"Vast Antarctic Ice Shelf a Few Years From Disintegration, Says NASA"
Two different ice sheets in Antarctica are on the verge of disintegrating, which would add dramatically to climate-related sea-level rise.
Source: Reuters, 05/15/2015
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DEADLINE: Environmental Journalism 2015 Diversity Fellowships
SEJ invites applications by Jul 15 for conference fellowships to attend Environmental Journalism 2015, SEJ's 25th Annual Conference, sponsored and hosted by the University of Oklahoma and the National Weather Center October 7-11, 2015. Open to Native American, Asian, Black and Latino journalists who are either SEJ members or are eligible for membership in SEJ.
"NY Fracking Report Underscores Quake, Climate Risks"
"New York is 2,000 pages closer to becoming the first fossil fuels-rich state in the U.S. to ban fracking indefinitely because of the climate-changing methane it could emit and the earthquakes, air pollution and water contamination it could cause."
Source: , 05/15/2015
"USDA Develops New Government Label for GMO-Free Products"
"The Agriculture Department has developed a government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients."
Source: Wash Post, 05/15/2015
"Energy Regulators Move To Protect Electric Grid From Solar Storms"
"Regulators overseeing the country’s electric grid want to set new rules to better protect it from disturbances caused by solar storms."
Source: The Hill, 05/15/2015
"Oil Lobby Launches Ads Against EPA Ozone Rule"
"The oil industry is launching a multimedia advertising campaign tomorrow in opposition to the Obama administration’s attempt to restrict allowable concentrations of ozone pollution."
Source: The Hill, 05/15/2015
Threat From Food-Borne Illnesses Shifts To New Pathogens: CDC Report
"The risk of infection from eating food tainted with a common type of salmonella or a dangerous strain of E. coli fell significantly in 2014, according to a report published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Source: LA Times, 05/15/2015
"U.S. Green Groups Sue in Challenge To Oil Train Safety Rules"
"Seven environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging safety rules issued earlier this month for trains carrying oil, arguing the regulations are too weak to protect the public."
Source: Reuters, 05/15/2015
Obama Calls for Greater Infrastructure Spending in Wake of Amtrak Crash
"President Barack Obama on Thursday called for greater federal spending on infrastructure in the wake of the deadly Amtrak crash that killed eight people."
Source: CNN, 05/15/2015
"Prosecutors: Duke Energy Could Have Avoided Dan River Spill"
"As Duke Energy pleaded guilty Thursday in a North Carolina courtroom to nine criminal violations of the federal Clean Water Act, federal prosecutors recounted examples where time and again the nation's largest electricity company failed to prevent its illegal pollution."
Source: AP, 05/15/2015
