"Syria's Civil War Linked Partly To Drought, Global Warming"
"The conflict that has torn Syria apart can be traced, in part, to a record drought worsened by global warming, a new study says."
Source: AP, 03/03/2015
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"Feds Say Many Central Valley Farmers Will Get No Water Deliveries"
"Hundreds of farmers in the Central Valley were told Friday they can expect zero water deliveries this year from the federal government, the latest fallout from what is likely to be a fourth straight drought year in California."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 03/03/2015
"Appeals Court To Hear Case on EPA Role in Bee Die-Off"
"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last week to hear the first case to challenge U.S. EPA's role in the massive loss of bees in the last decade."
Source: Greenwire, 03/03/2015
"Judge Chastises EPA for FOIA Failures"
"A federal judge on Monday chastised the Environmental Protection Agency for its 'mishandling' of Freedom of Information Act requests."
Source: McClatchy, 03/03/2015
CU Professor Says He's Target of Hill 'Witch Hunt' Over Climate Impacts
"A University of Colorado environmental studies professor says he is the target of a congressman's "witch hunt" because he expressed doubt in congressional testimony about whether climate change is making natural disasters worse."
Source: AP, 03/02/2015
As the River Runs Dry: Ongoing Battle Between Urban, Rural Water Users
"BAKER, Nev. – Black sand gurgled like a mud volcano from the bottom of Clay Springs, pushed aside by crystalline water rising to the desert's surface."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/02/2015
"IPCC Future Hinges on Greater Relevance, Amid Tricky Politics"
"The unique intergovernmental panel has forged scientific consensus on climate change by steering clear of hot-button issues. Will new leadership find a way to address the most critical issues for curbing global warming?"
Source: Daily Climate, 03/02/2015
"Keeping the Dust Down in California’s Owens Valley"
"Don’t call Ted Schade a hero — definitely not an environmental one. Even though he’s largely responsible for the cleanup of cancer-causing dust from Southern California’s Owens Lake, something he accomplished by waging a decades-long David vs. Goliath battle against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — Schade will tell you: He is not a hero."
Source: High Country News, 03/02/2015
100s of Pits Full of Oil Wastewater Discovered in Calif.'s Kern County
"Unbeknown to California officials, oil producers in Kern County have been disposing of chemical-laden wastewater in hundreds of unlined trenches in the ground without proper permits, according to an inventory that regional water officials completed this week."
Source: LA Times, 03/02/2015
"Georgia Power Says Price of Nuclear Expansion Going Up"
"Georgia Power filed documents Friday acknowledging more delays and cost increases tied to its massive nuclear expansion of Plant Vogtle south of Augusta."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 03/02/2015
