After the bombs, environmental calamity. Compounding the tragedy, the recent war between Israel and Hebollah was hell on the natural environment and cultural heritage as well. [News Source]

Time to stop the toxic lies of 9/11. The very leaders who failed to protect countless New Yorkers from the toxic pollution after Sept. 11 are now trying to blame each other. [News Source]

Lawns are so last decade. Gardeners are looking to lawn substitutes to reduce pollution and save time. [News Source]

Lack of oxygen kills canal carp. Thousands of carp floated stoically as their death stench hung in the air above. [News Source]

Plant near Pocatello will pay for polluting air. Plant operators should have been more diligent in protecting air quality while they decommissioned and decontaminated phosphorus-laden debris. [News Source]

Petro wants more info on landfill. Ohio's attorney general is calling for more investigation regarding problems at the Countywide Recycling and Disposal facility in Stark County?s Pike Township. [News Source]

Board says no to proposed crematory. The city's planning board on Thursday night sided with neighbors who have spent more than a year fighting a proposed crematory at Serenity Gardens Memorial Park. [News Source]

EPA, NYC blamed for 9/11 health problems . City and federal officials came under withering criticism from lawmakers who charged that ground zero workers were not protected as they clambered over a smoking pile of toxic debris -- and have not been properly cared for since. [News Source]

Input sought on power plant policies. Regulations released Thursday aim to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants, such as Dynegy's Danskammer plant on the Hudson River, by approximately 50 percent from current levels by 2010 and 90 percent by 2015. [News Source]

Toxic dump owner arrested. After violating multiple federal environmental laws, the owner of a massive hazardous-waste site in Port Jefferson Station was arrested by FBI officials yesterday. [News Source]

St. Elizabeth earns international recognition. Replacing older, mercury-based blood pressure monitors is just one step the St. Elizabeth Medical Center is taking to protect the environment — and its patients — from harmful chemicals. [News Source]