"The Latest: Firefighters Make Progress Against Calif. Blaze"
"Fire officials say they have made progress against a massive wildfire raging in Northern California, and the blaze is now 30 percent contained."
Source: AP, 08/06/2015
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"Exploring The 'Wild And Haunting World Of Dolphins'"
"Dolphins tend to strike a deep emotional chord in many people who encounter them. Famous for their intelligence and physical ability, there have been reports that the marine mammals have come to the rescue of humans at sea."
Source: NPR, 08/05/2015
"Is There Herbicide in Breast Milk?"
"A new study highlights a huge data gap: The U.S. has no ongoing monitoring of glyphosate in food or people."
Source: Civil Eats, 08/05/2015
"Gas Prices Dropping, Could Hit $2 a Gallon"
"Think of it as Christmas in August. Gasoline prices are expected to drop sharply this month and might be approaching $2 a gallon in much of the country by the time winter’s chill arrives."
Source: McClatchy, 08/05/2015
"Oklahoma Regulators Impose Water Injection Cut To Stem Earthquakes"
"Oklahoma regulators are imposing new restrictions on energy companies injecting wastewater underground, in the latest effort to stem a sharp increase in earthquakes."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2015
"Amid Legionnaires’ Fears, City Proposes New Cooling Tower Rules"
"The outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx is the largest in New York City history, officials said Tuesday, as they announced new measures to fight a disease that had claimed the lives of seven people and sickened more than 80 others."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/05/2015
"Major US Airlines Ban Big-Game Trophies on Their Flights"
"Three American airlines announced they will no longer ship lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, or buffalo killed by trophy hunters."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 08/05/2015
"Russia Resubmits Claim for Energy-Rich Arctic Shelf"
"MOSCOW -- Russia said on Tuesday it has resubmitted a claim to the United Nations for some 1.2 million square km of the Arctic shelf, a drive to secure more of the mineral-rich region where other countries have rival territorial interests."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2015
"U.N.'s Ban: Obama's Climate Plan Shows U.S. Can Change World"
"United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded the Obama administration's power plant rule at a visit to the White House on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2015
"Comply Or Not? Texas Officials Now Must Decide About Emission Rules"
"To comply or not to comply. That’s the question now facing Texas officials regarding the Obama administration’s ambitious Clean Power Plan. The sweeping regulatory initiative, unveiled [Monday] in its final form, aims at transforming the nation’s electricity-production system to slash emissions of climate-disrupting air pollution."
Source: Texas Climate News, 08/05/2015
