"Climate Drives 'New Era' in Arctic Ocean"
"Changes in the Arctic Ocean are so profound that the region is entering what amounts to "a new era", according to Norwegian scientists."
Source: BBC News, 05/04/2015
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WA: "State, Growers Scrap Pesticide Permit for Oyster Beds After Outcry"
"Bowing to public pressure, the [Washington] Department of Ecology and a growers association have agreed to cancel a recently issued permit for the use of a controversial pesticide to treat oyster beds, the DOE said Sunday."
Source: Seattle Times, 05/04/2015
"How Growth in Dairy Is Affecting the Environment"
"SHAFTER, Calif. — On a map he keeps in his office, Tom Frantz, an environmental activist and retired math teacher, notes a spot near his home that he says is within a five-mile radius of 10 big dairy farms and about 60,000 cows. This town, in the very fertile but poor and badly polluted San Joaquin Valley in California, is near the heart of dairy country in a state that produces 20 percent of America’s milk."
Source: NY Times, 05/04/2015
"Is Drug-Resistant Staph A Work Hazard for Farm Workers?"
A new study suggests that farm workers who work with hogs are much more likely to be carrying certain strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Source: National Geographic, 05/04/2015
"House Passes $35B Bill for Energy Department, Water Projects
"House Republicans Friday passed the second of 12 spending bills for the upcoming budget year, a $35 billion measure funding the Energy Department and popular water projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers."
Source: AP, 05/04/2015
"Central Valley's Growing Concern: Crops Raised With Oil Field Water"
"The use of treated oil field water to raise Central Valley crops raises questions about food chain safety".
Source: LA Times, 05/04/2015
Lead Paint Poisons Poor Chicago Kids as City Spends Less on Cleanup
"Alarming levels of brain-damaging lead are poisoning more than a fifth of the children tested from some of the poorest parts of Chicago, even as the hazard has been largely eliminated in more prosperous neighborhoods, a Tribune investigation has found."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 05/04/2015
"GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Gut EPA"
"A House Republican wants to cut 13 programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including all of its grants and its ability to regulate ground-level ozone and carbon dioxide."
Source: The Hill, 05/04/2015
"Scientists Call for Limits on Stain- And Water-Proofing Chemicals"
"More than 200 scientists outline potential health concerns from fluorinated chemicals, urge replacements and tightened regulations ".
Source: EHN, 05/04/2015
"Stung By Derailments, U.S. and Canada Rewrite Crude-By-Rail Regs"
"U.S. and Canadian officials unveiled regulations [Friday] that would effectively overhaul the entire fleet of U.S. crude oil tank cars in five years."
Source: Greenwire, 05/04/2015
