AltWeeklies Wire
Pesticides Get Green Light in Neighborhoodnew
California Legal Rural Assistance attorneys appeal the decision to the state.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
07-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Experts Announce Ovarian Cancer Symptomsnew
Until now, no one has correlated symptoms to ovarian cancer because, experts say, none by itself is an indicator of much -- but after extensive research, that's about to change.
Monterey County Weekly |
Michelle Caldwell |
06-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Drowning in Plasticnew
Every bit of plastic ever made is still with us -- and it's wreaking havoc on the ocean.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Budget Plan Cuts Farm Money; Gov. Says Funds Have Better Usesnew
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised $145 billion state spending plan eliminates state funding for a program used to protect farmland and prevent urban sprawl.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jessica Lyons |
05-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
One Marine, After the Warnew
Adrian Jimenez, a recovering alcoholic medicated on anti-depressants living at a VA hospital is fighting to make it the rest of the way home.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
05-17-2007 |
War
How Our Paper Became its Own Solar Energy Plantnew
Everyone in the building is excited about this 33-kilowatt, zero-emission system, which will keep about 14 tons of globe-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere every year.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
05-03-2007 |
Environment
Total (Pet Food) Recallnew
How I nearly lost my dog after he ate tainted pet food.
Monterey County Weekly |
Michelle Caldwell |
04-26-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The First Place for 'Immune System Storage' in the U.S.new
BioBanc USA's specialized freezer's smoking-cold liquid nitrogen cryogenically freezes cartridges of white blood cells.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
04-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Toxic Battery Waste Generates Surge of Recycling Effortsnew
Californians bought more than a half billion batteries in 2001 but only recycled one half of 1 percent of them.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
04-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Students Not Allowed to Take Tests in Their Native Languagenew
Why that could cause big trouble for some California school districts.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
04-06-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Grasses v. Greensnew
In the wake of E. coli hysteria, farmers are under pressure to pull out vegetation -- and unravel water-quality progress.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-29-2007 |
Environment
Rare Food Allergies Stymie Doctors and Challenge Familiesnew
As additive-laden foods saturate the market, many experts predict more and more people will develop food allergies.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
03-26-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Meth Trapnew
Inside one addict's 15-year pattern of failure.
Monterey County Weekly |
Adam Joseph |
03-26-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Union Shakeupnew
SEIU dissolves a California local and fires longtime field rep.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jessica Lyons |
03-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Marine Menacenew
Housecat-carried parasites, cancer-causing PCBs, algal bloom-feeding fertilizers -- people are contributing all kinds of nasties to the sea mammals who frequent the Central California coast.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-02-2007 |
Environment
