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Heart of Gold: Neil Young Helps Bankroll First Nation’s Oilsands Battle [1]

"As the oilsands campaign co-ordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Eriel Deranger receives numerous queries from people concerned about the environmental effects of development. But Deranger was skeptical this summer when she received an email from a fellow who claimed to be an acquaintance of Neil Young’s, and said the rock singer was interested in visiting northern Alberta."

Source: Edmonton Journal [2], 12/10/2013

Colorado River: "What If There's a Bad Snow Year?" [3]

"Skimpy-clothed people splashing amid the red sandstone canyons of Utah define our images of Lake Powell. But six months ago, engineers and water officials from the seven states of the Colorado River Basin quietly met in Santa Fe to consider a more serious possibility: Continued drought could leave too little water in the reservoir for the eight giant turbines in Glen Canyon Dam to produce electricity."

Columnist Allen Best reports for the Denver Post December 8, 2013. [4]

Source: Denver Post [4], 12/10/2013

"Feds Meet With Enviro Groups as Keystone Decision Nears" [5]

"WASHINGTON — As the State Department readies its final review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists on Monday stepped up their fight against the project."

Source: FuelFix [6], 12/10/2013

Christie Won't Sign on To Multistate Petition To Protect NJ's Air [7]

"Governor Christie has refused to join a coalition of eight Eastern states seeking to curb air pollution blowing in from Midwest and Southern coal-fired power plants that help make New Jersey’s air quality among the worst in the nation."

Source: Bergen Record [8], 12/10/2013

"U.S. Pressured To Block Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant for Pakistan" [9]

"The Obama administration faces the first test of its pledge to oppose funding for overseas coal projects today when the Asian Development Bank (ADB) board decides on $900 million for a coal plant in Pakistan."

Source: ClimateWire [10], 12/10/2013

"'Historic' Water Deal Signed By Israel, Jordan And Palestinians" [11]

"Plan grants increased water access to all three parties, but environmentalists warn of unpredictable consequences."

Source: Aljazeera [12], 12/10/2013

"America's Pest Problem: It's Time to Cull the Herd" [13]

"After nearly wiping out many wildlife species 50 years ago, Americans are once again living close--sometimes uncomfortably so--to all kinds of feral creatures. Why wildlife in the U.S. needs stronger management."

Source: TIME [14], 12/10/2013

Rise in Miscarriages Coincided With High Lead Levels in DC Water: Study [15]

"Late-term miscarriages and spontaneous abortions occurred at an unusually high rate among Washington women from 2000 through 2003 — during the same time frame that lead levels were dangerously high in the city’s drinking water, a study has found."

Source: Wash Post [16], 12/10/2013

"Water Decontamination System in Trouble at Japan's Fukushima" [17]

"A trouble-prone system used to decontaminate radioactive water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant was switched off Sunday because of a chemical leak, the plant's operator said."

Source: AFP [18], 12/10/2013

Obama Rules Face Showdowns in Supreme Court, D.C. Circuit [19]

"The Obama administration's efforts to clean up air pollution go on trial [Tuesday], as the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court review two landmark rules from President Obama's first term." [Note: Most federal offices are closed December 10 because of snow, but the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments nonetheless.]

Source: Greenwire [20], 12/10/2013

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