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"Fukushima Radiation Seen In Tuna Off California" [1]

"Low levels of nuclear radiation from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima power plant have turned up in bluefin tuna off the California coast, suggesting that these fish carried radioactive compounds across the Pacific Ocean faster than wind or water can."

Source: Reuters [2], 05/29/2012

"Wetlands Expert Suspended by DEP After She Refuses To Approve Permit" [3]

"Florida's top state wetlands expert has been suspended after she refused to issue a permit on a controversial project -- one that she said her boss was willing to bend the rules to approve."

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Source: Tampa Bay Times [4], 05/29/2012

"California Smog Threatens World's Oldest Trees" [5]

"SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- The California forest that is home to the biggest and oldest living things on earth, the giant Sequoia redwoods, also suffers a dubious distinction. It has the worst air pollution of any national park in the U.S."

Source: AP [6], 05/29/2012

"PERC Leaves Toxic Legacy State Must Pay For" [7]

"A dangerous chemical used in dry cleaning is being phased out in California, but state regulators say we may still have to live with a toxic legacy for years to come."

Source: KGO-TV [8], 05/29/2012

Supercomputer Will Help Map Climate Change Down To the Local Level [9]

"An advance guard of 18-wheelers is scheduled to roll into a business park in Cheyenne, Wyo., this week to unload components of a supercomputer called Yellowstone. This 1.5-quadrillion-calculations-per-second crystal ball will model future climate and forecast extreme weather."

Source: Wash Post [10], 05/29/2012

"Beryl Cuts Soggy Path Across U.S. Southeast" [11]

"Tropical Storm Beryl cut a soggy path across the U.S. southeast on Monday after swirling ashore in Florida at near hurricane strength."

Source: Reuters [12], 05/29/2012

"Markets, Regulations Mean Mixed Bag for Mine Employment" [13]

"Job growth in the nation's coal fields has taken a hit amid tough market conditions for U.S. coal and competition from natural gas, according to a review of federal employment statistics."

Source: Greenwire [14], 05/28/2012

"BLM Nearing Approval of Calif. Project That Would Be World's Largest" [15]

"The Bureau of Land Management is advancing what could become the world's largest solar power project in a region of the Southern California desert where environmental groups and American Indian tribes have filed multiple federal lawsuits to stop already approved, large-scale renewables projects."

Source: Greenwire [16], 05/28/2012

"The Real Scoop on Beach Sand Bacteria" [17]

Fecal contamination of coastal waters causes many cases of gastrointestinal and respiratory illness. While environmental agencies do monitor water contamination, they do not look at beach sand, which can also harbor disease-causing germs.

Source: Cape Cod Times [18], 05/28/2012

Brazil's Roussef Vetoes Key Parts of Land Law [19]

"Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed divisive elements of a new law that relaxes the forest cover farmers must preserve on their land, taking a stand against the agricultural lobby that pushed a more lenient version through Congress."

Source: Reuters [20], 05/28/2012

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