"Honey as a Pollution Detector? It’s a Sweet Idea"
"Beehives and their contents are a sensitive detector of lead emissions, a study of Canadian urban apiaries showed."
Source: NY Times, 03/19/2019
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Record Snowfall, Bomb Cyclone Are Forces Behind Nebraska Floods
"An eerie, thick fog settled over Nebraska and Iowa on Tuesday."
Source: Omaha World-Herald, 03/19/2019
Dem Lawmakers Call for Interior Ethics Probe
"A pair of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Interior Department watchdog to look into ethical concerns involving a number of key agency officials."
Source: The Hill, 03/19/2019
Texas Chem Plant Fire Still Burns; Air Quality a Concern
"An intense fire churned through massive chemical storage tanks Monday at a facility east of Houston, continuously pumping plumes of black smoke that drifted across the region as firefighters fought to contain the blaze for a second straight day."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/19/2019
"How Trump's New Rule-Slashing Judge Could Sway Green Issues"
"President Trump's deregulatory boss is now seated on one of the most powerful courts in the nation, where she'll have lifetime tenure to influence environmental policy and other issues."
Source: Greenwire, 03/19/2019
"Courts: D.C. Girds For Exxon Climate Battle"
"The District of Columbia's top lawyer is preparing for a potential courtroom fight against one of the biggest oil companies in the world."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/19/2019
Storms May Boost Colorado River Reservoirs; Drought Deal Still in Play
"Winter storms have covered the Rocky Mountains with snow from Wyoming to northern New Mexico, leaving a bounty of runoff that should boost the levels of the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs this spring and summer."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/19/2019
Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water
"Facing billions of dollars in cleanup costs, the Pentagon is pushing the Trump administration to adopt a weaker standard for groundwater pollution caused by chemicals that have commonly been used at military bases and that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans."
Source: NY Times, 03/19/2019
Fears For 500,000 People As Cyclone Destroys 90% Of Mozambique City
"Fears are growing for more than 500,000 people in the Mozambique city of Beira, after aid agency officials warned that 90% of the area had been 'destroyed' by Cyclone Idai."
Source: CNN, 03/19/2019
"'Frankenfish' Is Coming, But Opponents Vow To Fight On"
"If all goes as planned, a Massachusetts biotechnology company will soon begin importing salmon eggs from a Canadian hatchery to its plant in Indiana, where they'll grow into the first genetically modified salmon ever produced in the United States."
Source: Greenwire, 03/18/2019
