Relief for a Parched Colorado River Delta
"CUCAPÁ EL MAYOR, Mexico — Germán Muñoz looked out at the river before him and talked about the days when dolphins swam here, 60 miles from the sea."
Source: NY Times, 04/16/2013
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"Orange County Is Growing Green Jobs"
"In the sleek Irvine office building of FirstCarbon Solutions, engineers, biologists, and mapping software specialists work in green jobs. They calculate the impact of housing tracts, design wetlands, and measure air pollution as part of the fast-growing environmental consulting industry."
Source: Orange County Register, 03/04/2013
"Arizona Mining Project Wins Crucial Permit"
"A Canadian mining company has come one step closer to building a mile-wide, half-mile-deep open-pit copper mine on public land 30 miles south of Tucson. On Thursday, Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality granted Rosemont Copper, a subsidiary of Augusta Resource of Vancouver, a crucial air quality permit, saying emissions from the proposed mine would not violate federal standards for carbon monoxide, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide, or fine and large particles."
Source: Green/NYT, 02/05/2013
"Storm Panel Recommends Major Changes in New York"
"A new commission formed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, charged with figuring out how New York should adapt in the long term to cope with worsening storms amid climate change and population growth, has recommended an extensive menu of programs: it includes turning some of the state’s industrial shoreline back into oyster beds, hardening the electric and natural gas systems, and improving the scope and availability of insurance coverage, according to a draft version obtained by The New York Times."
Source: NY Times, 01/07/2013
"Raese Built Golf Course Without Required Permits, Regulators Say"
"MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Republican Senate candidate John Raese filled in wetlands and damaged more than 2 miles of streams when he rerouted them to create waterfalls on a private, 18-hole West Virginia golf course that federal regulators say he built without the required permits."
Source: AP, 10/10/2012
Corps OKs $2.9 Billion MR-GO Restoration Plan, With 35% State Share
"The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday approved a $2.9 billion plan to restore wetlands destroyed by construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. But the corps continues to demand that
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/04/2012
"NY Records Show History of Oil, Gas Well Problems"
"ALBANY, N.Y. -- State regulators claim a strong record of oil and gas drilling oversight, but their own reports reveal thousands of unplugged abandoned wells and other industrial problems that could pose a threat to groundwater, wetlands, air quality and public safety."
Source: AP, 09/27/2012
"Rising Sea Level Puts the Shore in 'Hot Zone'"
"Inch by inch along parts of the Atlantic Coast, global climate change is running in what scientists warn is geology’s version of fast-forward — swamping and eroding beaches, wetlands and farm fields."
Source: Asbury Park Press, 08/20/2012
Proposed Nev. Pipeline Raises Enviros' Fears new 'Dust Bowl'
"Environmentalists are warning that a plan to pipe billions of gallons of water a year from rural central Nevada nearly 300 miles to the Las Vegas metropolitan area will dry up wetlands and springs, damaging thousands of acres of wildlife habitat and potentially creating a 'dust bowl' scenario."
Source: Greenwire, 08/07/2012
Farmers Urge Obama Admin To Suspend Ethanol Quota Amid Drought
"EPA's requirements for corn ethanol will drive food prices even higher after an already distressed harvest, growers warn."
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2012
