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Heat Waves America's Deadliest Weather Disaster; Don't Have To Be [1]

"Heat waves are quickly becoming one of the world's deadliest weather phenomena. In the United States, extreme heat now kills more people each year than tornadoes, hurricanes, or flooding. And a massive heat wave, like the one that hit Europe in 2003, can kill tens of thousands in a blow."

Source: Vox [2], 09/10/2014

"Desert Ecosystem Caught in Crossfire of Immigration Battle" [3]

"PALOMINAS, Ariz. -- The San Pedro River is idyllic on a mid-August morning, with tall cottonwood trees creating a shady respite from temperatures already into the high 80s and muddy banks pocked with animal tracks."

Source: Greenwire [4], 09/10/2014

West Virginia: "DEP Plans To Tailor Chemical Tank Inspections" [5]

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Department of Environmental Protection officials plan to announce as early as Tuesday a proposed rule outlining a focused plan for mandated inspections of thousands of chemical storage tanks across West Virginia and — Tomblin administration officials hope — ease concerns about implementation of the state’s new tank safety law."

Source: Charleston Gazette [6], 09/10/2014

Lead Doesn't Just Kill Birds, It Scrambles Everything Key To Survival [7]

"NORTH GRAFTON, Mass. – By the time the veterinarian saw the Canada goose, it was starving. Lumpy bulges ran the length of its neck, from its white chinstrap to its shrunken breast. It was too weak to squabble – so sluggish, in fact, that the veterinarian could scoop up the goose and move it to the stainless steel table without throwing a blanket over it."

Source: EHN [8], 09/10/2014

"House Votes To Block EPA Water Rules" [9]

"WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday approved a bill to block the Obama administration from implementing a rule that asserts regulatory authority over many of the nation's streams and wetlands — an action that critics call a classic Washington overreach.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule that it says will clarify which streams and waterways are shielded from development under the Clean Water Act, an issue that remains in dispute even after two U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

Source: AP [10], 09/10/2014

"Stocks Fall as Oil Price Slump Hits Energy Sector" [11]

"A retreat in oil and energy stocks pulled the rest of the U.S. stock market mostly lower Monday."

Source: AP [12], 09/09/2014

Canadian Beekeepers Sue Neonic Makers Bayer, Syngenta for C$450 Million [13]

"Canadian beekeepers have filed a class action lawsuit against Bayer CropScience Inc. and Syngenta Canada Inc. claiming C$450 million ($414 million) in damages for negligence related to the use of neonicotinoid insecticides."

Source: Chemical Regulation Reporter [14], 09/09/2014

"Mussels Don't Stick Around in Acidic Ocean Water" [15]

"PENN COVE, Wash. – Cookie tray in hand and lifejacket around chest, Laura Newcomb looks more like a confused baker than a marine biologist. But the University of Washington researcher is dressed for work."

Source: Daily Climate [16], 09/09/2014

"The Lead Hazard In Schools That Won't Go Away" [17]

In-home pre-schools sometimes expose children to toxic lead hazards that stem from old paint in the houses themselves.

Source: Huffington Post [18], 09/09/2014

"Cities Prepare for Warm Climate Without Saying So" [19]

"GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — With climate change still a political minefield across the nation despite the strong scientific consensus that it's happening, some community leaders have hit upon a way of preparing for the potentially severe local consequences without triggering explosions of partisan warfare: Just change the subject."

Source: AP [20], 09/09/2014

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