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From Measles To Syphilis, Humans Created The Golden Age Of Germs [1]

"Ten thousand years ago, at the dawn of the agricultural revolution, many of our worst infectious diseases didn't exist. Here's what changed."

Source: NPR [2], 02/13/2017

Data Now Coming in From Unprecedented NASA Study Of Greenland’s Melting [3]

"In 2015, in a moment of science communication genius, NASA created a mission called “OMG.” The acronym basically ensured that a new scientific mission — measuring how quickly the Oceans are Melting Greenland — would get maximum press attention."

Source: Washington Post [4], 02/13/2017

"Swift Repeal Of Obama Rules Leaves Former Staffers Steaming" [5]

"Joe Pizarchik spent more than seven years working on a regulation to protect streams from mountaintop removal coal mining. It took Congress 25 hours to kill it."

Source: Politico [6], 02/13/2017

"Warming Oceans Are Wrecking Seabird Populations" [7]

"A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat."

Source: AP [8], 02/13/2017

"Developers Withdraw Coal Terminal Applications, Ending Project" [9]

"Developers of the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point have withdrawn its permit applications, essentially closing the book on the project."

Source: Bellingham Herald [10], 02/13/2017

"Study Finds Rise in Methane in Pennsylvania Gas Country" [11]

"New research shows a recent three-year surge in methane levels in northeastern Pennsylvania, a hub of the state's natural gas production."

Source: InsideClimate News [12], 02/13/2017

Fishermen, Hunters, Bikers, and Hikers Lose Their Say on Public Land Use [13]

"Congress is racing to nullify an Obama-era order (the Bureau of Land Management's "Planning 2.0 rule") that gave hikers, bikers, hunters, fishers, and other outdoor recreation fans an equal voice with drillers, ranchers, loggers, and other industries in how the government manages over 250 million acres of federal lands."

Source: Men's Journal [14], 02/13/2017

"Children's Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Adds Trump as Defendant" [15]

"A lawsuit filed by 21 kids challenging the federal government to slow climate change was updated on Thursday to list President Donald Trump as a defendant, replacing former President Barack Obama."

Source: InsideClimate News [16], 02/13/2017

"U.S. House Passes Controversial Bill On NSF Research" [17]

The House Saturday passed a bill warning the National Science Foundation that its research grants must advance "the national interest."

Source: Science [18], 02/13/2017

188,000 Ordered Evacuated as Oroville Dam Spillway Creates Emergency [19]

"Authorities said late Sunday that they had issued evacuation warnings to 188,000 people because of concerns over damage to spillways at the Oroville Dam, but said there were no concerns about looting or problems associated with the move."

Source: Sacramento Bee [20], 02/13/2017

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