NewsRack: 'Impacts' news in 'Sustainability-Regional' topic for user flenvcenter

Raising the tax on tobacco products targets the leading cause of preventable death	19.9.2016	Denver Post: Opinion
We support Amendment 72 because of its anticipated impact on public health -- helping adults quit and preventing children from ever starting to smoke.
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The case for Hickenlooper acting on carbon pollution and climate change	18.9.2016	Denver Post: Opinion
Lost among the political chatter about a plan from Gov. John Hickenlooper to cut carbon pollution and address climate change is the very straightforward notion that this is critical for our state.
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Training programs teach farmers to do more with less	5.9.2016	High Country News Most Recent
Can blackberries and tilapia help New Mexico’s small farmers thrive?
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Community Connections: Symbiotic approach to food waste reduction	4.9.2016	Steamboat Pilot
Horizons Specialized Services and The Cabin at Steamboat Grand are participating in a pilot program initiated by the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council. Through their food waste projects, YVSC is leading the effort to normalize food waste reduction by connecting local restaurants and nonprofits. In the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of our food supply is wasted — that’s more than 20 pounds of food per person per month, $1,500 per year for a family of four or $162 billion annually across the country. Consequently, the USDA and EPA have jointly identified a national food waste reduction goal of 50 percent by 2030. In late August, Horizons’ Volunteer Coordinator Tommy Larson and the Steamboat Grand’s Food and Beverage Director Scott King negotiated the logistics of the collaboration. While the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was designed to protect good faith food donors from civil and criminal liability, it also helped incorporate procedures for safe food handling and storage into food donation ...
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Ozone smog from oil and gas industry may be hurting children with asthma, study says	31.8.2016	Headlines: All Headlines
Environmental health groups analyzing government air quality data have concluded ozone smog from domestic oil and gas production is causing hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks in children.
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Esther Cepeda: Standardized testing is imperfect -- but necessary	28.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
CHICAGO â A recent column about my return to the teaching profession pleased many readers who wrote to congratulate me. One longtime reader good-naturedly ribbed me for past columns in which I had expressed support for standardized testing: âPlease contact me the moment you have the âstandardized tests are a waste of timeâ epiphany. It will be life changing for you. I will wait by the computer.â âNot happening,â I replied with a smiley. I have multiple years of teaching in public ... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
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Orlando shootings brought deluge of dubious online charity-seekers	28.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
The more than 430 fundraisers posted on the GoFundMe website after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando have exposed weaknesses inherent in these popular do-it-yourself charity campaigns: waste, questionable intentions and little oversight. The fundraisers â an average of more than four for each of the 49 killed and 53 wounded â include travelers asking for cash, a practitioner of ancient healing, a personal safety instructor who sells quick loaders for assault rifles, and even convic... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
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Shooting victim in northeast Denver taken to hospital	24.8.2016	Headlines: All Headlines
A shooting victim in northeast Denver was taken Tuesday night to a local hospital.
Tennis: Kerber wastes shot at No. 1, Murray's long streak ends, too	22.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
Mason, Ohio â¢ The final step up to No. 1 was simply too big for Angelique Kerber â this time, anyway. The worldâs second-ranked player wasted a chance to end Serena Williamsâ long run at the top. She fell behind at the outset, repeatedly missed routine shots and fell to Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-1 in the championship match Sunday at the Western & Southern Open. On the menâs side, Andy Murray also ran out of steam in the title match. He fell to Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-5, ending his career-best winning ...
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Congress must stop playing politics with Zika funding	21.8.2016	Denver Post: Opinion
For months, public health experts and scientists have been sounding the alarm over the Zika virus. Lawmakers have an obligation to provide the means to battle this epidemic.
Bloomberg View Editorial: Congress should give Puerto Rico a shot at growth	20.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
The recent declaration of a public health emergency on Puerto Rico is a reminder of just how badly the commonwealth still needs federal help. The unchecked outbreak of Zika â more than 10,000 reported cases â will potentially cost Puerto Rico millions of dollars it doesnât have and make restoring economic growth that much harder. To be sure, Congress deserves bipartisan credit for passing a bill that enables the orderly restructuring of Puerto Ricoâs staggering $70 billion in debt and creates a ...
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Shuttered dog park spurs cleanup call among Riverfront residents	20.8.2016	Denver Post: Local
Officials close popular off-leash dog park in River North Neighborhood when users fail to clean up after their dogs.
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Renowned chef feeds Rio’s homeless with Olympic leftovers	17.8.2016	Denver Post: National News Headlines
Homeless men living in Rio de Janerio during the Olympics are now feasting on a three-course meal courtesy of one of the world's top chefs.
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Navajo Nation sues feds over mine waste spill	17.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
Leaders of one of the nationâs largest American Indian tribes blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as their attorneys sued Tuesday, claiming negligence in the cleanup of a massive mine waste spill that tainted rivers in three Western states. Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye stood on the bank of the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico and explained his peopleâs link to the water and the economic, cultural and psychological damage inflicted in the wake of the August 2015 sp...
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At a school in Rio’s slums, kids surf in toxic waters	14.8.2016	Denver Post: National News Headlines
The children in Rio de Janeiro's biggest slum, Rocinha, have little. But they border the water. And so while some of the world's top Olympic athletes compete in nearby Guanabara Bay, they attend a surfing school in the heavily polluted waves and dream that maybe, they'll be good enough to compete on their sport's biggest stage one day.
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Toxicologist faults North Carolina over coal ash	11.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
Raleigh, N.C. â¢ Officials in North Carolina Gov. Pat McCroryâs administration are telling a string of misleading half-truths about the safety of well water containing a cancer-causing chemical near Duke Energy coal ash pits, a veteran state toxicologist said Wednesday, and he charged that they are the ones responsible for any resulting fear and confusion. Toxicologist Ken Rudoâs comments in a statement issued through his attorney came a day after high-ranking state environmental and health offic...
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Chevron's victory opens door for other polluters?	10.8.2016	Salt Lake Tribune
Chevron wasnât the only winner in Mondayâs ruling by a federal appeals court over its long-running Ecuadorian pollution litigation. The victory, in which the court affirmed that a victimsâ lawyer engaged in wrongdoing to secure a $9.5 billion verdict in the South American country, may benefit other corporations seeking to avoid enforcement of foreign judgments they contend are based on corrupt proceedings. Or, if youâre an anti-corporate activist, you can put it this way: âThe decision hands wel...
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At clinic in Miami 'hot zone,' Clinton joins Democrats' call for special congressional action on Zika	10.8.2016	Durango Herald
(c) 2016, The Washington Post. MIAMI - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton challenged Republican leaders in Congress on Tuesday to take emergency action to combat the spread of the Zika virus in the United States and accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of dismissing a growing public health crisis.
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Don’t let Bears Ears go the way of Moab	9.8.2016	High Country News Most Recent
Industrial tourism has transformed the town. Bears Ears doesn’t have to suffer the same fate.
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Gold King Mine spill recovery better in some areas than others	5.8.2016	Durango Herald
The full impact of the Gold King Mine spill on Aug. 5, 2015, may not be known for years on any front, and recovery is far from over. And some of that isn’t environmental, governmental or economic – it’s healing invisible trauma in the people and communities affected.When 3 million gallons of toxic sludge poured out...
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