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WHAT'S NEW
CHE Partnership Call - Growing Danger: Pesticides, Other Agricultural Exposures, and Cancer
11/7/08: New LDDI fact sheet - Mental Health and the Environment 10/27/08: New download - MP3 Recording of "Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging" CHE Partnership Call
10/08: CHE Partner Elise Miller given EPA Children's Environmental Health Champion Award 10/20/08: New Parkinson's Disease documents, including a fact sheet and the new Consensus Statement on Parkinson's Disease and the Environment 10/20/08: New President's Cancer Panel fact sheet - Agricultural Exposures and Cancer 10/6/08: NEW SCIENCE REVIEW on Hormone Disruptors and Women's Health, in addition to a lay summary primer [PDF] 10/2/08: NEW - CHE Cancer Consensus Statement [PDF] |
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Climate Change: In the News
10 Nov Father, son join forces to solve a high-flying mystery in Andes. It's a surprise to learn that the white-winged Diuca finch nests directly on glacial ice in the high Andes. 9 Nov Obama positioned to quickly reverse Bush actions. Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues 9 Nov Obama expected to tighten coal regulations. Coal industry watchdogs are looking for Obama to reverse Bush administration rule changes, beef up enforcement, and put the nation's first ever limits on carbon dioxide from power plants. 9 Nov Police warn of growing threat from eco-terrorists. Police have warned of the growing threat of eco-terrorism after revealing they are investigating a group which has supporters who believe that reducing the Earth's population by four-fifths will help to protect the planet. 9 Nov Changing climate may push more countries past the brink of war. The Earth?s fast-changing climate has a range of serious thinkers ? from military brass to geographers to diplomats ? predicting a spate of armed conflicts driven by the weather. 9 Nov The first 100 days. President-elect Barack Obama has said the environment is going to be one of his top priorities. And with a changed political landscape on Capitol Hill, just how much will he accomplish? 9 Nov Utilities bracing for stiffer rules on carbon emissions. With President-elect Barack Obama taking over the White House and Democrats solidifying their control over Congress, utilities are bracing for a cap-and-trade program that rewards those firms that generate electricity without spewing so much carbon dioxide. 9 Nov Financial crisis puts heat on Australian govt over climate plan. Australia's centre-left government is under pressure to water down its plans to tackle climate change as the global financial crisis threatens jobs and economic growth, experts say. 9 Nov New administration likely to tackle energy early on. President-elect Obama, and his allies in a new, more Democratic Congress, intend to grapple with some of the critical energy issues of our time, from energy security to climate change. 9 Nov In food crisis, Mexican valley offers lessons. Today, in a global food crisis of lagging productivity and punishing prices, world leaders are calling for a second revolution that mixes tried-and-true technologies with sustainable practices. 9 Nov Lease sale riles Park Service. A high-level fight has erupted within the Interior Department between the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service over plans to sell leases for oil and gas drilling near Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Dinosaur National Monument. 9 Nov Footballers fall prey to fatal disease. In a case that could have come straight from the pages of a medical thriller, Italy is investigating a mysterious epidemic among former professional footballers, dozens of whom have been killed by a disease that paralyses its victims. 9 Nov Lemmings hit by climate change. Lemming populations have been ravaged by climate change as their breeding habits are disrupted by the wrong type of snow. 9 Nov Rise in sea level changing Gujarat?s contours. The coastline of south Gujarat is gradually changing shape, threatening several coastal villages. One of the reasons why the sea is eroding the coast could be a rise in the sea level due to global warming. 9 Nov Rise and fall of Chinese dynasties tied to changes in rainfall. The record in a stalagmite tells a tale of how previous changes in climate affected human civilization. |