"Court: EPA Cannot Regulate Lead Bullets"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot regulate lead ammunition used by hunters, a federal appeals court said Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/24/2014
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"Court Rejects EPA's Deadline Extension for Ozone Compliance"
"A federal appeals court today threw out U.S. EPA's decision to extend a compliance deadline for its ozone air standard, as well as the agency's revoking a stringency requirement for transportation projects."
Source: Greenwire, 12/24/2014
"Tornadoes Rip Across Southeast, Leave 4 Dead"
"A series of severe storms - including tornadoes - touched down in three southern states Tuesday, killing four people, damaging homes and businesses, flipping cars, knocking down trees, and downing power lines."
Source: USA TODAY, 12/24/2014
"Beavers Could Help California Fight Effects of Drought"
"LOS GATOS, Calif. — Three punishing years of drought have parched California streams, rivers and wetlands. One animal has the potential to restore these dry landscapes."
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/23/2014
Allies Unite To Prevent New Uranium Mines Until Old Ones Are Cleaned Up
"MILAN, N.M. - Jonnie and Milton Head's granddaughter won't bring her children to visit them at their home here in the Bluewater Valley. 'There's five times the EPA recommended daily dosage of airborne radiation,' Jonnie explains."
Source: Native Sun News, 12/23/2014
Sen. Boxer Calls US Chemical Facility Safety "Outrageous"
"As [a Dec. 11] Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing made abundantly clear, communities throughout the United States are at ongoing risk from potentially disastrous incidents involving hazardous chemicals."
Source: Pump Handle, 12/23/2014
"10 Years On, Tsunami Warning Stumbles at the 'Last Mile'"
"In April 2012, Indonesia's Banda Aceh, the city worst hit by the tsunami that killed at least 226,000 people on Boxing Day ten years ago, received a terrifying reminder of how unprepared it was for the next disaster. As an 8.6-magnitude quake struck at sea, thousands of residents shunned purpose-built shelters and fled by car and motorcycle, clogging streets with traffic. A network of powerful warning sirens stayed silent."
Source: Reuters, 12/23/2014
"Court Upholds Cutback in California Water Drawdown To Protect Fish"
"Federal officials acted properly when they curtailed water extraction from California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to protect fish and orca species at the expense of farmers and other water users in central California, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 12/23/2014
"Fracking Fumes: Where There's a Well, All is Not Well"
"After analyzing 24 scientific studies, the Natural Resources Defense Council finds plenty to worry about, from birth defects to deadly effects."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/23/2014
"Groups Urge Administration To Steer Clear of Gas Exports Bill"
"Some 114 groups are pressing Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to reject proposals to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports."
Source: The Hill, 12/23/2014
