"Honey as a Pollution Detector? It’s a Sweet Idea"
"Beehives and their contents are a sensitive detector of lead emissions, a study of Canadian urban apiaries showed."
Source: NY Times, 03/19/2019
Agriculture
Storms May Boost Colorado River Reservoirs; Drought Deal Still in Play
"Winter storms have covered the Rocky Mountains with snow from Wyoming to northern New Mexico, leaving a bounty of runoff that should boost the levels of the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs this spring and summer."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/19/2019
From Himalayas to Arctic, Herders Share Knowledge To Cope With Climate
"Yak, reindeer and entire ways of life in the “Third Pole” and Scandinavia face new threats in a warming world."
Source: Ensia, 03/18/2019
"BLM Will Pay You $1,000 To Adopt A Wild Horse"
"The Bureau of Land Management is offering people $1,000 if they’ll adopt a wild horse."
Source: NPR, 03/15/2019
"EPA Rules On Issue Pitting Oil Producers, Corn Farmers"
"The Trump administration is proposing to allow year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol, seeking to calm a dispute that has riled two politically important blocs — the oil industry and corn farmers."
Source: AP, 03/13/2019
Can States Divvy Up the Shrinking Colorado River Water Supply?
The vast Colorado River, recently in the news over a troubled drought deal, is at the heart of numerous environmental problems in the American West, where water is scarce and the legal complexities of water rights voluminous. The latest Issue Backgrounder offers an explainer on the story, which involves at least seven states, the federal government, Native American tribes, a hornet’s nest of irrigation districts and even Mexico.
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Docs: Monsanto Recruited Scientists To Fight Glyphosate Cancer Stigma
"Canadian firm hired to recruit scientists to publish studies that ultimately defended Roundup's key ingredient".
Source: CBC News, 03/12/2019
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