More Ranchers Trying to Live With Wolves
Ranchers are finding new ways to deter wolves.
Source: Greenwire, 10/15/2010
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NOAA Tool Provides Historical Hurricane Insights
More than 150 years of historical hurricane information, including accompanying population data, for coastal US locations impacted by these storms may be a helpful tool for preparing for and covering this issue locally.
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Nonfederal Rangeland Often in Poor Shape
USDA and USGS researchers found about one of every five acres of rangelands in 17 western states, as well as portions of Louisiana and Florida, has some degree of degradation of at least one factor (soil and site stability, hydrologic integrity, and biotic integrity).
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"Obama and Oil Drilling: How Politics Spilled Into Policy"
Interviews suggest that politics initially blinded the Obama administration on oil drilling.
Source: Wash Post, 10/14/2010
BBC Told To Ensure 'Balance' on Climate Change
"Climate change sceptics are likely to be given greater prominence in BBC documentaries and news bulletins following new editorial guidelines that call for 'impartiality' in the corporation’s science coverage."
Source: London Telegraph, 10/14/2010
Indian Group Makes Offer To Revive Canadian Asbestos Mine
"An Indian consortium has made an offer to buy one of Canada's last remaining asbestos mines and extend its life."
Source: Canadian Press, 10/14/2010
"Photo Shows Apparent Leak Before Hungary Spill"
"BUDAPEST, Hungary — An aerial photo taken months before a gigantic reservoir unleashed torrents of toxic sludge shows a faint red trail trickling through the container wall — part of a growing body of evidence that inspectors who gave the pit a clean bill of health may have missed warning signs."
Source: AP, 10/14/2010
"Australia Joins Other Countries in Banning Endosulfan"
"A[n Australian] federal government agency has banned pesticides that use the toxic chemical endosulfan, reversing earlier rulings that said it was safe if used correctly."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 10/14/2010
"Pa. Board OKs New Safety Rules for Gas Drilling"
"A set of proposed regulations to modernize safety in Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry and force drillers to disclose the chemicals they use cleared a first procedural hurdle Tuesday."
Source: AP, 10/14/2010
"Group finds Lead in Walmart, Target Children's Products"
"Tests have revealed high levels of lead in children's products sold at Walmart and Target, a consumer group working with the California attorney general's office said today."
Source: AP, 10/14/2010
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