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"US Shutdown Threatens Hopes for Antarctic Reserve"

"WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The U.S. government shutdown is threatening a long-awaited deal to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in Antarctica. Americans are among the most enthusiastic proponents, but they might not make it to the negotiating table.

The U.S., New Zealand and other countries have sought a sanctuary in the pristine waters of the Ross Sea for the past decade, and there are hopes that previous objectors Russia and Ukraine will agree to a new, smaller proposal when the nations that regulate Antarctic fishing meet next week in Hobart, Australia.

Source: AP, 10/16/2013

"CU Study Ties Drought To Spruce Beetles"

"Drought in the high northern Colorado mountains, tied to long-term changes in ocean-surface temperatures in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, has been linked to a massive spruce beetle outbreak, according to researchers at the University of Colorado."

Source: Boulder Daily Camera, 10/16/2013

World Coal Consumption To Surpass Oil By 2020 on China, India Demand

"DAEGU, South Korea -- Coal will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global economy by 2020 despite government efforts to reduce carbon emissions, energy consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie said on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 10/16/2013

"Nuclear Power Plants: Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants"

"Nuclear power plants: Some regions have many more safety violations than others, suggesting inconsistent enforcement of nuclear power plant regulations, according to a GAO study."

Source: AP, 10/16/2013

"U.S. Science Reporters Becoming an Endangered Species"

"The news for environmental journalism in the United States is grim and getting grimmer."

"CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee -- The news for environmental journalism in the United States is grim and getting grimmer."

Source: IPS, 10/16/2013

"Warnings as Salmonella Strains Resist Antibiotics"

"Washington -- A virulent outbreak of salmonella poisoning traced to three Foster Farms chicken plants in the Central Valley has peculiar features that food safety experts said should alarm regulators and consumers alike -- in particular, the number of people who are coming down with a form of the disease that is resistant to antibiotics."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/16/2013

"The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Obama's Climate Agenda"

"By agreeing to hear a narrowly focused challenge to one portion of the Obama administration's global-warming regulatory agenda, the Supreme Court on Tuesday cast uncertainty on the scope and timing of President Obama's ambitious efforts to fight climate change—an issue on which, like his signature health care law, he hopes to build his legacy."

Source: National Journal, 10/16/2013

"Banning Lead Ammunition Could Give Condors a Chance"

"California's namesake condors nearly went extinct in the 1980s, and only intensive management and captive breeding efforts brought the birds back from the brink. Lead from ammunition remains a major threat to condor recovery, and a new California ban on the toxic ammunition for hunting could help protect the iconic birds, as well as other bird and mammal species."

Source: NatGeo, 10/15/2013

"UN Questions Japan Estimates of Fukushima Worker Radiation Doses"

"Japanese authorities may have underestimated by 20 percent the radiation doses workers got in the initial phase of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, a Japanese newspaper reported on Saturday, citing a U.N. panel."

Source: Aljazeera, 10/15/2013

"Flaws in EDF's Methane Study Draw Criticism from Scientists"

Major news outlets lionized a study of methane drilling leaks -- hailed by industry as showing minimal climate impacts -- that scientists now say was riddled with flaws.

Source: DeSmogBlog, 10/15/2013

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