U.S. Scientists To Study Monarch Butterfly Numbers for Protected Status
"For scientist Tierra Curry, the monarch butterfly is part of the American experience."
Source: LA Times, 12/31/2014
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Remembering the Genius Who Got BPA Out of Your Water Bottles, And More
Theo Colborn, who pioneered research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals, has died at age 87.
"It was the late 1970s and Theo Colborn was, like pretty much everyone else in the ’70s, getting divorced. She was in her 50s and already retired from a career as a pharmacist.
Source: Grist, 12/16/2014
More Backyard Pesticides Show Up in California Watersheds: Report
"Levels of a type of pesticide commonly used in backyard gardens and on farms have increased in urban and rural watersheds in California, the state said in a report released Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 11/21/2014
"Ancient Viruses Lurk In Frozen Caribou Poo"
"A careful examination of frozen caribou poop has turned up two never-before-seen viruses."
Source: NPR, 10/28/2014
Pesticides A Concern for Aquatic Life in Most U.S. Urban Streams: Study
"Some of the more than 500 million pounds (220 million kg) of pesticides used yearly in the United States are concentrated at levels that pose a concern for fish and water-dwelling insects, the U.S. Geological Survey report on pesticides from 1992 to 2011 said. The levels seldom topped human health standards."
Source: Reuters, 09/12/2014
"Hunting For Alien Bug And Seed Invaders At Baltimore’s Port"
"Baltimore’s seaport is a world of big, noisy steel machines: Giant cargo ships, cranes, and roaring trucks."
Source: NPR, 06/17/2014
"War on Cornfield Pest Sparks Clash Over Insecticide"
"Pesticide use is surging among U.S. corn farmers who are worried that some insects have become resistant to genetically modified versions of the crop."
Source: Businessweek, 06/11/2014
"Climate Change To Boost Health Problems"
"Climate change: Now it's personal. There will be more itching, sneezing, swelling and gasping for breath as Pennsylvania's climate shifts and residents are exposed to more poison ivy, stinging insects, pollen allergies and lyme-disease-bearing ticks, and experience increased asthma, respiratory disease and heat-related deaths."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 05/26/2014
"Climate Change Study Finds U.S. Is Already Widely Affected"
"The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, scientists reported Tuesday, with water growing scarcer in dry regions, torrential rains increasing in wet regions, heat waves becoming more common and more severe, wildfires growing worse, and forests dying under assault from heat-loving insects." New York Times, May 6, 2014. See a plethora of additional coverage here.
Source: NY Times, 05/07/2014
"Environmental Group Says Pesticides Hurt Bees And Don't Help Farmers"
"The pesticides that are synonymous with the demise of honeybees don't do much for the farmers that use them, according to a new analysis by a national environmental group."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/25/2014
