Legislators Approve Water Farming Funding After Copter Rides, Donations
"This is a story about how to get things done in Tallahassee. Usually, it takes cash. Sometimes, it also takes a helicopter."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 05/12/2015
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"Dramatic Rise in Algae Blooms for Chesapeake Bay Watershed"
"There’s a new study that finds harmful algae blooms in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries have been increasing dramatically over the last 20 years."
Source: Delmarva Public Radio, 05/12/2015
"Are Jellyfish Taking Over Puget Sound?"
"Biologists looking at 40 years of fisheries data from Puget Sound have documented a dramatic shift in marine species. Key fish in the food chain, like herring and smelt, have declined, while the number of jellyfish has increased exponentially, to the detriment of the marine ecosystem."
Source: Summit Co Voice, 05/12/2015
"Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Strain of Typhoid Spreads Worldwide"
"An antibiotic-resistant "superbug" strain of typhoid fever has spread globally, driven by a single family of the bacteria, called H58, according to the findings of a large international study."
Source: Reuters, 05/12/2015
In Western States, Reclaiming Federal Land Still Has Strong Allure
"Spread over 6,500 miles of sparse scrub and alkaline soil, Millard County is one of Utah's poorest. But for five years, the cash-strapped county so remote it was the site of a Japanese American internment camp in World War II still found $1,000 to send to the American Lands Council."
Source: LA Times, 05/12/2015
Blue Whales, Unused To Dodging, at Risk From Ships: Stanford Biologist
"Blue whales are vulnerable to cargo ship strikes because they are so used to being the largest animal in the ocean that they often fail to avoid the vessels, a Stanford University biologist has found."
Source: Reuters, 05/12/2015
"Why California Farmers Are Conflicted About Using Less Water"
"The drought across much of the Western U.S. is now in its fourth year. In California — where it's the most intense — farms are not under the same strict orders to conserve as cities are."
Source: NPR, 05/12/2015
"Long-Delayed Nuclear Plant in Tennessee Nears Completion"
"SPRING CITY, Tenn. -- Tom Wallace started working at the Watts Bar nuclear plant as a young man in 1979, hoping he could eventually become a reactor operator."
Source: AP, 05/12/2015
"Sea Level Rise Accelerating Faster Than Thought"
"If you’re still thinking about buying that beach house, think again. A new study suggests that sea levels aren’t just rising; they’re gaining ground faster than ever. That’s contrary to earlier work that suggested rising seas had slowed in recent years."
Source: Science News, 05/12/2015
Administration Gives Conditional Approval for Shell to Drill in Arctic
"The Obama administration gave conditional approval on Monday for Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. to start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean this summer."
Source: NY Times, 05/12/2015
