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Global warming may spread tick-borne disease
The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) rarely bites people, far preferring the taste of dog. But global warming could be changing that, exposing people to dangerous diseases as a result.
In the spring of 2007, three men in France became seriously ill after sustaining bites from...
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Coal Ash Spill Revives Issue of Its Hazards
KINGSTON, Tenn. — What may be the nation’s largest spill of coal ash lay thick and largely untouched over hundreds of acres of land and waterways Wednesday after a dam broke this week, as officials and environmentalists argued over its potential toxicity.
Federal studies have long shown...
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Climate Capsule Week of December 22
Week of December 22
Highlight of the Week Obama’s Interior, Agriculture Appointees Will Put Land Use Policies On Right Path President-elect
Barack Obama has introduced more cabinet selections—Sen. Ken Salazar
(D-CO) as Secretary of the...
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Conservation Groups File Suit to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections
“Top political appointees were intent on cutting a gaping hole in the Endangered Species Act, and opening up sensitive habitats for development activities, before leaving office.”
Washington , DC – The National Wildlife Federation, 13 of its affiliates, and Golden Gate Audubon...
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