Canada Buys Off Carbon Emissions in Controversial Deal
TORONTO, September 24, 1999 - The government of Canada last week made a controversial arrangement with Honduras to swap some of its debt for the right to continue polluting. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
Yucca Mountain Risks Assessed
WASHINGTON, September 24, 1999 - If Yucca Mountain were to be used as a permanent repository for US nuclear waste, transportation and worker exposure would be the main risks according to a draft environmental impact statement.(Click
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Poorest Suffer Hardest from Effects of Pollution
LONDON, September 24, 1999 - A new report from the group Friends of the Earth and a think tank called Catalyst reveals that the world's poor suffer disproportionately from the effects of a degraded environment. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
Oil Company Reaches Agreement with California Eco Group
WILMINGTON, CA, September 24, 1999 - Chalking one up for due process, a small oil company, Ultramar, has reached an agreement with a California environmental group after it and four other companies were sued in a multimillion dollar lawsuit. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
California Passes Regulation to Control Gas Cans
LOS ANGELES, September 24, 1999 - The California Air Resources Board yesterday adopted a new regulation that attempts to control the large volumes of smog-forming gases that escape from ordinary gas cans. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
MTBE Absorbed by Humans
NEW YORK, September 24, 1999 - New research has determined that the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is absorbed directly into the human body when fumes are breathed. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
'Turbine of the 21st Century' to Make Debut
OSWEGO, NY, September 24, 1999 - The "turbine of the 21st century" will likely make its U.S. commercial debut in a new $400 million, state-of-the-art power plant in upstate New York as the result of a plan announced by Sithe Energies and General Electric at the State University of New York at Oswego. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
Canada Invests in Innovative Project to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GUELPH, Ontario, September 24, 1999 - The Government of Canada has said it will invest $4.725 million to support the development of an innovative waste treatment system with the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
Indoor Shooting Galleries Source of Lead Poisoning
NEW YORK, September 24, 1999 - The cases of four teenaged girls with lead poisoning from an indoor shooting range has been outlined in a recent issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
World's Largest Wind Power Facility Dedicated
STORM LAKE, IA, September 24, 1999 - The world's largest wind power generating facility, owned and operated by Enron Wind Corporation, has been dedicated in Storm Lake, Iowa. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
California Businesses Sign Up for Green Power
GOLDEN, CO, September 24, 1999 - Last week was a good week for green power suppliers in California as both MCI WorldCom and Fetzer Vineyards signed up for 100-percent green power. (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
Current Environmental Status in Ontario Critical
MONTREAL, September 24, 1999 - There has been a major cut in spending in environment and conservation in Ontario over the past five years as the province has conducted "a dismantling of environmental protection that is unprecedented in the history of the province." (Click to read more; close the new window to return to the headlines.)
