http://environment.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Environmental Issues GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-06-23T20:13:34Z Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:13:34 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 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 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:10:31 +0000 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 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:13:34 +0000 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 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:28:16 +0000 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 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:09:24 +0000 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 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:27:26 +0000 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 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:10:17 +0000 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 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:55:34 +0000 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 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:08:37 +0000 2009-06-12T03:08:37Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/11/obama-administration-fails-to-stop-mountaintop-removal-promises-more-oversight.htm The Obama administration today announced plans to oversee and regulate more tightly, rather than eliminate, the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining in the six Appalachian states where... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/11/obama-administration-fails-to-stop-mountaintop-removal-promises-more-oversight.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:19:00 +0000 2009-06-11T12:19:00Z http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/10/house-passes-cash-for-clunkers-bill-taxpayers-are-left-to-wonder-why.htm On Tuesday, the House approved a Cash for Clunkers bill that aims to boost new auto sales by encouraging consumers to trade in their gas-guzzling cars and trucks for vouchers... http://environment.about.com/b/2009/06/10/house-passes-cash-for-clunkers-bill-taxpayers-are-left-to-wonder-why.htm Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:36:32 +0000 2009-06-10T21:36:32Z