In the News (2007 Archive) . . .
Senate Passes Farm Bill Strong on Bioenergy, Conservation (Environmental News Service, December 17, 2007)
L.A. Must Dump Water from Two Reservoirs (Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2007)
In U-turn, U.S. Agrees to Global Warming Deal (CNN, December 15, 2007)
City Gets $750,000 to Clean Landfill (Contra Costa Times, December 14, 2007)
Lice in Fish Farms Endanger Wild Salmon, Study Says (New York Times, December 14, 2007)
Poor Nations Demand Green Technology (Associated Press, December 14, 2007)
Strict Water Rules Ordered for South Florida (Miami Herald, December 14, 2007)
Sears and Kmart Join Trend Away from PVC Plastics (Environmental News Service, December 14, 2007)
Court Upholds California Bid to Slash Auto Emissions (San Jose Mercury News, December 13, 2007)
Polluting Philly Drinking Water Costs Merck $20 Million (Environmental News Service, December 13, 2007)
Gore Urges Bold Moves in Nobel Speech (New York Times, December 10, 2007)
Farmers' Efforts to Protect Iowa Water Succeeding (Environmental News Service, December 10, 2007)
Alcoa Will Dredge Columbia River for Toxic Sediments (Environmental News Service, December 10, 2007)
India Finds Mutated DNA Where Water Is Toxic (New York Times, December 4, 2007)
Weekly Stand Run by Students Brings Organic Produce to Cal (San Francisco Chronicle, December 1, 2007)
Southern California Ports Move to Curb Emissions From Shipping Industry (New York Times, November 30, 2007)
Climate Change Traps World's Poorest (Environmental News Service, November 27, 2007)
NBC's Green Week Gets Overshadowed (Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2007)
Is the Way We Raise Our Food Giving Us MRSA? (Salon, November 7, 2007)
Maritime Administration Sued Over Rusting Mothball Fleet in Suisun Bay (San Francisco Chronicle, October 29, 2007)
Tests Reveal High Chemical Levels in Kids' Bodies (CNN, October 22, 2007)
Continent-Size Toxic Stew of Plastic Trash Fouling Swath of Pacific Ocean (San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2007)
Mother Fears "Stinky Neighborhood" Caused Son's Cancer (CNN, October 19, 2007)
World Food Day 2007: Food as a Human Right (Environmental News Service, October 16, 2007)
Obama Links Faith and Enviro Protection (Associated Press, October 15, 2007)
In China, a Lake’s Champion Imperils Himself (New York Times, October 14, 2007)
Linking Global Warming, Global Peace (Las Vegas Sun/Associated Press, October 12, 2007)
AP IMPACT: Calif. Water Is Getting Worse (ABC News/Associated Press, October 12, 2007)
Council to Look at Seven Ideas for Base (Contra Costa Times, October 11, 2007)
Proposals Released For Undeveloped Land In Concord (KGO Channel 7, October 9, 2007)
Concord Considers Future Of Naval Weapons Station (CBS Channel 5, October 9, 2007)
Motiva Settles 20 Year Delaware Refinery Water Pollution Case (Environmental News Service, October 8, 2007)
Weapons Station Options Increase (Contra Costa Times, October 7, 2007)
21 Million Pound Beef Recall Forces Company Out of Business (Environmental News Service, October 5, 2007)
New York High School Sits on Toxic Ground (Environmental News Service, October 3, 2007)
Fouling California Air Costs Giant Pulp Mill $5 Million (Environmental News Service, October 2, 2007)
Another Disaster Brews in Darfur (Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2007)
A Giant Seeks a Smaller Footprint (Sacramento Bee, September 30, 2007)
Microcredit Movement Tackling Poverty One Tiny Loan at a Time (San Francisco Chronicle, September 30, 2007)
China Warns of Catastrophe From Three Gorges Dam (Reuters, September 26, 2007)
'Take-Home' Asbestos Suits Go After Employers, Get Mixed Results (National Law Journal/Law.com, September 26, 2007)
Petition Supports San Ramon Fruit Market (Contra Costa Times, September 24, 2007)
Investigative Report: Promises and Poverty (Sacramento Bee, September 23, 2007)
Federal Bill Helps Huge Farmers, Not California's Innovative Ones (San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2007)
Farmers Burn Out on Markets (San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2007)
