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"Texas Drought Eases, But Is Relief in Sight for California?" [1]

"Recent rain has brought much-needed relief to drought-stricken Texas. Is the relief more than temporary? "

Source: Christian Science Monitor [2], 05/18/2015

"Canada's New Climate Targets Draw Criticism" [3]

"The Stephen Harper government had barely revealed its plans for Canada’s climate targets before environment groups laid into the announcement, criticizing it as meaningless and short-sighted."

Source: National Observer [4], 05/18/2015

"Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed: Dean's E-Mail" [5]

"Oil tycoon Harold Hamm told a University of Oklahoma dean last year that he wanted certain scientists there dismissed who were studying links between oil and gas activity and the state's nearly 400-fold increase in earthquakes, according to the dean's e-mail recounting the conversation.

Source: Bloomberg [6], 05/18/2015

"The Real El Niño Risks An Upset To Commodities Markets" [7]

"Commodity investors are in a twist about the weather. Warmer ocean temperatures last spring indicated an El Niño event was on the horizon, signaling buys, sells, and hedging positions in securities linked to products impacted by storms and droughts. Everything from sugar prices to coffee futures were retooled."

Source: USA TODAY [8], 05/18/2015

DEADLINE: Environmental Journalism 2015 Diversity Fellowships [9]

SEJ invites applications by Jul 15 for conference fellowships to attend Environmental Journalism 2015, SEJ's 25th Annual Conference, sponsored and hosted by the University of Oklahoma and the National Weather Center October 7-11, 2015. Open to Native American, Asian, Black and Latino journalists who are either SEJ members or are eligible for membership in SEJ.

"Vast Antarctic Ice Shelf a Few Years From Disintegration, Says NASA" [10]

Two different ice sheets in Antarctica are on the verge of disintegrating, which would add dramatically to climate-related sea-level rise.

Source: Reuters [11], 05/15/2015

"NY Fracking Report Underscores Quake, Climate Risks" [12]

"New York is 2,000 pages closer to becoming the first fossil fuels-rich state in the U.S. to ban fracking indefinitely because of the climate-changing methane it could emit and the earthquakes, air pollution and water contamination it could cause."

Source: , 05/15/2015

"USDA Develops New Government Label for GMO-Free Products" [13]

"The Agriculture Department has developed a government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients."

Source: Wash Post [14], 05/15/2015

"Energy Regulators Move To Protect Electric Grid From Solar Storms" [15]

"Regulators overseeing the country’s electric grid want to set new rules to better protect it from disturbances caused by solar storms."

Source: The Hill [16], 05/15/2015

"Oil Lobby Launches Ads Against EPA Ozone Rule" [17]

"The oil industry is launching a multimedia advertising campaign tomorrow in opposition to the Obama administration’s attempt to restrict allowable concentrations of ozone pollution."

Source: The Hill [18], 05/15/2015

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