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"Shenandoah Wildfire Grows To 8,000 Acres, Jumps Across Skyline Drive"
"The massive wildfire tearing through the southern portion of Shenandoah National Park grew substantially Thursday and crossed over to the eastern side of Skyline Drive in several spots, a development that firefighters had been hoping to prevent. And smoke from the fire has drifted as far north as Washington’s southwestern suburbs, prompting concern from residents there."
Source: Wash Post, 04/22/2016
"Top Senate Republican: Zika Funding To Get Floor Vote"
"A bipartisan measure to partially fund President Barack Obama's $1.9 billion request to combat the Zika virus will soon get a vote, a senior Senate Republican said on Thursday."
Source: AP, 04/22/2016
"Death Toll From Huge Explosion At Mexican Chemical Plant Rises To 24"
"The death toll from a huge explosion at a Mexican petrochemical plant that forced the evacuation of surrounding neighborhoods has risen to 24, authorities said."
Source: CNN, 04/22/2016
"Senate Dems Introduce Water Bill In Light Of Flint Crisis"
"A group of Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wendesday to invest in water infrastructure and remove lead from pipes around the country. The bill would pump $7 billion a year into water infrastructure repair work and lead programs through loans, grants and tax credits for states."
Source: The Hill, 04/22/2016
Senate Defeats Effort To Defund Clean Water Rule That Protects Wetlands
"The Senate narrowly defeated a controversial amendment Thursday that would have stripped funding for clean water protections and ensured defeat of a $37.5 billion energy and water spending bill."
Source: USA TODAY, 04/22/2016
"Paris Climate Deal Set To Be Signed By Record Number Of States"
"About 170 countries are expected to sign today in a move the UN hopes will ensure early ratification of the deal".
Source: Guardian, 04/22/2016
"After Fires In West, Mushroom Hunters 'Chase The Burn'"
"Right now, and in the coming weeks, from Northern California to Alaska, commercial and amateur mushroom hunters will be scouring hills that were ravaged by fires last summer and fall. Their prey? Morel mushrooms."
Source: NPR, 04/21/2016
"Vietnam Investigates Mass Fish Deaths"
"Vietnam said on Thursday it was investigating whether pollution is to blame for a spate of mysterious mass fish deaths along the country’s central coast after huge amounts of marine life washed ashore in recent days."
Source: Guardian, 04/21/2016
"Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Blast At Chemical Plant In Mexico"
"A massive explosion rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring dozens more, and pumping a cloud of noxious chemicals into the sky."
Source: Reuters, 04/21/2016
