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"Avian Malaria in Alaska: The Climate Change Connection"

"A team of biologists has just announced the first documented case of bird-to-bird malaria transmission in Alaska. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE, they've shown that this frequently fatal avian illness, which is normally associated with the tropics and temperate areas, may be expanding its range. Fortunately, avian malaria doesn't affect humans, co-author Ravinder Sehgal of San Francisco State University said, but the findings are particularly significant from a bird conservation as well as a climate change standpoint."

Source: Climate Central, 09/21/2012

"With Warming, Peril Underlies Road to Alaska"

"WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory — In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the Army Corps of Engineers an assignment: Build a road from British Columbia across the Yukon to Alaska — in eight months, before winter sets in."

Source: NY Times, 07/24/2012

"Fla. Keys Residents Resist Release of Dengue Fever-Immune Mosquitoes"

"UK company wants to unleash genetically modified insects in the Keys, but residents fear not enough is known about the insects"

Source: Guardian, 07/11/2012

"Air Attack Opens on Mosquitoes, May Harm Other Wildlife"

Spraying for mosquitoes has begun in Florida, as in many other places. Some of the sprays can be harmful to the environment. Is the cure worse than the problem?

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 06/18/2012

Climate: "Chagas Disease May Be 'New HIV/AIDS Of The Americas'"

"Chagas disease, a tropical illness that is transmitted by biting insects, may pose a major unseen threat to poor populations in the Americas and Europe, according to a report published May 29 in the journal PLoS."

Source: Huffington Post, 06/05/2012

Experts Warn Insect Could Destroy Up To 18 Percent of Chicago Trees

"With spring having sprung, it will only be a matter of time before many area residents who have ash trees will find out if their trees will be added to the rapidly growing list of victims of the notorious emerald ash borer."

Source: Elgin Courier News, 04/16/2012

"Beekeepers Ask EPA To Ban Pesticide, Protect Bees"

"FRESNO, Calif. -- Commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations filed a petition Wednesday, asking federal regulators to suspend use of a pesticide they say harms honeybees."

Source: AP, 03/22/2012

"Honeybee Deaths Linked to Corn Insecticides"

"What was killing all those honeybees in recent years? New research shows a link between an increase in the death of bees and insecticides, specifically the chemicals used to coat corn seeds."

Source: ABC News, 03/19/2012

"Worms Feasting on Popular Pesticide-Producing Corn"

"One of the nation's most widely planted crops -- genetically engineered corn that makes its own insecticide -- may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists expected."

Source: AP, 12/30/2011

Gold Rush Hurts River Life in North Carolina

"ELDORADO -- Gold prospectors chasing $1,600-an-ounce flecks in river bottoms east of Charlotte also might be sucking life out of the streams, experts say."

Source: Charlotte Observer, 11/01/2011

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