Pennsylvania Groundwater Contaminated By Coal Ash (Environmental News Service, September 18, 2007)
California Central Valley Residents Demand Clean Drinking Water (Environmental News Service, September 17, 2007)
Rhode Island Wants Companies to Pay $2.4 Billion to Clean Up Lead (Associated Press/Law.com, September 17, 2007)
Developers Scrap Wal-Mart Plans (Contra Costa Times, September 12, 2007)
Farm Industry Ripe with Caution After '06 Outbreak (Contra Costa Times, September 8, 2007)
Virus Called Chief Suspect in Bee Deaths (Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2007)
Demand for Fresh, Clean Greens Tough to Meet (Environmental News Service, September 4, 2007)
Port of Stockton Settles With Environmentalists Over Expansion (Environmental News Service, September 4, 2007)
Pope Delivers Green Message (CBS News, September 2, 2007)
Houses of Worship are Answering the Green Call (Contra Costa Times, September 1, 2007)
First Military Base Superfund Cleanup Privatized, More Planned (Environmental News Service, August 29, 2007)
Arsenic Found In New Orleans Schools (WDSU.com, August 28, 2007)
Survey Shows a High Rate of Asthma at Ground Zero (New York Times, August 28, 2007)
San Bernardino Reaches Momentous Emissions Deal (Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2007)
Calif. Farm Town Is Nation's Smoggiest (CBS News, August 9, 2007)
Supervisors Rebuff Urban Limit Line Move (Contra Costa Times, August 7, 2007)
Osuna Claims Victory in Baja Election (San Diego Union Tribune, August 6, 2007)
EPA Cites Six SoCal Dairies for Clean Water Act Violations (Orange County Register, August 5, 2007)
Ex-Tijuana Mayor Forges Link to Poor (Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2007)
Feds Will Check on Bayview Asbestos (San Francisco Chronicle, August 3, 2007)
Guy Houston to Challenge Mary Piepho for County Supervisor Seat (Contra Costa Times, August 2, 2007)
Ministers Have Financial Ties to Developer (San Francisco Chronicle, August 2, 2007)
Rohm & Haas Faces Medical Monitoring Suit (The Legal Intelligencer/Law.com, July 31, 2007)
Why I Pick Lettuce for the Black Panthers (Salon, July 31, 2007)
Over 4,000 Pounds Of MTBE Pulled From Contaminated Site (KGO TV, July 30, 2007)
Congress OKs Toxic Train Protections for Major Cities (Environmental News Service, July 30, 2007)
A Crackdown on Baja Bribes (Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2007)
Disciples Called to Greater Awareness of Fast Food Injustice at Farm Worker Ministry Breakfast (DisciplesWorld, July 25, 2007)
Neighbors Fear for Future of Ga. Plant (Washington Post, July 25, 2007)
White House Threatens Veto For Farm Bill (New York Times, July 25, 2007)
One in Every Four New Yorkers' Blood High in Mercury (Environmental News Service, July 23, 2007)
Pastured Aplenty (San Francisco Chronicle, July 23, 2007)
Pelosi Takes Heat for Stand on Farm Bill (San Francisco Chronicle, July 21, 2007)
Stockton Obeys Court Ruling, Ends Water Privatization (Environmental News Service, July 20, 2007)
Judge Protects Miami Drinking Water from Limestone Mines (Environmental News Service, July 20, 2007)
Bill Would Make Site of WWII Explosion Into a National Park (Contra Costa Times, July 20, 2007)
FEMA Knew of Toxic Gas in Trailers (Washington Post, July 20, 2007)
Reps Seek Funds for Mercury Mine Cleanup (Contra Costa Times, July 18, 2007)
California Growers Closer to Reaping Farm Bill Bounty (San Francisco Chronicle, July 18, 2007)
Researchers Predict 'Dead Zone' Growth (Salon/Associated Press, July 16, 2007)
Shantytowns Transform Themselves (Salon/Associated Press, July 11, 2007)
The New Food Crusade: Organic Farms, Conservation, Fruits and Veggies in Schools—The Bay Area Leads the Charge to Change How Congress Subsidizes Farming (San Francisco Chronicle, July 10, 2007)
New Jersey Agency Fails to Warn Families About Toxic Waste (Environmental News Service, July 9, 2007)
Vineyard is More Than Land to Grower (Contra Costa Times, July 9, 2007)
Ships to be Cleaned Despite Risk (Contra Costa Times, July 6, 2007)
Boxer's Push to Protect Honeybees (San Francisco Chronicle, July 6, 2007)
China Denies Loans to Polluting Firms (Salon/Associated Press, July 5, 2007)
