"New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal"
"When it comes to eating well, should we consider both the health of our bodies and of the planet?"
Source: NPR, 10/07/2015
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"South Korea's Lee To Head U.N. Panel of Climate Scientists"
"South Korea's Hoesung Lee, chosen on Tuesday to head the U.N.'s panel of climate scientists, favors wider pricing of carbon dioxide output to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases the group blames for global warming."
Source: Reuters, 10/07/2015
"Senate Looks Poised To Pass Major Overhaul Of Chemical Safety Law"
"The Senate may pass bipartisan environmental legislation as soon as [this] week, and it's kind of a big deal."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/06/2015
Scientists Play Catch Up as New Chemicals Contaminate Great Lakes Birds
"Stain repellent and fire retardant chemicals that scientists know little about are increasingly showing up in herring gull eggs around the Great Lakes, spurring concern for potential health impacts."
Source: EHN, 10/06/2015
"Coast Guard: Missing Cargo Ship Sank in Hurricane"
"The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the sinking of a cargo ship that vanished five days ago near the Bahamas. The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said the ship sank in the brutal seas and high winds of Hurricane Joaquin."
Source: USA TODAY, 10/06/2015
"South Carolina Flooding: 18 Dams Breached, More Trouble Ahead"
"At least 18 dams have breached or failed in South Carolina since Saturday, the state's emergency management agency said early Tuesday."
Source: CNN, 10/06/2015
"Obama Announces New Measures To Crack Down on Illegal Fishing"
"The Obama administration on Monday announced plans to further crack down on illegal fishing, a global problem that can hurt both fishing communities in impoverished nations and the seafood industry in the United States."
Source: McClatchy, 10/06/2015
"Citigroup, Citing Climate Change, Will Reduce Coal Financing"
"Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. bank, said it will cut back on financing for coal mining projects, in the latest blow to the industry that’s viewed as a key contributor to global warming."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/06/2015
"U.S. Court Orders EPA To Rewrite Ship Ballast Water Dumping Rules"
"A federal appeals court in New York ordered the government to rewrite its rules regulating the discharge of ballast water by ships, in a victory for environmental groups that said the rules were too lenient and threatened the nation's waterways."
Source: Reuters, 10/06/2015
Oil Industry Gaining in Push for Repeal of US Ban on Petroleum Exports
"After watching the price of oil and the size of their profits plunge, a dozen top executives from some of the nation’s largest oil exploration companies flew to Washington late last winter on an urgent mission: push Congress and the White House to allow unlimited exports of American crude oil."
Source: NY Times, 10/06/2015
