"Ohio River Tops Nation for Industrial Pollution"
"The Ohio River once again leads the nation for industrial pollution."
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 03/16/2015
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"West Virginia Rolls Back Tough Rules on Above-Ground Storage Tanks"
"West Virginia lawmakers approved a measure on Saturday to roll back strict water-protection rules enacted last year after a chemical spill contaminated drinking water for 300,000 people in West Virginia’s capital."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 03/16/2015
"Rail Industry Pushes White House To Ease Oil Train Safety Rules"
"The U.S. rail industry is pushing the White House to drop a requirement that oil trains adopt an advanced braking system, a cornerstone of a national safety plan that will soon govern shipments of crude across the country."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2015
"Relief Teams Report Devastation, Death After Vanuatu Cyclone"
"Reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu on Monday painted a picture of utter destruction after a monster cyclone tore through the South Pacific island nation, flattening buildings and killing at least eight people."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2015
"Boxer Introduces Her Own Chemical Reform Legislation"
"Displeased with legislation introduced earlier this week, Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have drafted their own bill to reform the nation’s chemical laws."
Source: The Hill, 03/13/2015
"'Miracle’ Expansion of California Coastal Sanctuaries"
"After more than a decade of effort by California lawmakers, the Obama administration gave final approval Thursday to a giant expansion of two marine sanctuaries off the coast north of San Francisco that will protect one of the planet’s most prolific ocean ecosystems."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/13/2015
"NOAA: Few Investigators Remain for Crackdown on Seafood Fraud"
"On a recent afternoon, Gregg Houghaboom pointed to a photo of a fish fillet and asked a room full of ocean experts to identify it. They couldn't. Absent a head, tail and scales, it looked like a hunk of grouper -- but it was actually Lake Victoria perch."
Source: Greenwire, 03/13/2015
"U.S. Efforts on Grouse Not Enough To Avoid Esa Listing -- Scientists"
"Leading experts on the greater sage grouse warned the Obama administration today that it must take stronger, more scientifically sound steps to protect the imperiled bird and avoid the need to place it on the endangered species list."
Source: Greenwire, 03/13/2015
"W.Va. Governor Signs Bill Touted By State’s Coal Industry"
"CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a bill lauded by the struggling coal industry and called dangerous by the miners’ union."
Source: AP, 03/13/2015
As Gov. Scott Denies "Climate" Ban, Order Reported at Other Agencies
Since Florida Gov. Rick Scott's flat denial that his administration has banned state employees from using the terms "climate change" and "global warming," employees from other agencies have come forward to confirm the "unofficial" policy not to use the terms.
Source: Florida Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 03/13/2015
