A.M. Greenlist: Follow the flame retardant
>> California sued the The U.S. Forest Service over plans to pave roads and allow oil drilling in more than 500,000 acres of our largest national forests where many endangered species live.
>> The U.S. Forest Service's overseer Mark Rey avoids jail for by finally turning in a court-ordered environmental analysis of a fish-killing flame retardant -- 2 1/2 years late. (via grist)
>> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dismissed an outspoken scientist in the face of industry pressure. Industry lobbyists claimed Toxicologist Deborah Rice, who chaired a panel that made decisions about the safety of flame retardants, was biased.
>> The car-sharing company Zipcar's making environmentalists angry with poor service, high prices, and markups on more eco-friendly cars. Zipcar merged with and took over Flexcar a few months ago -- and promptly yanked most of the cars out of the L.A. area.
>> Afraid you might have eaten some of the scary factory-farmed meat that recently got recalled? The list of places that bought the tainted meat's now available. Find out if your favorite eateries are on it (PDF).
>> Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer claimed that current meat inspection methods are just fine, and "rejected senators' calls to completely ban from slaughter any cattle unable to walk" -- despite the fact that downer cows are more likely to carry E.coli, salmonella bacteria, and mad cow disease.
Photo of Angeles National Forest by BKL via Flickr
