CA Coastal Commissioners Vote 7-5 To Dismiss Executive Director
"In a 7-5 vote, the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday dismissed embattled executive director Charles Lester."
Source: LA Times, 02/11/2016
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"Occupiers At Oregon Refuge Say They'll Turn Themselves In"
"The last four armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon said they would turn themselves in Thursday morning after law officers surrounded them in a tense standoff."
Source: AP, 02/11/2016
"Liquid Assets"
"A maverick hedge fund manager thinks Wall Street is the answer to the water crisis in the West."
Source: ProPublica, 02/10/2016
"A Shot in the Dark"
"In hopes of saving one owl species, scientists are killing another."
Source: California Sunday, 02/10/2016
Big Turnout Seen At Showdown Over The Coastal Commission Chief's Future
"For more than four decades, the California Coastal Commission has policed land use and preserved public access along more than 1,100 miles of shoreline — some of the most valuable and scenic real estate in the nation. Now an internal battle over whether to fire its executive director has set off an intense public fight over the direction of the agency and its ability to control development and protect the state's vast coastal resources."
Source: LA Times, 02/10/2016
"City Fails To Warn Chicagoans About Lead Risks In Tap Water"
"More than two years after federal researchers found high levels of lead in homes where water mains had been replaced or new meters installed, city officials still do little to caution Chicagoans about potential health risks posed by work that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is speeding up across the city."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 02/10/2016
"As Bison Becomes More Popular, Two Views Emerge on How to Treat Them"
At first, Ted Turner, the billionaire who invented cable news, thought of his bison as pets.
Source: ENS, 02/10/2016
"Trans-Pacific Partnership Signed, Critics Cry ‘Toxic’"
"The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement was signed Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand by officials from 12 nations from around the Pacific Rim that together account for nearly 40 percent of the global economy."
Source: ENS, 02/10/2016
"Flint Mayor Hopes To Begin Pipe Replacement Next Month"
"Flint Mayor Karen Weaver on Tuesday outlined an estimated $55-million public works project expected to begin within a month to remove Flint's lead-contaminated pipes from the water distribution system."
Source: Detroit Free Press, 02/10/2016
"Flint E-Mails: CDC Voiced Concerns Over Legionnaires' Actions"
"More than eight months before Gov. Rick Snyder disclosed a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the Flint area, federal health officials worried a lack of cooperation in Michigan could be hampering the public health response."
Source: Detroit Free Press, 02/10/2016
