"Warm Springs Linked to Dwindling Snow in Rockies"
"Snow cover across the entire Rocky Mountain range has been shrinking due to warmer spring temperatures over the past 30 years, a new study finds."
Source: LiveScience, 05/16/2013
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"U.S. Advisory on Mercury in Fish Tied Up at Health Department"
"Updated federal advice on mercury levels in fish appears to have stalled within the U.S. department of health, frustrating scientists and advocacy groups who argue that exposure to mercury may be dangerous at lower levels than previously thought."
Source: Reuters, 05/16/2013
"California Frogs Once Used for Pregnancy Tests Carry Deadly Fungus"
"Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found."
Source: LA Times, 05/16/2013
World’s Fish Have Been Moving To Cooler Waters for Decades: Study
"Fish and other sea life have been moving toward Earth’s poles in search of cooler waters, part of a worldwide, decades-long migration documented for the first time by a study released Wednesday."
Source: Wash Post, 05/16/2013
"EPA: Retirements, Confirmation Fights Create High-Level Vacancies"
"If U.S. EPA air chief Gina McCarthy is eventually confirmed as agency administrator, the Office of Air and Radiation will join four other agency offices that have no permanent, Senate-confirmed leaders."
Source: Greenwire, 05/16/2013
"Japan Takes 1st Step To a Permanent Reactor Shutdown After Fukushima"
"Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushima crisis."
Source: Reuters, 05/16/2013
"Indian Ocean Cyclone Threatens Over Eight Million People"
"DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A cyclone blowing across the Indian Ocean is expected to hit Bangladesh on Thursay, threatening the lives of 8.2 million people in northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma). The highest storm surge and rainfall predictions are for Bangladesh’s coastal cities of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar."
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Source: ENS, 05/16/2013
Scientists Are United on Global Warming, Contrary to Public View
"Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made but a wide public belief that experts are divided is making it harder to gain support for policies to curb climate change, an international study showed on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/16/2013
"First Responders Sue in Paulsboro Derailment"
"Twenty-four plaintiffs, including a dozen police officers who rushed to the scene of a November train derailment in Paulsboro, sued on Monday, alleging that the rail company's negligence caused the derailment, and that it downplayed the dangers of a chemical spill and failed to protect responders."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/15/2013
"Agriculture: Senate Panel Sends Farm Bill To the Floor in 15-5 Vote"
"After three hours of debate, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee today voted 15-5 to send its 1,100-page, five-year farm bill to the full Senate floor."
Source: E&E News PM, 05/15/2013
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