"California Bans Orca Captivity And Breeding"
"Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will outlaw orca breeding and captivity programs like the one formerly run by SeaWorld theme parks."
Source: LA Times, 09/14/2016
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"Government Tells Jury Bundys Acted As A 'Military Force'"
"PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal prosecutors today told a jury that the leaders of the armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year 'moved as a military force.'"
Source: E&E News PM, 09/14/2016
"Judge Hears Motions To Dismiss Youth Climate Lawsuit"
"Federal Judge Ann Aiken heard from attorneys Tuesday in a case that 21 young people have brought against the Obama Administration over climate change. the audience for the hearing overflowed into two other rooms at the Eugene Federal Courthouse and in courtrooms in Portland."
Source: KLCC, 09/14/2016
"Norway and Turkey Vote Against Ban On Dumping Mining Waste At Sea"
"Norway and Turkey were the only two of 53 countries to vote against an international ban on the dumping of mining waste at sea, at a major conservation summit in Hawaii last week."
Source: Guardian, 09/14/2016
Climate Change 'Significant And Direct' Threat To US Military: Reports
"The effects of climate change endanger U.S. military operations and could increase the danger of international conflict, according to three new documents endorsed by retired top U.S. military officers and former national security officials."
Source: Reuters, 09/14/2016
"Indonesian Islamic Council Issues Fatwa On Forest Fires"
"Indonesia's highest Islamic council has issued a fatwa on burning land and forests, a government official said on Wednesday, in an effort to halt the toxic smog that blankets the region each year."
Source: Reuters, 09/14/2016
"Monsanto Accepts $66 Billion Bayer Takeover"
"Monsanto has accepted a takeover offer from Germany's Bayer at $128 a share, the BBC has learned."
Source: BBC News, 09/14/2016
"Sanders, Native Americans Say Oil Pipeline Will Poison Drinking Water"
"Sen. Bernie Sanders called on President Obama to take action against the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline during a protest outside the White House on Tuesday with members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other tribal nations."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/14/2016
"How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat"
"The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead, newly released historical documents show."
Source: NY Times, 09/13/2016
PA: "Could Shell’s Ethane Cracker Erase Recent Gains in Air Quality?"
"Officials around [Pennsylvania] are optimistic about the impact of Shell’s new ethane cracker on the local economy. It will bring thousands of construction jobs to western Pennsylvania and 600 permanent ones once it’s built along the Ohio River in Beaver County. The plant will produce 1.6 million tons of plastic a year out of the region’s natural gas."
Source: Allegheny Front, 09/13/2016
