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"Canada To Propose Tougher Oil Tank Car Standards" [1]

"The Canadian government has proposed tough new standards for rail tank cars used to transport crude oil in response to a string of fiery crashes."

Source: AP [2], 03/13/2015

The 2015 Conference on Communication and Environment [3]

The 13th biennial COCE, now part of the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA), will explore the theme of bridging divides in environmental communication which is only fitting given Boulder's location by the continental divide of North America.

Climate Explorer Brings Data to Life [4]

Climate Central science writer John Upton explains how to use the visualization tool that brings to virtual life the climate- and weather-related data generated by the 13 federal agencies that collaborate to form the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

SEJournal Winter 2015, Vol. 24 No. 4 [5]

In this issue: Conflict over environment and energy in 2015; nonprofit news rescues environmental journalism, or not; freelance digital journalism founders; using ground journalism, striking visuals for complex global stories; SEJ's diversity struggles; bringing to life climate- and weather-related data; free digital tools for EJ educators, students; interview with Jörg Friedrichs, author, “The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity;” and book reviews.

"Erin Brockovich Denounces Latest Chemical Law Reform Bill" [6]

"Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich is calling legislation introduced Tuesday to reform the nation’s toxic chemical laws an industry bill. "

Source: The Hill [7], 03/12/2015

"Obama Names New Head of White House Environmental Council" [8]

"President Obama has tapped Christy Goldfuss, a former top official at the National Park Service, to lead his committee of environmental advisers."

Source: The Hill [9], 03/12/2015

Around Lake Ontario, Neighbors Debate Dam, Property Values and Muskrats [10]

Regulation of Lake Ontario water levels has many complex impacts on people, property, and ecosystems. Now a plan might return the lake to the rhythms of nature.

Source: NY Times [11], 03/12/2015

Bird Flu in China Could Become ‘Pandemic’ Threat To Humans: Researchers [12]

"The virus causing a second wave of bird flu across China has mutated frequently and 'should be considered as a major candidate to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans,' researchers reported Wednesday."

Source: Wash Post [13], 03/12/2015

"Ohio River Panel To Ease Mercury Requirements" [14]

"The eight-state commission that sets water quality standards for the Ohio River has recommended relaxing its rules for mercury and certain other toxic pollutants that concentrate as they move through the food web."

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal [15], 03/12/2015

"Top Polluted Great Lakes Sites Decades From Recovery" [16]

"Despite huge progress made in reducing chemical discharges since the 1960s, many birds nesting across the Great Lakes region still struggle to reproduce or they give birth to chicks with twisted beaks or other deformities — signs that a full recovery is still likely decades away for some of the region’s most historically polluted areas."

Source: Toledo Blade [17], 03/12/2015

The 2015 Conference on Communication and Environment [3]

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