UK: "Government Ordered To Publish Redacted Fracking Report in Full"
"Heavily redacted report on the impact of fracking in the UK should be released in full, information commissioner tells environment department ".
Source: Guardian, 06/19/2015
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"A Little Fish with Big Impact In Trouble on U.S. West Coast"
"Scientists are concerned that officials waited too long to order a ban on U.S. Pacific sardine fishing that goes into effect July 1. The dire state of the sardine population is a cautionary tale about overharvesting these and other forage fish that are a critical part of the marine food web."
Source: YaleE360, 06/19/2015
"How Healthcare for Wild Animals Could Stop the Next Pandemic"
"As diseases such as Ebola and MERS jump from creatures to humans, we need to keep a closer eye on wildlife illnesses."
Source: National Geographic, 06/19/2015
"O’Malley Pushes Aggressive Climate Change Platform"
Democrat presidential candidates (most recently Martin O'Malley) have been lining up with Pope Francis and calling for action on climate. GOP candidates (most recently Jeb Bush) have mostly opposed climate action, often saying religion should have no rule in public policy.
Source: The Hill, 06/19/2015
"Florida Seeks To Put State Parks To Commercial Use"
"Florida is moving toward expanding cattle grazing, hunting and other commercial activities in state parks to help make them self-sufficient, an idea raising alarms among conservationists."
Source: Reuters, 06/19/2015
"West Coast Shellfish Hit By Giant Toxic Algae Bloom"
"The West Coast is experiencing the largest bloom of toxic algae in more than a decade, prompting wide-ranging closures of commercial crab and shellfish harvesting."
Source: EarthFix/KUOW, 06/19/2015
"Obama's Pacific Trade Pact Revived in U.S. House, Heads To Senate"
"The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday reversed course, approving "fast-track" legislation central to President Barack Obama's trade deal with Pacific Rim nations and sending it back to the Senate."
Source: Reuters, 06/19/2015
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"How Serious Is North Korea's Drought Warning?"
"North Korea says it is facing its worst drought in a century, with its main rice-growing provinces badly affected. What effect will this have on an already impoverished population?"
Source: BBC News, 06/18/2015
Obama Admin To Release Mandatory Carbon Cuts for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
"Four years ago, in August 2011, U.S. EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the first federal program to cut carbon emissions from the nation's biggest vehicles by raising the fuel standards those heavy-duty fleets must meet."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/18/2015
