In the News (2006 Archive). . .
Slowing a Tide of Pollutants: Runoff from Land Dwellers — Urban and Agricultural — Harms Coastal Waters, But There Are Solutions (LA Times, December 25, 2006)
Schwarzenegger Remakes Himself as Environmentalist (Washington Post, December 23, 2006)
Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Move to Dilute Clinton-Era Rules (Sacramento Bee, December 23, 2006)
San Diego Study Confirms Contaminated Waters Near Mexico Border (Associated Press, December 22, 2006)
Extreme Arsenic Levels Found in Arizona Water (Environmental News Service, December 20, 2006)
Need a Kleenex? You Won't Find One at Rice University (Houston Chronicle, December 14, 2006)
Pork's Dirty Secret: The Nation's Top Hog Producer is Also One of America's Worst Polluters (Rolling Stone, December 14, 2006)
Jewish Groups Work to Make Festival of Lights a Little Bit Greener; Campaign Promotes Use of Energy-efficient Bulbs (SF Chronicle, December 14, 2006)
Community in Erin Brockovich Film at Risk of Sewage Sludge (Environmental News Service, December 12, 2006)
Governor Bill Richardson Announces "Green Filmmaking" Best Practices (New Mexico State Film Office, December 11, 2006)
Eco-conscious Consumers Pay to Ease Global Warming Guilt (Associated Press, December 10, 2006)
Prince Will Tread Carefully to Give Himself a Lighter Carbon Footprint (The London Times, December 7, 2006)
Sen. Boxer Promises Tougher Oversight of EPA (Orange County Register, December 6, 2006)
Report: EPA Cannot Verify Montana Cleanup (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 5, 2006)
EPA Drops Plan to Ease Pollution Rules (myway, November 30, 2006)
House Democrats Attempt to Stop EPA Library Closures (ENS, November 30, 2006)
Great Lakes Fouled by Raw Sewage (ENS, November 29, 2006)
DaimlerChrysler Ordered to Pay Brake Repairman $20M in Asbestos Verdict (Associated Press, November 29, 2006)
Residents of New Jersey Industrial Area Clear the Air (ENS, November 28, 2006)
San Gabriel Valley Superfund Polluters Fined $2.1 Million (ENS, November 27, 2006)
Navy Barracks Leaked 10 Million Gallons of Sewage into Bay (SF Chronicle, November 17, 2006)
International Paper Concludes Tire Burn Trial (Associated Press, November 15, 2006)
London Bishop Says Climate Campaign is Not Political, But "Spiritual" (Episcopal News Service, November 7, 2006)
Congress Members Seek Action on Newtown Creek (New York Times, October 17, 2006)
Diesel Truck Soot Linked to Asthma (ENS, October 17, 2006)
Environmentalists Sue EPA Over Dry Cleaning Chemicals (ENS, September 22, 2006)
New Soot Rule Upsets Health Expers and Industry Groups (ENS, September 22, 2006)
Pope Warns Against Environmental Damage, Says it Burdens World's Poor (Catholic News Service, August 28, 2006
Home Depot to Upgrade Nationwide Hazmat Practices After Connecticut Deal (ENS, June 20, 2006)
Corporate America Warms to Fight Against Global Warming (USA Today, June 1, 2006)
Animals scramble as climate warms (USA Today, May 30, 2006)
California Second Only to New York in Polluted Air (SF Chronicle, March 22, 2006)
Green Blogs: The Green Revolution Moves Online (SF Chronicle, March 22, 2006)
Court Blocks EPA From Easing Pollution Rules (CNN, March 17, 2006)
OSHA Issues New Rule on Chromium (SF Chronicle, Feb. 27, 2006)
Three Lead Paint Makers Found Guilty (SF Chronicle, Feb. 22, 2006)
Faith Groups Take Lead as Gulf Coast Rebuilds (Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 17, 2006)
California Governor to Push Global Warming Fight (SF Chronicle, Feb. 17, 2006)
Greenland Ice-Melt 'Speeding Up' (BBC News, Feb. 16, 2006)
Leading Jewelry Retailers Urge Mining Industry to Clean Up "Dirty" Gold (nodirtygold.org, Feb. 13, 2006)
Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative (NY Times, Feb. 8, 2006)
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