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Interior Recommends Removal of Dams on Klamath River To Aid Salmon [1]

"The government on Thursday recommended the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California to aid native salmon runs and help resolve a decades-long struggle over allocation of scarce water resources."

Water & Oceans [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Agriculture [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [6]
California [7]
Source: Reuters [8], 04/05/2013
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"Scientists: China Bird Virus Likely Silent Threat" [9]

"Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of the bird flu strain that recently killed two men in China said Wednesday that the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able to spread silently among poultry without notice."

Agriculture [4]
Environmental Health [10]
Health [11]
Public [5]
International [12]
Source: AP [13], 04/03/2013
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"Tea Party Patriots Criticize 'Monsanto Protection Act'" [14]

"The so-called 'Monsanto Protection Act,' a controversial provision protecting the biotech giant from litigation, has found an unusual critic in the tea party."

Activism [15]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Huffington Post [20], 04/03/2013
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Drought Season Off to Bad Start; Scientists Predict Another Bleak Year [21]

"Current climate-induced drought is slipping into a trend that scientists say resembles some of the worst droughts in U.S. history, like the Dust Bowl."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: InsideClimate News [24], 04/02/2013
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"Sierra Snowpack Falls Short" [25]

"Snow-surveying crews across the Sierra are seeing bad news up close this week. California has about half a snowpack."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [5]
California [7]
Source: Fresno Bee [27], 03/28/2013
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"Study: Two-Thirds of Pesticides Got Flawed EPA Approval" [28]

"Many pesticides used in consumer products and agriculture received federal approval through a loophole that doesn't require thorough testing, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental group."

Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [29]
Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: USA TODAY [31], 03/28/2013
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"The Arms Race to Grow World's Hottest Pepper Goes Nuclear" [32]

For a while, the Naga Viper was the hottest pepper in the world. Today, breeding peppers for hotness is an area of military research.

Agriculture [4]
Public [5]
International [12]
Source: Wall St. Journal [33], 03/27/2013
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Food Safety Testing Requirement Axed In White House Review [34]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in January proposed a food safety rule that lacked a requirement for food makers to actually test for germs. The requirement had been removed by a shadowy White House office known as OIRA -- where industry can lobby in secret to overturn science-based rules such as this one, meant to prevent one million illnesses per year.

Agriculture [4]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Food [35]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Huffington Post [37], 03/27/2013
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"Are Agriculture's Most Popular Insecticides Killing Our Bees?" [38]

"Environmentalists and beekeepers are calling on the government to ban some of the country's most widely used insect-killing chemicals."

Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [29]
Wildlife [39]
Public [5]
International [12]
Source: NPR [40], 03/26/2013
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"Big Agriculture Flexes Its Muscle" [41]

"Congress holds the purse strings, but who holds Congress these days when it comes to farm policy: the meatpackers and Monsanto?"

Agriculture [4]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [42]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Politico [43], 03/26/2013
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