"Native Bees And Alfalfa Farmers — A Seedy Love Story"
"Walla Walla County in Washington state might just be the only place on Earth where you have to brake for bees."
Source: NPR, 07/10/2018
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"Phoenix Tries To Reverse Its 'Silent Storm' Of Heat Deaths"
"There is a moment as heatstroke sets in when the body, no longer able to cool itself, stops sweating. Joey Azuela remembers it well."
Source: NPR, 07/10/2018
"$100 Million Settlement Paves Way For Superfund Cleanup"
"PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A $100-million settlement reached with two subsidiaries of Stanley Black & Decker Inc. — Emhart Industries Inc. and Black & Decker Inc. — will speed the cleanup of dioxin-contaminated sediment and soil at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence and Johnston, authorities said Monday."
Source: Providence Journal, 07/10/2018
"How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat"
"A family of chemicals — known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases — has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed."
Source: ProPublica, 07/10/2018
"How a Natural Gas Group Pushed For New Energy Curriculum In Texas"
"Concerned that environmental groups were winning the hearts and minds of Texas schoolchildren — filling their heads with statements of the ills of fossil fuels — a politically connected Texas natural gas industry advocacy group devised a plan to fight back."
Source: Austin American-Statesman, 07/10/2018
"Rescuers Search For Survivors After Japan Floods Kill At Least 126"
"Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides that killed up to 130 people, with dozens missing."
Source: Reuters, 07/10/2018
"Starbucks to Stop Using Disposable Plastic Straws by 2020"
"Starbucks will stop using disposable plastic straws by 2020, eliminating more than one billion straws a year, the retailer announced on Monday."
Source: NY Times, 07/10/2018
Florida: Summertime Slime Fueled By Climate Change As Well As Pollution
"Blue-green algae covers 90 percent of Lake Okeechobee. It’s now grown thick in the canals connecting the lake to the St. Lucie River on the east coast, as well as in the Caloosahatchee River near Fort Myers on the west coast."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 07/10/2018
2 EPA Nominees Start Working At Agency Before Senate Confirmation Votes
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has hired two officials nominated for senior positions to work at the agency before the Senate has had a chance to vote on them."
Source: The Hill, 07/10/2018
"Brett Kavanaugh Will Mean Challenging Times For Environmental Laws"
"“I call him Lord Voldemort,” conservation lawyer Bill Snape said about Kavanaugh. "
Source: BuzzFeed News, 07/10/2018
