http://environment.about.com/ Environmental Issues http://environment.about.com/b/2009/07/07/supreme-court-ends-worst-term-ever-for-environmental-issues.htm The U.S. Supreme Court heard five major environmental law cases in the term that ended last week and the environment lost every time, making 2008-2009 the worst term on record... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/07/07/supreme-court-ends-worst-term-ever-for-environmental-issues.htm 2009-07-07T03:13:42Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/07/03/declare-your-independence-from-toxic-fireworks.htm Planning to take in one of those great fireworks displays on the Fourth of July? Be careful. Those fireworks may leave you and your family with more than a patriotic... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/07/03/declare-your-independence-from-toxic-fireworks.htm 2009-07-03T00:02:49Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/30/epa-reveals-locations-of-secret-coal-ash-storage-sites.htm About two weeks after refusing to disclose the location of 44 “high hazard potential” coal ash storage sites in the name of national security, the Obama administration has reversed course... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/30/epa-reveals-locations-of-secret-coal-ash-storage-sites.htm 2009-06-30T00:10:31Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/23/victoria-bc-plans-to-stop-dumping-raw-sewage-in-the-ocean.htm After decades of bad press, international outrage and government directives to clean up its act, the City of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, finally agreed to stop flushing raw sewage... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/23/victoria-bc-plans-to-stop-dumping-raw-sewage-in-the-ocean.htm 2009-06-23T20:13:34Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/22/congress-passes-cash-for-clunkers-bill-in-need-of-repairs.htm The Senate passed the “Cash for Clunkers” bill last week, and the legislation is now headed for the White House for President Obama’s signature. The bill that started out with... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/22/congress-passes-cash-for-clunkers-bill-in-need-of-repairs.htm 2009-06-22T20:28:16Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/22/1969-cuyahoga-river-fire-sparked-new-efforts-to-protect-the-environment.htm Forty years ago today, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire, helping to ignite the fledgling environmental movement and a wave of aggressive political action that led to creation of... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/22/1969-cuyahoga-river-fire-sparked-new-efforts-to-protect-the-environment.htm 2009-06-22T19:09:24Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/18/obama-administration-keeps-coal-ash-storage-sites-secret.htm When the government starts doing things for our own good but keeping the details secret, it’s time for all Americans to start watching their backs. As of last week, the... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/18/obama-administration-keeps-coal-ash-storage-sites-secret.htm 2009-06-18T04:27:26Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/15/paul-mccartney-advocates-meat-free-mondays-to-aid-the-environment.htm Sir Paul McCartney—legendary musician, environmental activist and longtime vegetarian—today led a star-studded appeal for people in Britain and elsewhere to practice “meat free Mondays” and adopt a vegetarian lifestyle one... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/15/paul-mccartney-advocates-meat-free-mondays-to-aid-the-environment.htm 2009-06-15T12:10:17Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/12/senate-approves-strict-regulation-of-cigarettes-and-other-tobacco-products.htm The U.S. Senate yesterday gave final approval to legislation that will enable the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacture and marketing of cigarettes and other tobacco products for... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/12/senate-approves-strict-regulation-of-cigarettes-and-other-tobacco-products.htm 2009-06-12T12:55:34Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/12/in-switching-from-analog-to-digital-tv-dont-forget-to-recycle.htm Today, television stations begin broadcasting only digital signals, making analog TV sets obsolete and putting an end to free programming (received through rabbit ears or roof-top antennas). If you are... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/12/in-switching-from-analog-to-digital-tv-dont-forget-to-recycle.htm 2009-06-12T03:08:37Z