"Solvent Degreaser ‘Known’Human Carcinogen: Federal Report"
"Trichloroethylene, formerly a widely used solvent, will be listed as a 'known human carcinogen' in a federal Report on Carcinogens to be published Nov. 3."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/03/2016
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"Dow Weed Killer Re-Approved After Patent Raises Questions"
"The Environmental Protection Agency once again gave its stamp of approval to a new weed-killing pesticide from Dow Chemical Co. following a review a court granted in response to an agency request."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/03/2016
"Is Coal’s Political Heft Plunging? One State May Be Canary in Mine"
"BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The American coal industry, with its billions of dollars and army of lobbyists, has a storied history of muscle and might. But in this northwest corner of Washington, people like Christopher Grannis, a 69-year-old building contractor and stalwart in local civic causes, are standing up to coal. And coal is losing."
Source: NY Times, 11/03/2016
World On Track For 3C Of Warming Under Current Pledges, Warns UNEP
"The commitments made by governments on climate change will lead to dangerous levels of global warming because they are incommensurate with the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said that pledges put forward to cut emissions would see temperatures rise by 3C above pre-industrial levels, far above the the 2C of the Paris climate agreement, which comes into force on Friday."
Source: Guardian, 11/03/2016
"In The Nevada Desert, Bundy Family Warns Of Another Standoff"
"BUNKERVILLE, Nev. — Less than a week after being acquitted at a trial over last winter’s armed occupation of an Oregon federal wildlife refuge, Nevada rancher Ryan Bundy said another protest action will be justified if President Obama goes ahead with plans to create a huge national monument abutting the Bundy family’s ranch here."
Source: Wash Post, 11/02/2016
"Ghost Forests: How Rising Seas Are Killing Southern U.S. Woodlands"
"A steady increase in sea levels is pushing saltwater into U.S. wetlands, killing trees from Florida to as far north as New Jersey. But with sea level projected to rise by as much as six feet this century, the destruction of coastal forests is expected to become a worsening problem worldwide."
Source: YaleE360, 11/02/2016
"Border Walls Are Bad For Wildlife"
"In 1996, Botswana erected an 83-mile fence along its border with Namibia. The goal was to protect domestic cattle from the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease. Within a year, though, the barrier had snared five giraffes, one elephant, several antelopes and numerous other wild animals."
Source: Wash Post, 11/02/2016
"Early Los Angeles-Area Quakes Linked With Oil Production"
"Several damaging Los Angeles-area earthquakes of the 1920s and 1930s, including the deadliest ever in Southern California, may have been induced by oil production during the region's drilling boom of that era, U.S. government scientists reported on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 11/02/2016
Flint Congressman Wants Probe After Lead Treatment Drug Price Hike
"Rep. Dan Kildee has asked Congressional leaders to launch an investigation into a pharmaceutical company accused of raising prices of its lead treatment drug in the wake of Flint's lead water crisis receiving international attention."
Source: Flint Journal, 11/02/2016
"California Relaxes Conservation Rules As Rain Eases Drought"
"California on Tuesday moved to ease water conservation rules for farmers in the northern and central parts of the state, a sign that a wet fall may portend an easing of the state's five-year drought."
Source: Reuters, 11/02/2016
