"U.S. authorities expected a 'tapered' re-opening of the Houston Ship Channel, but gave no timeline on Monday of when vessels could start moving again after an oil barge spill shut the waterway for a third day, forcing the nation's second-largest refinery to curb production."
"The invasive Asian carp has now been found in 12 states and in the Great Lakes watershed, gobbling up native fish, jumping aggressively into boats and reproducing like crazy. Researchers have tried various ways to slow the spread of the fish as it prowls other waterways."
The fellowships covered most of the costs of attending SEJ's 2014 Annual Conference in New Orleans for 11 mentoring pairs [5] selected through a special application process. Thanks to the vision and generosity of all who contributed in Elyssa Rosen's memory for making this special opportunity possible.
"On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine water. At the time, it was the single biggest spill in U.S. history. In a series of stories, NPR is examining the lasting social and economic impacts of the disaster, as well as the policy, regulation and scientific research that came out of it."
"Even before the drought, the southern San Joaquin Valley was in big trouble."
"It is a danger hidden beneath the streets of New York City, unseen and rarely noticed: 6,302 miles of pipes transporting natural gas."
"BEULAH, N.D. — Gina McCarthy was deep in enemy territory. Here on this wind-whipped prairie pocked with strip mines, Ms. McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, faced 20 coal miners, union workers and local politicians deeply suspicious of the new climate change regulations she had come to pitch. The Obama administration hopes the regulations will help save the planet, but the North Dakotans say the rules will put coal and their livelihoods at risk."
"The federal Environmental Protection Agency will join North Carolina regulators in addressing potential violations of the Clean Water Act at Duke Energy power plants, including a massive spill of toxic coal ash last month in the Dan River, state officials said on Friday."
"TEXAS CITY, Texas -- The cleanup of an unknown amount of thick, sticky oil that spilled into the Galveston Bay blocked the movement Sunday of about 60 ships, including three cruise ships, between the Gulf of Mexico and one of the world's busiest petrochemical transportation waterways."
"Sick and confused sea lions convulsing with seizures are being found in increasing numbers along the California coast, suffering from what Stanford University scientists say is a form of epilepsy similar to the kind that attacks humans."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/houston-ship-lane-have-tapered-reopening-exxon-cuts-output
[2] http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/24/us-usa-oil-spill-idUSBREA2M01H20140324
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/carpe-diem-kentucky-sends-invasive-fish-china
[4] http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/03/24/293846571/carp-e-diem-kentucky-sends-invasive-fish-to-china
[5] https://www.sej.org/sej-announces-mentoring-fellowships-opportunity-annual-conference-new-orleans
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/25-years-after-spill-alaska-town-struggles-back-dead-zone
[7] http://www.npr.org/2014/03/24/292411071/25-years-after-spill-alaska-town-struggles-back-from-dead-zone
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/california-drought-central-valley-farmland-its-last-legs
[9] http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/California-drought-Central-Valley-farmland-on-5342892.php
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/beneath-cities-decaying-tangle-gas-pipes
[11] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/nyregion/beneath-cities-a-decaying-tangle-of-gas-pipes.html?hp&_r=0
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/listener-and-saleswoman-epa-chief-takes-road-climate-rules
[13] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/us/as-listener-and-saleswoman-epa-chief-takes-to-the-road-for-climate-rules.html?ref=energy-environment
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-agrees-join-north-carolina-reviewing-spill
[15] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/us/epa-agrees-to-join-north-carolina-in-reviewing-spill.html?rref=business/energy-environment&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=U.S.&action=click&region=FixedLeft&pgtype=article
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/oil-spill-houston-ship-channel-blocks-traffic-size-unknown
[17] http://www.newser.com/article/003e18d48d5844ec8f2876c9389dd718/oil-spill-cleanup-blocks-traffic-to-major-texas-shipping-channel-size-of-spill-still-unknown.html
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/convulsing-sea-lions-along-coast-may-hold-clues-epilepsy
[19] http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Convulsing-sea-lions-along-coast-may-hold-clues-5342893.php
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[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3466
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3467
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3468
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3471
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3472
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[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3474
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5023