"Children Suffer as World Bank’s Borrowers Upend Their Lives"
"In the disappearing rainforests of Indonesia, a 9-year-old boy copes with the trauma of eviction"
Source: ICIJ, 10/12/2015
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"Climate-Change Threat for Tea Estates"
"Increasing incidences of pest outbreaks, prolonged periods of drought, change in the pattern of rain distribution, and rising number of hailstorms are harbingers of climate change for the already struggling tea industry sector."
Source: The Hindu, 10/12/2015
"What Exxon Knew About the Earth's Melting Arctic"
"Back in 1990, as the debate over climate change was heating up, a dissident shareholder petitioned the board of Exxon, one of the world’s largest oil companies, imploring it to develop a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its production plants and facilities."
Source: LA Times, 10/12/2015
"Deal Approved To Protect Grizzly Bear Habitat in Montana"
"A U.S. judge on Friday approved a deal between conservationists and Montana officials to restrict road-building and logging in roughly 22,000 acres (8,900 hectares) of state forest lands that make up core habitat for federally protected grizzlies."
Source: Reuters, 10/12/2015
"Appeals Court Puts the Brakes On EPA's Clean Water Rule"
"The US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit granted a temporary stay against the Water of the United States rule on Friday."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/12/2015
"Calif. Oversight of Oil Well Injection Sites Inadequate: State Review"
"California's oversight of wells where oil companies dispose of wastewater brought to the surface is hindered by inadequate staffing and poorly organized paper records, a state review of the program said Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 10/12/2015
"Tests Showed Rail Defect 2 Months Before W.Va. Oil Train Derailed"
"The House of Representatives voted Friday to end the 40-year-old ban on exporting American oil to foreign nations, launching a showdown with the Senate and the president in the nation’s latest battle over energy and climate change."
Source: McClatchy, 10/12/2015
"House Votes To End 40-Year Ban on Sending American Oil Overseas"
"The House of Representatives voted Friday to end the 40-year-old ban on exporting American oil to foreign nations, launching a showdown with the Senate and the president in the nation’s latest battle over energy and climate change."
Source: McClatchy, 10/12/2015
"Science Consultant Pushes Back Against Unlikely Opponents"
"Dr. Dennis Paustenbach, the head of the scientific consulting firm ChemRisk, has long been a leading expert for companies under legal fire for environmental practices or product safety. He and his firm have also drawn the scrutiny of investigative journalists."
Source: NY Times, 10/12/2015
"Cushing Quake Follows Rules To Curb Seismic Activity Tied To Wells"
"An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 that struck near the U.S. crude oil hub of Cushing, Oklahoma on Saturday occurred just days after regulators imposed new rules meant to prevent temblors in the area and said more changes were possible."
Source: Reuters, 10/12/2015