China Reportedly Urged Omitting Pollution-Death Estimates (New York Times, July 5, 2007)
Kansas Refinery Spill Disperses Before Reaching Reservoir (Environmental News Service, July 5, 2007)
Kentucky Utility Must Spend $650 Million on Pollution Controls (Environmental News Service, July 3, 2007)
Shopping for Carbon Credits (Salon, July 2, 2007)
North American Environment Officals Launch Air Pollutant Tracker (Environmental News Service, June 27, 2007)
Domestic Farmed Fish Go Under the Microscope (San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 2007)
Rep. Lee Took Food Stamp Challenge (Contra Costa Times, June 13, 2007)
Camp Lejeune Water Pollution, Cancer Link Investigated (CNN, June 12, 2007)
Justices Allow Companies to Seek Recovery of Costs in Voluntary Superfund Cleanups (Associated Press/Law.com, June 12, 2007)
USDA May Relax Standards for Organic Foods (Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2007)
Larger Stands Spell Relief for Farmers (Contra Costa Times, June 8, 2007)
Valley Dairy Stripped of Organic Label (San Francisco Chronicle, June 7, 2007)
Supreme Court Declines Case of Ala. Leukemia Victim's Widow (Associated Press/Law.com, June 5, 2007)
Toxic Waste Litters Desert Indian Reservation (Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2007)
Chinese Activists Turn to Cellphones (Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2007)
Many Causes Blamed for Honeybee Die-Off (San Francisco Chronicle, June 1, 2007)
US on Mad Cow: Don't Test All Cattle (KOMO TV/Associated Press, May 30, 2007)
S.F. Species Harmed by EPA-Approved Pesticides, Group Says (San Francisco Chronicle, May 30, 2007)
Fearing a Flood of Toxins (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29, 2007)
Plantation Workers Look for Justice in the North (Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2007)
Common Chemicals Pose Danger for Fetuses, Scientists Warn (Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2007)
For the First Time, New York Links a Death to 9/11 Dust (New York Times, May 24, 2007)
Bill to Honor Rachel Carson on Hold (Washington Post, May 23, 2007)
Study: Climate Change Could Harm Crops (Salon/Associated Press, May 23, 2007)
U.S. Classified as Controlled Risk for Mad Cow Disease (Environmental News Service, May 23, 2007)
Farmers Worry About Genetically Modified Rice Approval (Environmental News Service, May 21, 2007)
NGOs Ask Donors to Drop World Bank Water Privatization (Environmental News Service, May 21, 2007)
Why Are They Greener Than We Are? (New York Times Magazine, May 20, 2007)
A Piece of the Pie: From Coastal Farm to City Cafe, Mission High Students Learn about Baking and Beyond (San Francisco Chronicle, May 16, 2007)
Students Sickened When Pesticides Drift (Salon/Associated Press, May 15, 2007)
Border Sewage Plant Delayed (San Diego Union-Tribune, May 10, 2007)
Shell to Pay $3M Fine for Martinez Refinery Emissions (San Francisco Chronicle, May 9, 2007)
Border Walls: Divided We Stand ... (New Zealand Herald, May 7, 2007)
Pesticides, Fertilizers Linked to U.S. Premature Births (Environmental News Service, May 7, 2007)
Fence Seen as Peril to Animal Pathways Along Border (San Diego Union Tribune, May 5, 2007)
Switch to Organic Crops Could Help Poor (Salon/Associated Press, May 5, 2007)
Modified Rice Called Nice for Environment (San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2007)
What the Heck is in Those Water Bottles? (San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2007)
Court Keeps Ban on Monsanto's Alfalfa (CNN Money, May 3, 2007)
Contra Costa Farmers Lose Foothold (Contra Costa Times, April 29, 2007)
Acid Maker Must Spend $50 Million to Cut Air Pollution (Environmental News Service, April 26, 2007)
Relief Groups Push Water Projects (Christian Century, April 26, 2007)
Concord Council Postpones Wal-Mart Ruling (Contra Costa Times, April 25, 2007)
Ingredients From Abroad Get Free Pass (Contra Costa Times, April 24, 2007)
Wastes of War: Out in Open (Sacramento Bee, April 23, 2007)(part two of series)
Wastes of War: California Has Hundreds of Current and Former Military Sites That Pose Environmental Risks (Sacramento Bee, April 22, 2007)
