US Science Agency Says 2015 Is 97% Likely To Be Hottest Year on Record
"The world has experienced record-breaking warmth every month so far this year, and NOAA scientists say global warming and El Niño are the cause".
Source: Guardian, 09/21/2015
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"New Pipeline Safety Rule Pending After Increase in Accidents"
"A long-delayed rule to strengthen safety requirements for pipelines that move oil and other hazardous liquids will be unveiled this month following a recent surge in accidents, the U.S. government's pipeline safety administrator said Friday."
Source: AP, 09/21/2015
"Family Pond Boils at Center of a ‘Regulatory War’ in Wyoming"
"FORT BRIDGER, Wyo. — The sun was sinking and the brook trout were biting, so Andy Johnson and his daughter Aspen, 6, stepped onto their sun-bleached pier, hooked some mealworms and cast their lines into the most infamous pond in the West."
Source: NY Times, 09/21/2015
How a Rich Water District Beat the Federal Government in a Secret Deal
"Clout can be defined in many ways. In California's parched Central Valley farmlands, it's the ability to secure water."
Source: LA Times, 09/21/2015
"At Least 1,400 Homes Destroyed In California Wildfires"
"California fire officials say at least 1,400 homes have been destroyed by two Northern California wildfires."
Source: AP, 09/21/2015
"Volkswagen Software Cheated Emissions Test: EPA"
"The Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board claim VW deliberately programmed almost 500,000 diesel cars to emit fewer pollutants under test conditions than during actual use."
Source: InformationWeek, 09/21/2015
SEJournal Summer/Fall 2015, Vol. 25 No. 2/3
In this issue: SEJ prez Jeff Burnside's take on SEJ's 25th annual conference; SEJ's founders on our impact on environmental journalism; a controversial newspaper campaign takes on climate ‘fatalism'; the art of the pitch; turning a scientist’s struggle into a lyrical, multimedia tale; how interview class helps make science clearer; an iconic author and former farmer, plants seeds for a ‘more attractive’ world; book reviews on India’s natural world in crisis, the fracking boom and discoveries in the ancient Southwest.
Letterman To Appear in Climate Change Series in First New TV Gig
"David Letterman has lined up his first television gig since retiring from 'Late Show' in May. The comedian will appear as a correspondent in the second season of the climate change documentary series, 'Years of Living Dangerously,' which will premiere on National Geographic in October 2016, just ahead of the presidential election."
Source: LA Times, 09/18/2015
"Study: Non-Whites More Exposed To Environmental Hazards"
"According to a new study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, African Americans and Hispanics are more exposed to health risks like air pollution, toxic waste and a lack of green space."
Source: UPI, 09/18/2015
