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"Flu That Leapt From Birds to Seals Is Studied for Human Threat" [1]

"Four times in the past century, a new strain of flu has emerged that can spread quickly in humans. One of those strains, which emerged in 1918, killed an estimated 50 million people."

Source: NY Times [2], 07/31/2012

Farmers Urge Obama Admin To Suspend Ethanol Quota Amid Drought [3]

"EPA's requirements for corn ethanol will drive food prices even higher after an already distressed harvest, growers warn."

Source: Guardian [4], 07/31/2012

"Kashmiri Journalist Arrested for Exposing Felling of Historic Trees" [5]

"NEELUM VALLEY, Jammu and Kashmir -- A journalist has been arrested by police and is being detained after the publication of photos he took of historic trees chopped down by government officials."

Source: ENS [6], 07/30/2012

"Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?" [7]

"Last week the University of Texas provost announced he would re-examine a report by a UT professor that said fracking was safe for groundwater after the revelation that the professor pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Texas natural gas developer. It's the latest fusillade in the ongoing battle over the basic facts of fracking in America."

Source: Mother Jones [8], 07/30/2012

"Wichita's Smog Violations Could Lead To EPA Rules" [9]

"A byproduct of the ongoing heat wave, increased smog, may ultimately bring more and longer-lasting annoyance than the heat itself. The heat wave will eventually break, but Wichita’s smog reports probably already have been damaged to the extent of triggering some mandatory -- and potentially costly and inconvenient -- pollution controls like those in other big cities."

Source: Wichita Eagle [10], 07/30/2012

"Unusual Number of Grizzly and Hybrid Bears Spotted in High Arctic" [11]

"Two Canadian biologists have reported sighting a handful of grizzly bears and hybrid grizzly/polar bears at unusually high latitudes in the Arctic, indicating that the interbreeding of the two bear species is becoming more common as the climate warms and grizzlies venture farther north."

Source: YaleE360 [12], 07/30/2012

"NRC Team To Meet With Public About Uranium Mining In Va." [13]

"RICHMOND, Va. -- When a team from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission meets with the public Thursday, the prickliest aspect of ending Virginia's 30-year ban on uranium mining will be up for discussion: processing the radioactive ore to create fuel for nuclear power plants."

Source: AP [14], 07/30/2012

"In Maine, More Lobsters Than They Know What to Do With" [15]

"STONINGTON, Me. — Lobsters are flooding the market here. A combination of warm weather and good conservation techniques has led to what could end up being a record lobster harvest across Maine waters."

Source: NY Times [16], 07/30/2012

"Enbridge Races To Clean Up Wisconsin Oil Spill, Restart Line" [17]

"Canada's Enbridge Inc. on Sunday raced to repair a major pipeline that spilled more than 1,000 barrels of oil in a Wisconsin field, provoking fresh ire from Washington over the latest in a series of leaks."

Source: Reuters [18], 07/30/2012

"Food-Borne Illnesses Not Diminishing, CDC Finds" [19]

"Little progress has been made in combating many types of food-borne illnesses in recent years, according to new federal data, an outcome that food safety advocates say underscores the need to put into place the landmark food-safety bill signed by President Obama more than a year ago."

Source: Wash Post [20], 07/30/2012

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