"Scientists Call for Limits on Stain- And Water-Proofing Chemicals"
"More than 200 scientists outline potential health concerns from fluorinated chemicals, urge replacements and tightened regulations ".
Source: EHN, 05/04/2015
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"Stung By Derailments, U.S. and Canada Rewrite Crude-By-Rail Regs"
"U.S. and Canadian officials unveiled regulations [Friday] that would effectively overhaul the entire fleet of U.S. crude oil tank cars in five years."
Source: Greenwire, 05/04/2015
"Kinder Morgan Pipeline Leak Reaches 300,000 Gallons in South Carolina"
"More than 300,000 gallons of gasoline have leaked from Texas-based energy company Kinder Morgan’s pipeline in Belton, S.C., since a structure failure in December, according to the Savannah Riverkeeper."
Source: Savannah Morning News, 05/01/2015
Study Links Air Pollution in Baltimore, DC To Fracking Outside Maryland
"Even though Maryland has yet to permit any hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, emissions linked to the controversial drilling technique have been detected in the air in Baltimore and Washington, according to a new study."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/01/2015
"Obama Signs Energy Efficiency Bill Into Law"
"President Obama on Thursday signed into law a measure that is intended to improve energy efficiency in buildings and stop efficiency rules for certain water heaters."
Source: The Hill, 05/01/2015
"Climate Change Could Push a Sixth of Species To Extinction: Study"
"Climate change could drive up to a sixth of animals and plants on Earth to extinction unless governments cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to a U.S. study published on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/01/2015
"U.S. Government To Pay New Mexico $73 Million Over Radiation Leak"
"The U.S. Energy Department will pay New Mexico $73 million in road and other infrastructure projects for violations by an underground nuclear waste dump and nuclear research lab that led to a radiation leak last year, officials said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/01/2015
"California Water Plan Has Less Money for Environmental Restoration"
"A controversial plan to divert water from above a key California watershed, pushed hard by Governor Jerry Brown as a vital new anchor for the state's drought-parched water system, would involve far less environmental restoration than initially proposed under changes announced on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/01/2015
"Massive Cuts Proposed To NASA Earth Science Budget Draw Protest"
"On Tuesday, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee chaired by Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced a new spending bill that would slash NASA’s earth science programs by over $300 million dollars. Advocates for earth science monitoring and research have voiced strong objections to this proposal."
Source: Wash Post, 05/01/2015
New Factory: Tesla Ventures Into Solar Power Storage for Home, Business
"In recent years, the fast-growing popularity of solar panels has intensified a central challenge: how to use the sun’s energy when it isn’t shining. Now, Tesla Motors, the maker of luxury electric sedans, says it is taking a big step toward meeting that challenge with a fleet of battery systems aimed at homeowners, businesses and utilities."
Source: NY Times, 05/01/2015
