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"Climate Change Could Push a Sixth of Species To Extinction: Study" [1]

"Climate change could drive up to a sixth of animals and plants on Earth to extinction unless governments cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to a U.S. study published on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [2], 05/01/2015

"U.S. Government To Pay New Mexico $73 Million Over Radiation Leak" [3]

"The U.S. Energy Department will pay New Mexico $73 million in road and other infrastructure projects for violations by an underground nuclear waste dump and nuclear research lab that led to a radiation leak last year, officials said on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [4], 05/01/2015

"California Water Plan Has Less Money for Environmental Restoration" [5]

"A controversial plan to divert water from above a key California watershed, pushed hard by Governor Jerry Brown as a vital new anchor for the state's drought-parched water system, would involve far less environmental restoration than initially proposed under changes announced on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [6], 05/01/2015

"Massive Cuts Proposed To NASA Earth Science Budget Draw Protest" [7]

"On Tuesday, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee chaired by Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced a new spending bill that would slash NASA’s earth science programs by over $300 million dollars. Advocates for earth science monitoring and research have voiced strong objections to this proposal."

Source: Wash Post [8], 05/01/2015

New Factory: Tesla Ventures Into Solar Power Storage for Home, Business [9]

"In recent years, the fast-growing popularity of solar panels has intensified a central challenge: how to use the sun’s energy when it isn’t shining. Now, Tesla Motors, the maker of luxury electric sedans, says it is taking a big step toward meeting that challenge with a fleet of battery systems aimed at homeowners, businesses and utilities."

Source: NY Times [10], 05/01/2015

US, Canada Will Announce New Rail Tank Car Safety Rules Today [11]

"On Friday, May 1 at 10:30 a.m., U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Canada’s Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt will hold a press conference to announce the next generation of stronger, safer rail tank cars for the transportatio
n of flammable liquids in North America. Secretary Foxx will also announce other aspects of DOT’s final rule. The press conference will be streamed live online here [12]."

Source: , 05/01/2015

Church of England Divests From Coal, Tar Sands in New Climate Policy [13]

"The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board said they have divested 12 million pounds ($18.42 million) from their investments in thermal coal and tar sands companies as part of an initiative aimed at promoting transition to a low carbon economy."

Source: Reuters [14], 05/01/2015

"Russia To Power Arctic Drilling With Floating Nuclear Reactors" [15]

"It would sit in the icy waters of the Arctic, and provide a constant supply of electricity to a massive rig drilling for oil. They could be mass produced, potentially cutting the cost of drilling projects. The twist? The electricity on these floating power plants would come from a nuclear reactor."

Source: Christian Science Monitor [16], 04/30/2015

Shell Accused Of Misleading Shareholders on Risks Of Arctic Drilling [17]

"If Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program leads to a major spill, it could cost the oil company — and therefore its shareholders — an entire year’s worth of profit, according to a Tuesday legal filing by the conservation group Oceana and a University of Chicago law clinic."

Source: Climate Progress [18], 04/30/2015

"Toxic Gumbo" [19]

"The waterway linking Gulf Coast oil with the refineries of Baton Rouge has brought great prosperity to Louisiana. But the people living in 'Cancer Alley' have a different story to tell."

Source: Narratively [20], 04/30/2015

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