US, EU aim to boost economic ties but harbour little hope of inking pact on global warming. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country holds the rotating EU and G8 presidency, was counting on the annual US-EU summit in Washington to line up positions about climate change before the beginning of June, when she is to host the summit of eight developed countries back home in Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country holds the rotating EU and G8 presidency, was counting on...

May 1, 2007 RIVERSIDE The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday and vote on an ordinance intended to restrict locations in unincorporated areas of the county where roadside vendors would be permitted to sell their goods. May 1, 2007 RIVERSIDE The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday and vote on an ordinance intended to restrict locations in unincorporated areas of the county where roadside vendors...

The National Autism Association (NAA) and SafeMinds (Sensible Action for Ending Mercury Induced Neurological Disorders) urged scientists working on autism to focus on environmental factors including vaccines at an April 18-19 Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop. The National Autism Association (NAA) and SafeMinds (Sensible Action for Ending Mercury Induced Neurological Disorders) urged scientists working on autism to focus on environmental factors including vaccines at an April 18-19...

Hazmat cleanup Tanya Caldwell . Sentinel Staff Writer Posted May 1, 2007 A chemical spill at the Volusia County Health Department's Environmental Health Lab near Daytona Beach forced hazardous-material workers to decontaminate nine employees Monday and have them transported to Halifax Medical Center. Hazmat cleanup Tanya Caldwell . Sentinel Staff Writer Posted May 1, 2007 A chemical spill at the Volusia County Health Department's Environmental Health Lab near Daytona Beach forced...

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 You are in: News >World News THE WEEK IN REVIEW All the stories from the past 7 days THAILAND Bid for global warming masterplan Charlotte McDonald-Gibson Mon, 30 Apr 2007 The world's leading climate change experts gathered in Bangkok on Monday to thrash out a masterplan on limiting the worst impacts of global warming, but amid deep divisions over how to go about it. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 You are in: News >World News THE WEEK IN REVIEW All the stories from the past 7 days...

Using law and policy advocacy, SELC has since played a central role in virtually every major environmental issue in the Carolinas over the past two decades. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary this spring, SELC's Carolinas Office is reflecting on the key elements of its success -- and preparing to meet and counter the upcoming challenges associated with the projected and accelerating growth and development in North Carolina and South Carolina. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary this...

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Environmental health scientists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) say they have confirmed what other scientists have only suspected: early-life exposure to certain indoor fungal components (molecules) can help build stronger immune systems, and may protect against future allergies. Early-life exposure to indoor fungal molecules can help build stronger immune systems Early-life exposure to indoor fungal molecules can help build stronger immune systems. Environmental health scientists at...

DOLGEVILLE - Two miles outside Dolgeville, tucked away among a myriad of baby pines behind a well-traveled, house-lined highway, a couple have given their property back to nature and the wildlife of the area. To that end, they have erected a dozen or so birdhouses, scattered throughout the property, planted 50 fruit trees and another 50 berry bushes, the fruit of which is shared with animals, and have left much of their land untouched so it remains in its natural state. The couple moved...