"3 Presidential Candidates Say 'No' To Fossil Fuel Funding"
"Three of the candidates in the 2016 presidential race have pledged to shun campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/14/2015
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"Pipeline Safety in the Congressional Spotlight"
"Lawmakers are set to grill the nation's top pipeline regulator on Tuesday, as a Houston company works to clean up oil spills in California and Illinois that have highlighted safety concerns."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 07/14/2015
"Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached After Long Negotiations"
"VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States have agreed to a historic accord to significantly limit Tehran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions against Iran, a senior Western diplomat involved in the negotiations said on Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 07/14/2015
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"Flaw Found in French Nuclear Reactor"
"A weakness has been discovered in a French nuclear reactor of the type set to be built at Hinkley in the UK."
Source: BBC News, 07/13/2015
We Don’t Trust Drinking Fountains Anymore; That’s Bad for Our Health
"One sultry day in 2012 , a handful of New Yorkers laid out a rich red carpet in Union Square Park. As a jazz band grooved in the background, vested and begloved hosts led guests to the star attraction: a drinking fountain. The event, called “Respect the Fountain,” was staged by a group with an unlikely mission — to make water fountains cool again."
Source: Wash Post, 07/13/2015
"Tropical Storm Strengthening Off Mexico's Pacific Coast"
"Forecasters say Tropical Storm Dolores is strengthening out in the Pacific off Mexico's southwest coast and could become a hurricane on Monday."
Source: AP, 07/13/2015
"Activists: Canada Mine Approvals Threaten Alaska Fishing Communities"
"Almost one year after an unprecedented spill from a mine tailings pond in Canada’s largely pristine province of British Columbia, its government has given the green light for the mine to reopen — worrying environmentalists who say a number of other northern B.C. copper and gold mines are in various phases of approval, and could threaten downstream fishing communities in southeastern Alaska."
Source: Aljazeera America, 07/13/2015
"Most of State’s Fracking Waste Left in Unlined Pits, Study Finds"
"More than half of the wastewater from fracked oil wells in California is disposed of in open, unlined pits and could contaminate groundwater, according to a state-mandated study of hydraulic fracturing issued Thursday."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 07/13/2015
"OSHA Labels DuPont ‘Severe’ Safety Violator"
"Federal officials this week labeled DuPont Co. a “severe violator” of worker safety rules, after uncovering more safety problems in an investigation launched following a massive toxic gas leak that killed four workers at the company’s La Porte, Texas, plant last November."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 07/13/2015
