier was called back to active duty in iraq. now he joins the growing ranks of sickened and dying iraq war vets who believe exposure to toxic poisons are behind their illnesses. - tucson arizona daily star

troubled waters at camp lejeune. from 1957 to 1987, civilians, marines and residents drank, cooked with, bathed in and swam in water contaminated by industrial solvents at camp lejeune, a marine corps base in jacksonville. - wilmington star-news

leo's zeal shines on documentary. is it earth's "11th hour?" film draws a generation of actors, activists.- denver post

bluefin tuna numbers dwindling. giant bluefin tuna fisheries in the gulf of maine are in danger of collapse, with the number of fish declining markedly in recent years, according to university of new hampshire researchers. - manchester union leader

fema orders limits on development in flood-plains. the federal emergency management agency -- alarmed by the rising cost of federally subsidized flood insurance -- is directing towns to strictly limit development in what it deems "flood hazard" areas. - bergen county record,

Labels: climate change, ecology, environment