"Obama Announces Picks for Nuclear Regulatory Commission"
"President Obama has named two energy experts to fill soon-to-be openings at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)."
Source: The Hill, 07/23/2014
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Oil And Gas Operations Damaged Penn. Water Supplies 209 Times Since ’07
"Oil and gas operations have damaged Pennsylvania water supplies 209 times since the end of 2007, according to official determinations compiled by the Department of Environmental Protection that the agency is preparing to release for the first time."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 07/23/2014
Firefighters Advance on Biggest Wildfire on Record in Washington State
"Firefighters gained ground on Tuesday against the largest wildfire in Washington state's history but the massive blaze that has destroyed 200 homes continued to threaten some communities and forced a fresh round of evacuations."
Source: Reuters, 07/23/2014
"Drones on a Different Mission"
"Belize has made a great effort to protect its coral reef system — the largest in the Western Hemisphere — by establishing more than a dozen protected areas. But patrolling large stretches of ocean and coastline and enforcing fishing regulations takes time, people and boats. Or drones."
Source: NY Times, 07/22/2014
"Massive Raid To Help Yurok Tribe Combat Illegal Pot Grows"
"The California National Guard on Monday joined more than a dozen other agencies to help the Yurok tribe combat rampant marijuana grows that have threatened the reservation's water supply, harmed its salmon and interfered with cultural ceremonies."
Source: LA Times, 07/22/2014
"$2.9 Million Settlement Proposed for Chemical Spill Cases"
"At least $2.9 million could fuel studies in a proposed settlement between West Virginia businesses and residents and the company that contaminated their water supply."
Source: AP, 07/22/2014
"Uintah Deputies Arrest Anti-Tar Sands Activists"
"Twenty-one activists were arrested Monday during a "blockade" of a tar sands company’s construction equipment in eastern Utah, according to anti-tar sands groups who accused Uintah County sheriff’s deputies of 'brutality.'"
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 07/22/2014
"How Oil And Gas Firms Gained Influence And Transformed North Dakota"
"North Dakota’s Heritage Center makes for a jarring sight in this Midwestern prairie capital. The newly-expanded museum consists of four interlocking cubes of stone, steel and glass, a gleaming architectural statement poking out of the otherwise drab Capitol grounds. Each cube features a gallery devoted to an era of North Dakota’s history, but the state’s present is everywhere."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 07/22/2014
Is This US Coal Giant Funding Violent Union Intimidation in Colombia?
"BOGOTA, Colombia — Cesar Florez is often hesitant to answer his phone because there might be another death threat at the end of the line. Sometimes the threat comes in a phone call, other times in a text message or an email. In April, flyers were posted in the restroom stalls at Florez’s workplace, declaring him and his colleagues 'permanent military targets.'"
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 07/22/2014
"New York Environment Regulators Seek Summer Shutdown at Indian Point"
"New York state environmental regulators are proposing shutting the giant Indian Point nuclear power plant to protect fish in the Hudson River during summer months, when demand for electricity for air-conditioning is greatest."
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2014
