Environmental NewsEnvironmental news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.SLO wants to stop 'Light Pollution'- August 14, 2008 SLO wants to stop 'Light Pollution'http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/slo-wants-to-stop-light-pollution?from... Endangered Species May Lose Protection from Builders- August 13, 2008 The Department of the Interior announced Monday a plan to lessen federal oversight of construction projects that critics say could harm endangered species and plants.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/endangered-species-may-lose-protection... Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight- August 12, 2008 The early morning hours of August 12 will be the best time to see the Perseid Meteor Shower.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-2?... Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight- August 11, 2008 The early morning hours of August 12 will be the best time to see the Perseid Meteor Shower.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight?fr... Time to tidy up- August 11, 2008 Aug. 10 - For much of the 90's Burundi experienced a civil war that killed over 300,000 people.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/time-to-tidy-up?fromrss=1 Waste Management boosts Republic buyout offer- August 11, 2008 Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, is boosting its buyout offer for rival Republic Services by 9 percent to $37 per share.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/waste-management-boosts-republic-buyou... Virginia Water Quality- August 11, 2008 The Department of Environmental Quality says more Virginia streams are dirty. A new report shows more than 10,600 miles of the state's 51,000 miles of rivers and streams failed to meet the state's clean water ...http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/virginia-water-quality?fromrss=1 Trash contract in limbo; collection will continue- August 11, 2008 With a trash deal remaining in limbo, Waste Management Inc. is assuring Sparks residents their garbage will continue to be collected.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/trash-contract-in-limbo-collection-wil... Olympics '08: Is Pollution Returning- August 10, 2008 A thick haze settles over Beijing, just four days before the Summer Olympics begin.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/olympics-08-is-pollution-returning?fro... Filter-maker CLARCOR moving to Jeff, bringing 425 jobs by 2010- August 10, 2008 CLARCOR Inc. will close plants in Louisville and New Albany and consolidate its Air Filtration Products operations at Jeffersonville's River Ridge Commerce Center.http://www.topix.net/business/environmental/2008/08/filter-maker-clarcor-moving-to-jeff-br... |