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"Has Environmental Journalism Failed?" [1]

A recent Gallup public opinion Poll suggests Americans are less concerned about the environment than they have been in two decades. Does that mean environmental journalism has failed?

Source: Slate [2], 04/09/2015

"As Climate Denial Implodes, The Record Will Haunt Politicians" [3]

Republicans, who have as a political party denied the overwhelming consensus science on climate change, may face political consequences in future elections.

Source: Climate Crock [4], 04/09/2015

Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths Pose More Risks, European Group Says [5]

"An influential European scientific body said on Wednesday that a group of pesticides believed to contribute to mass deaths of honeybees is probably more damaging to ecosystems than previously thought and questioned whether the substances had a place in sustainable agriculture."

Source: NY Times [6], 04/09/2015

"What Are the Most Endangered Rivers in the US?" [7]

"For 6 million years, the Colorado River has gathered fresh snowmelt high in the Rocky Mountains and carried that water south for 1,450 miles (2,300 kilometers). It travels over falls and rapids, through deserts and canyons, all the while providing water to 35 million people and thousands of acres of farmland. But today the river is at risk."

Source: LiveScience [8], 04/09/2015

"Activists Fear Dangers of Oil Trains Remain Unaddressed By New Rule" [9]

"Despite a surge in oil tank car blasts, Obama stops short of strict regulatory action demanded by trackside residents".

Source: Aljazeera America [10], 04/09/2015

"EPA: Capitol Hill Critics Quietly Ask for Help Back Home" [11]

"Even U.S. EPA's fiercest foes on Capitol Hill sometimes come calling for favors." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, an implacable enemy of EPA's regulatory efforts, asks EPA to smile upon cleanup grants for his state. He is not alone.

Source: Greenwire [12], 04/09/2015

"Forest Service Sticks Up for Coal Mining on Roadless Lands" [13]

"The U.S. Forest Service announced it will try to reinstate the exemption to Colorado’s roadless rule that allows coal mines to build roads in protected areas of Western Colorado. The exemption was struck down last summer by a federal court because the government failed to assess the impact of that future coal mining on climate change."

Source: High Country News [14], 04/09/2015

"Funding for Promising Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program Slashed" [15]

"NOAA has slashed by more than two-thirds the budget for a National Weather Service program that has led to groundbreaking improvements in hurricane forecasts and that is on the brink of more. James Franklin, a manager at the National Hurricane Center, made this revelation in a presentation at the National Hurricane Conference in Austin, Texas last week."

Source: Wash Post [16], 04/09/2015

"Utility Sales May Drop by Half as Homes Make Their Own Power" [17]

"Utilities in the U.S. Northeast stand to lose as much as half of residential sales by 2030 as customers install solar and battery-storage systems and generate their own power, according to a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute."

Source: Bloomberg [18], 04/09/2015

Wisconsin Board Rules State Workers Can't Talk About 'Climate Change' [19]

"Discussing climate change is out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin. So is any work related to climate change — even responding to e-mails about the topic. A vote on Tuesday by Wisconsin’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, a three-member panel overseeing an agency that benefits schools and communities in the state, enacted the staff ban on climate change."

Source: Bloomberg [20], 04/09/2015

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