"Louisiana’s Moon Shot"
"The state hopes to save its rapidly disappearing coastline with a 50-year, $50 billion plan based on science that’s never been tested and money it doesn’t have. What could go wrong?"
Source: The Lens/ProPublica, 12/09/2014
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"Senate Passes FOIA Bill"
"One of the last acts of retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) was holding up a broadly supported bill to reform the Freedom of Information Act, warning Friday that it could harm consumer protections."
Source: Politico, 12/09/2014
"Oil Falls to 5-Year Low, and Companies Start to Retrench"
"HOUSTON — The price of crude oil continued to collapse on Monday, plunging to a five-year low, as oil giants began to scale back their drilling ambitions and pare the ranks of their workers."
Source: NY Times, 12/09/2014
"Duke of Cambridge Begins Us Tour By Attacking Illegal Wildlife Trade"
"Prince William will begin his US tour by branding the illegal wildlife trade as one of the most “insidious forms of corruption” in the world. The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge arrived in New York last night for a three-day visit that has generated much excitement among New Yorkers."
Source: Press Association, 12/08/2014
"The Spill at Dan River"
"Every year coal-burning power plants generate not only electricity, but a staggering amount of leftover coal ash that contains heavy metals unhealthy to humans. Yet due in part to intense industry lobbying, there are no federal regulations on its disposal. It's left to the states to oversee some of the most powerful utility companies in the country."
Source: 60 Minutes, 12/08/2014
"Pacific Salmon Gets New Protection from Pesticides"
"Here’s some good news for wild salmon lovers: Right before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new restrictions on pesticide use in California. The first-of-its-kind move is aimed at protecting salmon and steelhead trout native to the state’s rivers and it sets the stage for protections that could benefit salmon along the Pacific coast."
Source: Civil Eats, 12/08/2014
Maryland Attorney General Eyes Lawsuit Over Well Contamination by MTBE
"Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, encouraged by whopping awards and settlements in other states, could join what one analyst calls a 'nationwide cascade' of litigation against the oil industry for its use years ago of a gasoline additive that has contaminated groundwater across the state."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 12/08/2014
"Beetles Ravaging Tucson's Big Pines"
"The Aleppo pine tree in Randy Smith’s north-side backyard was 82 feet tall and maybe 60 years old. One of many such trees in his neighborhood, its canopy spread across the yard and offered shade and sanctuary."
Source: Arizona Daily Star, 12/08/2014
"Chefs Push Lawmakers on Labeling Genetically Modified Food"
"Some of the best-known chefs in the country are leaving the kitchen this week and heading to Capitol Hill to press for mandatory labels on genetically modified food."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 12/08/2014
U.S. Won't Upgrade Protections for Grizzly Bears in Idaho, Montana
"Federal wildlife managers on Friday declined to upgrade protections for a population of grizzly bears in the remote reaches of Idaho and northwest Montana that numbers fewer than 50, and which conservationists say are going extinct."
Source: Reuters, 12/08/2014