Brentwood Land Trust Vows to Continue Mission (Contra Costa Times, April 19, 2007)
Kyocera Eyes Expansion for Tijuana Plant (San Diego Business Journal, April 18, 2007)
Biotechs Try to Take Corn Out of Ethanol (Salon/Associated Press, April 14, 2007)
California Leads Nation in Minority Concentration Near Hazardous Waste Facilities (Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2007)
Millions Face Hunger From Climate Change (New York Times/Associated Press, April 11, 2007)
California "Green" Project Makes Critics See Red (Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2007)
Churches Put Faith in Action for Environment (Contra Costa Times, April 8, 2007)
UN Climate Change Impact Report: Poor Will Suffer Most (Environmental News Service, April 6, 2007)
Eating Away at the Environment (DisciplesWorld, April 2007)
Bush Administration Loses Global Warming Case (CNN, April 2, 2007)
U.S. Churches Go "Green" for Palm Sunday (New York Times, April 1, 2007)
Easter Eco-Palms Do Wonders for the Wild (Contra Costa Times, April 1, 2007)
Bottle vs. Tap — Eau Goes Eco (Contra Costa Times, April 1, 2007)
Suit Filed to Stop Sludge: Hinkley Residents Keep Up Fight Against Plant (San Bernardino Sun, March 30, 2007)
House Leader Preaches Ecology (Contra Costa Times, March 30, 2007)
Arctic Turns into Economic Hot Spot (Contra Costa Times/Associated Press, March 30, 2007)
U.S. EPA Illegally Failed to Update Safe Beachwater Standards (Environmental News Service, March 29, 2007)
Mystery Toxic Appears in Armenian Food Chain (Environmental News Service, March 28, 2007)
Organic Farmers Fear Contamination by GE Crops (San Jose Mercury News, March 26, 2007)
Source of 2006 Spinach E. coli Outbreak a Mystery: FDA (HealthDay, March 24, 2007)
Nevada Town Needs Act of Congress to Learn Blood Arsenic Levels (Environmental News Service, March 20, 2007)
Local Tap Water Bubbles Up in Restaurants (San Francisco Chronicle, March 20, 2007)
Cereal Crops Feeling the Heat (Environmental News Service, March 16, 2007)
Pomos Say EPA Disturbed History — Tribe Members Fear Superfund Cleanup Harmed Archaeological Legacy of Their Ancestors (San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 2007)
Evangelicals in Heated Battle over Agenda (Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2007)
The Dark Side of Texas: Pete Maiden Reports on Corpus Christi's Koch Industries (Rolling Stone, March 9, 2007)
The Dark Side of the Rio Grande: Tika Milan Reports on Asarco's Texas Refinery (Rolling Stone, March 9, 2007)
The Dark Side of Kentucky: Krishtine de Leon Reports on Tyson Chicken Houses (Rolling Stone, March 9, 2007)
The Dark Side of Alaska: Colin Stutz Reports From the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (Rolling Stone, March 9, 2007)
First NAFTA Harmonized Pesticide Label Approved (Environmental News Service, March 5, 2007)
Kalamazoo River PCB Cleanup Agreements Reached (Environmental News Service, March 5, 2007)
Widow Urges Senators to Ban Asbestos (Houston Chronicle/Associated Press, March 1, 2007)
Oklahoma Town an Environmental Nightmare (America Online/Associated Press, February 28, 2007)
Access to Clean Air Unequal, Study Says (Contra Costa Times, February 21, 2007)
Shell Pays $1.2 Million for Polluting New Jersey Water (Environmental News Service, January 29, 2007)
Freeways' Tainted Air Harms Children's Lungs, Experts Say (LA Times, January 26, 2007)
When Superfund Expenses Go Mega (LA Times, January 25, 2007)
Les Skramstad; Montana Miner Exposed Asbestos Poisoning (Washington Post, January 24, 2007)
Evangelicals, Scientists Join on Warming (Associated Press, January 17, 2007)
Big Coal's Dirty Move (Rolling Stone, January 12, 2007)
U.S. Completes Oil Spill Cleanup in Lebanon (Environmental News Service, January 12, 2007)
New Jersey to Site Homes on Abandoned Brownfields (Environmental News Service, January 12, 2007)
Dark Cloud over Good Works of Gates Foundation (LA Times, January 7, 2007)
Lawsuit Filed to Clear San Joaquin Valley Air (Environmental News Service, January 3, 2007)
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