"Mississippi River Basin Gets A Grade Of D+"
"The Mississippi River basin has gotten a report card from a group that monitors watershed health and economic impact — and the grade is D+."
Source: NPR, 10/15/2015
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From March to a Movement: Climate Events Stretch From Sea to Rising Sea
"Activists across the U.S. will push for quick and aggressive climate action Wednesday by staging protests, collecting signatures, organizing panels and even floating 30 miles down the Missouri River from Columbia to Jefferson City, Mo."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/15/2015
"Intel Agency Study Warns of Food Shortages"
"The risk of food scarcity among countries important to the United States is likely to rise over the next decade, putting some places at risk of social and political unrest, according to a study from U.S. intelligence agencies."
Source: The Hill, 10/15/2015
Are There Limits to FOIA Access to Research E-Mails?
A war has broken out over academic emails — a war seemingly between academic freedom and the public's right to know. The smoking emails have prompted scandals galore, and produced stories. The issue got an airing in a plenary session October 9, 2015, at SEJ's Annual Conference. The WatchDog has details.
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"Environmental Groups Challenge State Settlement With Duke Energy"
"RALEIGH, N.C. -- Conservation groups have asked judges in Wake and Mecklenburg counties to reject a $7 million agreement between [North Carolina] and Duke Energy to settle years of groundwater contamination violations."
Source: Charlotte Observer, 10/14/2015
"Oil Company Challenges Oklahoma’s Policy To Reduce Earthquakes"
"An Oklahoma oil company is challenging the state’s limits on drilling wastewater injections that came in response to a sharp increase in earthquakes."
Source: The Hill, 10/14/2015
"Rising Numbers of Americans Believe Climate Science, Poll Shows"
"Level of belief has increased seven percentage points in the past six months as climate change brings weather events closer to home".
Source: Guardian, 10/14/2015
Coal Exports: Oakland Piles More Pollution on a Polluted Community
"For Margaret Gordon, West Oakland is home. So when she learned that a new shipping terminal would be bringing coal right through the heart of it, Gordon was angry. They’d been promised this wouldn’t happen. She joined the hundreds of residents who showed up at City Council to voice their concerns."
Source: Grist, 10/14/2015
"The Rapid and Startling Decline Of World’s Vast Boreal Forests"
"Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the fate of the huge boreal forest that spans from Scandinavia to northern Canada. Unprecedented warming in the region is jeopardizing the future of a critical ecosystem that makes up nearly a third of the earth’s forest cover."
Source: YaleE360, 10/14/2015
