"Study Links Flame Retardants In The Columbia To Household Laundry"
"A study published Wednesday reveals household laundry water is washing chemical flame retardant pollution into the Northwest’s biggest waterway."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 09/18/2014
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Greens See Judge's Rejection of Colo. Lease as Turning Point on Climate
"Environmentalists who have tried with little success to stop the Obama administration from leasing billions of tons of coal for mining are hailing a U.S. district court ruling in Colorado last week as a game changer. At issue in Judge R. Brooke Jackson's decision that scrapped federal approval of coal-lease expansion was the impact of coal mining and burning on global warming."
Source: Greenwire, 09/18/2014
"Altered to Withstand Herbicide, Corn and Soybeans Gain Approval"
"The Agriculture Department has approved the commercial planting of corn and soybeans genetically engineered to survive being sprayed by the herbicide known as 2,4-D, according to documents it posted on a federal regulatory website on Wednesday."
Source: NY Times, 09/18/2014
"U.S. Meat Inspection System in Disarray, Watchdogs Say"
"Government inspectors all over the country are supposed to ensure the meat we eat is safe. But according to a growing chorus of current and former inspectors - and a number of watchdog groups - the U-S meat inspection system isn’t doing its job."
Source: Harvest Public Media, 09/17/2014
"Coal Power Shows Zero Growth in 2014, Report Shows"
"Natural gas and solar are the winners so far in 2014 in the race to move electric power generation away from coal, a new U.S. Energy Information Administration report shows. As utilities across the U.S. have added new electric power generating capacity, most of that added capacity has come from natural gas and solar. No new coal power-generating capacity has been added yet in 2014, though two small plants are expected to open this year in North Dakota and Mississippi."
Source: Climate Central, 09/17/2014
"Leonardo DiCaprio Named U.N. Messenger of Peace for Climate"
"Hollywood actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has been named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, a post he will use to raise awareness about climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2014
"Natural Disasters Displaced More People Than War in 2013, Study Finds"
"Norwegian Refugee Council finds ‘mega disasters’ such as typhoons and hurricanes drove 22 million people from homes"
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2014
"Senate Confirms Nuclear Regulatory Nominees"
"The Senate confirmed two of President Obama’s nominees to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 09/17/2014
"Obama Delays Key Power Plant Rule of Signature Climate Change Plan"
"A week before major UN talks on climate change, EPA extends comment period for rule to cut carbon pollution from plants."
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2014
Flooding From Storm Surge Would Threaten D.C. Infrastructure: Report
"By the end of this century, as sea levels rise, as much as $7 billion worth of property in the District will routinely be threatened by storm-driven floodwaters, according to a new analysis, including 1,000 homes, three military bases and a broad swath of the Mall."
Source: Wash Post, 09/17/2014
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