Selling the blue sky. The market for greenhouse gas emissions is a bazaar - dependent entirely on government regulation - selling various types of pollution. But can it reduce emissions? The answer so far: Not yet. Second of three parts. Daily Climate 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Children's products may contain hazardous metals. Rain coats, hair barrettes and jewelry seem harmless. But Consumer Reports magazine says a series of tests uncovered "worrisome levels" of potentially hazardous metals in such children's products currently on store shelves. CNN 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Lawn care products face ban in NJ. Called the most comprehensive and prohibitive legislation of its kind in the nation by supporters and opponents alike, a bill making its way through Trenton would ban many lawn care products on the shelf today. Bergen County Record 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Birds dying in oilsands at 30 times the rate reported, says study. A new study says birds are likely dying in oilsands tailings ponds at least 30 times the rate suggested by industry and government, adding weight to arguments that depending on industry to monitor its own environmental impact isn’t working. Canadian Press 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

8 of the most toxic energy projects on the planet. While Deepwater Horizon may have attracted the lion's share of media attention this past Spring and Summer, there are a number of other toxic projects still going on. Below, we look at some of the worst. Fast Company 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

BP report says series of failures led to oil spill. The oil giant BP said Wednesday in its internal report that a series of failures involving a number of companies ultimately led to the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. New York Times 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Oil from Gulf spill will not create dead zones,' study says. Millions of barrels of crude spewed by BP's blown-out well have reduced deep-sea oxygen levels - but nowhere near enough to create another of the "dead zones" that periodically plague the Gulf of Mexico, a federal study said Tuesday. McClatchy Newspapers 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

U.S. to use BP cash to study spill health effects. The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Reuters 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Marine scientists seek standards for spill research. Much of the scientific effort that has followed the Gulf spill has focused on how much oil escaped and where it's gone. But biologists want to know how that oil might affect marine life over the long term, and many say they're puzzled by the lack of an organized research effort to measure the damage. All Things Considered 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Ten million without shelter in Pakistan floods: UN. Pakistan's devastating floods have left 10 million people without shelter, the United Nations said Tuesday, as authorities rushed to bolster river defences to save two towns from catastrophe. Agence France-Presse 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Disaster plan: cities need to adapt for climate change. Playing out simulations of disaster-movie scenarios such as terrorist attacks, earthquakes and hurricanes is something many governments do periodically to test the capabilities of their emergency response teams. In the past few years, the list of possible disasters has been expanded to include a new one: climate change. London Financial Times 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Disasters drive mass migration to Dhaka. Bangladesh sits on one of the largest river deltas on earth, where cyclones and rising sea levels drive people from coastal hamlets every year. As global temperatures inch upward, the frequency of cyclones, the intensity of seasonal flooding and the salinity of Bangladesh’s coastal river mouths are all on the rise. GlobalPost 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Advocacy groups find little to like in Interior's new scientific policy. The Interior Department released its new scientific integrity policy last week, but scientists and advocacy groups are miffed at what they view as an incomplete and disingenuous set of rules. Greenwire 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Deal to clean up LA-area nuclear accident site. More than five decades after a partial nuclear meltdown just outside Los Angeles, state and federal officials Friday announced agreements to remove all contamination and return the atomic energy and rocket engine test site to its natural state. Associated Press 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Yakima Valley wells still contaminated with nitrates. A colorless, odorless poison is seeping into the water and sickening families in eastern Washington's Yakima Valley. The federal government has launched an investigation to find the source of this contamination. Oregon Public Broadcasting 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Clean water advocates petition DEP to clean up contaminants. At a time when New Jersey is assessing how to deal with hundreds of unregulated chemicals in the state's drinking water, an advocacy group is petitioning the Department of Environmental Protection to order the monitoring of compounds and require water systems to treat the drinking water. Montclair NJ Spotlight 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Gas-drilling moratorium won't happen here, governor says. Gov. Ed Rendell told a group of protestors worried about Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling that a moratorium on drilling like New York state has enacted will never happen in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Access to clean water down due to urbanisation: UN. Global efforts to improve access to drinking water have been hampered by rapid urbanisation, with the proportion of people in urban areas with access actually declining, according to UN figures presented at a conference in Stockholm this week. Agence France-Presse 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Green vision: The search for the ideal eco-city. If we want to be “greener”, we should live in cities. This statement may seem counterintuitive. But in developed countries, and increasingly in emerging markets, city dwellers are able to be more environmentally friendly than those in the countryside. London Financial Times 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Green building: A real estate revolution? While much of the U.S. real estate market has been floundering, one area has not seen a dip. Green building now accounts for nearly one-third of new construction in the U.S. All Things Considered 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Secondhand smoke exposure 'striking' in the U.S. More than half of U.S. children between ages 3 and 11 show signs in their blood of exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which examined blood samples from more than 1,300 children. CNN 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Weight loss may be toxic, study shows. Losing weight may actually harm your health, since it can lead to the release of persistent organic pollutants into the blood, which might in turn damage the internal organs of the body, claim Korean researchers. Sydney ABC News 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Satellite pollution data has surprises. Air pollution over the Indian subcontinent shows some surprising seasonal changes, say U.S. scientists analyzing 10 years of satellite data. During the monsoon season, rains wash some of the dust and soot from the air, but other man-made pollutants continue to build up. United Press International 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Pediatricians will join call for mandatory flu shots. The American Academy of Pediatrics plans to call for all health workers to get flu vaccinations, saying unvaccinated doctors, nurses and other medical staffers pose a threat to patients. USA Today 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Flu vaccination involves only one inoculation this year. Because swine flu burst onto the American scene after the makeup of last year’s flu vaccine had been determined, people had to get a second inoculation to protect themselves against the new variant of the seasonal disease. New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

'Swine flu less serious than other influenza.' Infection from the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic virus presented a lower risk of serious complications than other recent strains of the flu, according to US research presented on Tuesday. Agence France-Presse 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Bird flu jumps to pigs. The H5N1 bird flu virus may be evolving the ability to spread from mammal to mammal, says a team who have discovered that pigs in Indonesia have been infected with the disease since 2005. It's one step in the frightening chain of events that could lead to human transmission and a pandemic. New Scientist 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Study finds flame retardants in bloodstream of bald eagles. A new study of bald eagles has found flame-retardant chemicals in the bloodstream of the national symbol and suggests such pollutants are prevalent in the Great Lakes food chain and likely elsewhere. La Crosse Tribune 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

How innovation killed the lights. The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s. Washington Post 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00

Global warming bill a lose-lose issue for GOP candidates. A November ballot measure that would rescind California's landmark global warming bill until unemployment drops significantly has become an albatross for the Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate. Los Angeles Times 2010-09-08T09:00-05:00