"El Nino Finally Here; But This One Is Weak, Weird And Late"
"A long anticipated El Nino has finally arrived. But for drought-struck California, it's too little, too late, meteorologists say."
Source: AP, 03/06/2015
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"Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails in Illinois"
"A train carrying crude oil along the banks of the Mississippi River derailed Thursday in a rural area of northwestern Illinois south of the town of Galena, starting a fire and leading the authorities to recommend that nearby residents leave their homes."
Source: NY Times, 03/06/2015
"Everything You Always Wanted To Know About the UN Climate Talks"
The UN climate talks that will culminate in Paris in December are hard to follow. Here's help.
Source: Ensia, 03/05/2015
"Bringing Bison Back: Rewilding America’s Heartland"
"FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. — For the first time in almost two centuries, wild bison are roaming east of the Mississippi River."
Source: Aljazeera America, 03/05/2015
"EPA Overhauls Household Chemical Label System"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is overhauling its voluntary labeling system for designating that household cleaners and contain environmentally safe ingredients."
Source: The Hill, 03/05/2015
"Deepwater Gets Financing for First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm"
"Deepwater Wind LLC received $290 million in financing that will allow it to begin building its Block Island offshore wind project in Rhode Island, the first one in the U.S."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/05/2015
"California Shuts Down Oil Wells To Protect Groundwater"
"A dozen wells used to pump oil and gas in California's Central Valley have been ordered to stop production to protect underground drinking water from contamination, officials said Tuesday."
Source: AP, 03/05/2015
"The Anti-Pollution Documentary That's Taken China By Storm"
"Two hundred million and counting: That's how many times a documentary about China's massive air pollution problem has been viewed online since the weekend. Environmentalists are hailing it as an eye-opener for Chinese citizens."
Source: NPR, 03/05/2015
"Top Senate Republican Tells States: Ignore EPA Carbon Rules"
"The Senate's top Republican is telling states to ignore a central part of President Barack Obama's plans to curb the pollution blamed for global warming."
Source: AP, 03/05/2015
"McDonald’s Moving to Limit Antibiotic Use in Chickens"
"McDonald’s said on Wednesday that it would begin using chickens that are not raised with antibiotics used to treat humans, a move likely to put pressure on competitors of the fast-food chain, which now sells more chicken than beef."
Source: NY Times, 03/05/2015
