Unlikely Alliance: Ranchers And Environmentalists Fight Texas Pipeline
"Protesters argue that eminent domain laws may not even apply as the pipeline will serve Mexicans, not Americans".
Source: Aljazeera America, 05/13/2015
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"FBI Says It Broke Its Rules in Inquiry of Keystone Pipeline Opponents"
"The Federal Bureau of Investigation violated its own guidelines in 2013 when it investigated environmental advocates who opposed the Keystone XL pipeline, the F.B.I. acknowledged on Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2015
"Seattle Port Votes to Delay Drilling Rigs on the Way to Alaska"
"The Port of Seattle’s board voted Tuesday to ask that the arrival of Shell’s Arctic drilling rigs be delayed, bowing to a wave of public pressure by protesters and city officials over the company’s plans to drill this summer off the coast of Alaska and use Puget Sound as a home port."
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2015
"Oil Industry Asks Court to Block Rail Transport Safety Rules"
"The oil industry is challenging new federal rules intended to improve the safety of oil-by-train transportation, opening the first legal fight in a two-year effort to reduce the risks of moving hazardous materials on railroads."
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2015
"Senate Democrats Foil Obama on Asia Trade Deal"
"Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked consideration of giving President Obama power to accelerate a broad trade accord with Asia, a rebuke that the president helped bring on himself." Environmental groups have opposed the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2015
Legislators Approve Water Farming Funding After Copter Rides, Donations
"This is a story about how to get things done in Tallahassee. Usually, it takes cash. Sometimes, it also takes a helicopter."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 05/12/2015
"Dramatic Rise in Algae Blooms for Chesapeake Bay Watershed"
"There’s a new study that finds harmful algae blooms in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries have been increasing dramatically over the last 20 years."
Source: Delmarva Public Radio, 05/12/2015
"Are Jellyfish Taking Over Puget Sound?"
"Biologists looking at 40 years of fisheries data from Puget Sound have documented a dramatic shift in marine species. Key fish in the food chain, like herring and smelt, have declined, while the number of jellyfish has increased exponentially, to the detriment of the marine ecosystem."
Source: Summit Co Voice, 05/12/2015
"Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Strain of Typhoid Spreads Worldwide"
"An antibiotic-resistant "superbug" strain of typhoid fever has spread globally, driven by a single family of the bacteria, called H58, according to the findings of a large international study."
Source: Reuters, 05/12/2015
In Western States, Reclaiming Federal Land Still Has Strong Allure
"Spread over 6,500 miles of sparse scrub and alkaline soil, Millard County is one of Utah's poorest. But for five years, the cash-strapped county so remote it was the site of a Japanese American internment camp in World War II still found $1,000 to send to the American Lands Council."
Source: LA Times, 05/12/2015
