"National Soil Collection May Unlock Mysteries"
"FRESNO, Calif. — The government has been collecting dirt — lots of it."
Source: AP, 03/31/2014
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The duPont-Columbia Awards have recognized excellence in broadcast journalism since 1942. Enter daily news stories, breaking news coverage, feature stories, documentaries, interactive multimedia reporting on critical subjects, beat reporting and/or investigative stories. Deadline is July 1, 2025.
"UN Court: Japan Whaling 'Not Scientific'"
"The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Japan's Antarctic whaling programme is not for scientific purposes."
Source: BBC News, 03/31/2014
3 Mile Island Anniversary: the Lesson Nuclear Industry Refuses To Learn
"Thirty-five years after the world's first nuclear-power scare, the nuclear industry hasn't learned the most basic lesson from Three Mile Island: Get accurate information to the public in a timely manner."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 03/31/2014
CA Drought: San Joaquin Valley Sinking as Farmers Race To Tap Aquifer
"PIXLEY – So wet was the San Joaquin Valley of Steve Arthur's childhood that a single 240-foot-deep well could quench the thirst of an arid farm."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 03/31/2014
"Pinelands Pipeline Backers Mobilize for Another Try"
"PINELANDS -- The long, heated debate ended, the votes were cast, and a proposed natural gas pipeline through the environmentally sensitive Pinelands appeared dead."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 03/31/2014
After Over a Century, a Jewel of Ocean Research Targeted for Closure
"WASHINGTON — For more than a century, federal scientists have worked on Pivers Island near the historic town of Beaufort, N.C., and the beaches of Emerald Isle studying the ocean, and the fish, turtles and dolphins of its sea grass estuaries and rocky reefs."
Source: McClatchy, 03/31/2014
"Minnesota's Vapor Trail: Tracking Toxic Gases in Basements"
"Discovery that contamination in soil can vaporize and seep into homes has prompted a statewide review of polluted sites."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/31/2014
Sacramento Officials Kept in Dark About Rail Facility Crude Transfers
"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since at least last September, trains carrying tank cars filled with crude oil have rolled into the the former McClellan Air Force base. Workers have transferred the oil, including some volatile Bakken crude, from trains to tanker trucks, which take it to Bay Area refineries."
Source: McClatchy, 03/31/2014
"White House Unveils Plans to Cut Methane Emissions"
"WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday announced a strategy to start slashing emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas released by landfills, cattle, and leaks from oil and natural gas production."
Source: NY Times, 03/31/2014
