In other environmental news, an EPA biologist has resigned from the agency to protest the EPA’s acceptance of a developer-financed study that concluded wetlands give off more pollutants than they absorb. The study suggested replacing natural wetlands with golf courses and other developments may be better for the environment.

NYC to Pay $1.6M of Harlem Woman Who Died in NYPD Raid
The city of New York has agreed to pay $1.6 million to the estate of Alberta Spruill, the 57-year-old African-American woman from Harlem who died in May during a police raid on her apartment. Police broke down her apartment door, detonated a flash grenade and handcuffed her. By the time police realized they had raided the wrong apartment the longtime city employee was suffering from cardiac arrest and died on the way to the hospital.