"U.S. Senate Passes GMO Labeling Bill"
"The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients (GMOs)."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/08/2016
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"NPS@100: National Parks: Instagram Nirvana Or Digital Detox?"
"GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- In 1891, a search party found the body of Robert Hamilton floating in the Snake River and lit a fire atop Signal Mountain to alert others in Jackson Hole. Today, the mountaintop is sending out new signals -- cellphone service -- across the sage- and pine-covered valley."
Source: Greenwire, 07/07/2016
"Bornean Orangutan Declared ‘Critically Endangered’ As Forests Shrink"
"The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is now critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This change means that both species of orangutan now face an “extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.”"
Source: Mongabay, 07/07/2016
African Officials Appalled As EU Opposes A Total Ban On Ivory Trade
"European commissions’ opposition to a proposed global ban will spell the beginning of a mass extinction of African elephants, warn officials from 29 African states".
Source: Guardian, 07/07/2016
Canada’s Pipeline Watchdog Secretly Talks Safety With Industry
"Canada’s pipeline watchdog has given two of North America’s largest energy companies up to six months to fix what industry insiders have described as a series of 'ticking time bombs.'"
Source: National Observer, 07/07/2016
"Canada Declares Microbeads Toxic"
"Last week [Canada's] federal government moved to list microbeads as a toxic substance under the Environmental Protection Act, thus giving the government power to ban the use of the microplastics (plastics smaller than five millimetres in size) in items such as body washes, cleansers and toothpastes."
Source: Manitoulin Expositor, 07/07/2016
"Modernizing The Grid: A Tugboat 'Trying To Turn A Big Ocean Liner'"
"The U.S. electric power grid is one of the biggest, most costly machines on Earth."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/07/2016
"Agency OK With Race Through Nevada Desert; Critics Cry Foul"
"Conservationists are crying foul over U.S. land managers' initial conclusion that there are no environmental concerns with an off-road race that will cross 650 miles of Nevada desert and cut through a new national monument."
Source: AP, 07/07/2016
TCEQ: Contested Coal Mine Can Release Wastewater Into Drinking Supply
"The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved expanding a wastewater permit for a South Texas coal mine over vocal opposition from locals Wednesday."
Source: Texas Observer, 07/07/2016
"The Alabama Landfill That Brought Noise, Health Woes, and a Lawsuit"
"The mostly working-class, black neighborhood of Uniontown, Ala., claimed a coal ash landfill was ruining their community. They got sued for it."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/07/2016
