"On A Methane Mystery Tour in the Four Corners Region"
"Scientists, planes and instruments descend on San Juan Basin to find roots of the massive greenhouse gas hotspot."
Source: High Country News, 04/24/2015
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"What Do We Really Know About Roundup Weed Killer?"
"It’s probably in your garage and on your lawn. And it’s used on nearly every acre of corn and soy. But what risks does it pose?"
Source: National Geographic, 04/24/2015"Minnesota Declares State of Emergency Over Bird Flu in Poultry"
"Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It followed Wisconsin's action on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 04/24/2015"In D.C., You Can Now Plant A Tree With Little More Than A Click"
"It's Arbor Day, and some arborists in D.C. have a little more work to do thanks to a new website. It's called Get D.C. Trees and makes it easier than ever for residents to request new trees along their neighborhood streets."
Source: WAMU, 04/24/2015"A Challenge From Climate Change Regulations"
An electric utility industry group this week released a report warning that EPA's "Clean Power Plan" to address climate change could hurt grid reliability. The report offers ammunition for the plan's opponents -- especially Republicans from coal-mining and coal-burning states. But a number of critics say the report's analysis is flawed.
Source: NY Times, 04/24/2015"Visiting The Everglades, Obama Takes Swipe At Climate Change Deniers"
"President Obama used the backdrop of the Florida Everglades this Earth Day to highlight the dangers posed by a changing climate. He also took a swipe at Florida's Republican governor, who's been accused of discouraging state workers from discussing global warming."
Source: NPR, 04/23/2015"Politico Investigation: 'Pipelines Blow Up And People Die'"
"After a series of deadly accidents, Congress created an office to oversee the nation’s oil and gas pipelines. A decade later, it’s become the can’t-do agency."
Source: Politico, 04/23/2015"Exxon Agrees to Pay U.S. Fine in Settling 2013 Oil Sands Spill"
"ExxonMobil Corp. agreed to pay more than $5 million, including a federal fine, as part of a settlement for the 2013 rupture of a pipeline in Arkansas that was carrying oil sands from Canada."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/23/2015After 3 Decades, EPA Tightens Toxic Air Standard for Oil Refineries
"Lawsuit helped force an update of emissions standards for dangerous chemicals that went unchanged nearly 30 years."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/23/2015Study: Pesticide Hurting Health of Wild Bees - Not Honeybees - in Field
"A common type of pesticide is dramatically harming wild bees, according to a new in-the-field study that outside experts say may help shift the way the U.S. government looks at a controversial class of chemicals."
Source: AP, 04/23/2015Big Insurance Companies Are Warning U.S. To Prepare For Climate Change
"A coalition of big insurance companies, consumer groups, and environmental advocates are urging the United States to overhaul its disaster policies in the face of increasingly extreme weather due to human-caused climate change."
Source: Climate Progress, 04/23/2015"Committee Passes $35B Funding Bill for Energy, Water Development"
"House appropriators on Wednesday advanced a $35.4 billion bill that would fund energy and water development for fiscal year 2016." Democrats failed to remove GOP policy riders.
Source: The Hill, 04/23/2015"Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill to Improve Energy Efficiency"
"Congress on Tuesday passed a bill focused on improving energy efficiency in buildings and water heaters, a move celebrated by both parties for breaking longstanding partisan gridlock."
Source: NY Times, 04/23/2015"Home Depot Says It Will Phase Out Chemical Used in Vinyl Flooring"
"Facing pressure from consumer groups, Home Depot said it would discontinue use of a potentially harmful chemical in its vinyl flooring by the end of the year."
Source: NY Times, 04/23/2015"Clean-Water Advocate Takes Earth Day Swim at Superfund Site"
"NEW YORK — A clean-water advocate took an Earth Day swim in the polluted Gowanus Canal, a federal Superfund site."
Source: AP, 04/23/2015
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