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"Flood Insurance Prices Surge" [1]

"A new law meant to stabilize the federal government's money-losing flood-insurance program is starting to send rates sky high, prompting a growing backlash in coastal areas."

"The Biggert-Waters law, enacted in 2012 before superstorm Sandy hit the Eastern Seaboard, requires that government insurance premiums for the 5.6 million property owners in flood-prone regions be set at a level that better reflects the full risk of flooding. It was prompted by cumulative losses that had ballooned to $24 billion for the National Flood Insurance Program.

Source: Wall St. Journal [2], 08/15/2013

"Desire for Wild Spaces Ignites U.S. Fire Insurance Hazard" [3]

"The summer of 2013 has been another severe fire season for the United States, a trend that has insurance companies bracing for a new normal: higher rates of property damage as Americans move to wildfire-prone areas in ever greater numbers."

Source: Reuters [4], 08/15/2013

"3 Injured in Georgia Chemical Plant Blast" [5]

"Authorities in south Georgia say at least three people have been injured in a chemical explosion that rocked an industrial complex."

Source: AP [6], 08/15/2013

"EPA's McCarthy: 'Responsible' Gas Production Key To Climate Strategy" [7]

"Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said natural-gas production — with the right safeguards -- is a major piece of Obama administration efforts to combat global warming."

Source: Hill/E2 Wire [8], 08/15/2013

Before Bakken Well Violation, A $22M Fraud Case in the Texas Oil Patch [9]

"A little-known company called Halek Operating ND LLC is facing the largest fine North Dakota has ever levied against an oil and gas producer -- $1.5 million -- for jeopardizing drinking water near Dickinson."

Source: EnergyWire [10], 08/15/2013

"Keystone XL Protest Draws Hundreds To State Department" [11]

"WASHINGTON -- About 200 environmental activists gathered in front of the State Department Monday morning to protest the proposed expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline through the midwestern United States."

Source: Huffington Post [12], 08/15/2013

"After Disaster, the Deadliest Part of Japan's Nuclear Clean-Up" [13]

"The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is preparing to remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel from a damaged reactor building, a dangerous operation that has never been attempted before on this scale."

Source: Reuters [14], 08/15/2013

"Climate Change May Be Speeding Coast Redwood, Giant Sequoia Growth" [15]

"Finally, some good news about the effects of climate change. It may have triggered a growth spurt in two of California's iconic tree species: coast redwoods and giant sequoias."

Source: LA Times [16], 08/15/2013

DEADLINE: Society for Neuroscience Science Journalism Student Award [17]

This award enables students pursuing a science or medical journalism degree to attend the SfN annual meeting. Receive complimentary meeting registration, four nights’ lodging, $750 for expenses and a mentor who is an experienced professional journalist covering the annual meeting. Deadline is Jun 1.

Drillers Buy Silence on Health, Property Impacts of Fracking [18]

One reason proof of harm is hard to find is that drillers pay people to keep quiet. Now the unsealing of a once-confidential settlement in Pennsylvania gives a clear view of how the silencing works. The 17-page, two-year-old settlement agreement includes a $750,000 payment to a family critical of fracking, saying they became sick, as well as a gag order that applies to their 7- and 10-year-old children for the rest of their lives.

DEADLINE: Society for Neuroscience Science Journalism Student Award [17]

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