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"In the Rockaways, Pipeline Debate Takes a Contentious Turn"

"On the night of Sept. 9, 2010, a 30-inch natural gas pipeline buried underneath the city of San Bruno, California, exploded. The fire was so large and the corresponding roar so loud that many residents thought a plane from the nearby San Francisco International Airport had crashed."

Source: Aljazeera America, 08/21/2014

"Feds Order Reinstatement of Nuclear Whistleblower"

"SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Hanford Nuclear Reservation contractor to reinstate a worker who the department says was fired for voicing concerns about nuclear and environmental safety, officials announced Wednesday."

Source: AP, 08/21/2014

"Hot and Getting Hotter: Heat Islands Cooking U.S. Cities"

"Cities are almost always hotter than the surrounding rural area but global warming takes that heat and makes it worse. In particularly days over 90°F, are associated with dangerous ozone pollution levels that can trigger asthma attacks, heart attacks, and otthe future, this combination of urbanization and climate change could raise urban temperatures to levels that threaten human health, strain energy resources, and compromise economic productivity."

Source: Climate Central, 08/21/2014

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