"President Obama’s Pipeline Safety Agency Waits for a Leader"
"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has been without a permanent boss for 214 days."
Source: Politico, 05/08/2015
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Climate Contrarian Bjørn Lomborg's Centre Dropped By Aussie University
"The University of Western Australia has handed back $4m in federal government funding to host a “consensus centre” with climate contrarian Bjørn Lomborg, saying that lack of support among its academics made the centre untenable."
Source: Guardian, 05/08/2015
"EPA: Decision Nears on Bid To Destroy M6 at Camp Minden"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has begun testing air and soil at Camp Minden [Louisiana] in the area where 7,500 tons of deteriorating and potentially explosive artillery propellant will be destroyed."
Source: AP, 05/08/2015
"French Nuclear Dynamo Stalls"
"PARIS — For decades, France has been a living laboratory for atomic energy, getting nearly three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear power — a higher proportion by far than in any other country."
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2015
"Journal Corrects Fracking Study Over Undisclosed Industry Funding"
"An influential science journal has issued a correction to a paper on fracking and water safety, after revelations that the authors did not disclose their financial ties to energy giant Chesapeake Energy. The correction was prompted by an article in InsideClimate News in April."
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"Report: Food Companies Face Growing Water Risks"
"Food companies should be taking stronger steps to use water more efficiently and adapt to growing water scarcity, a nonprofit advocacy group said in a report released Thursday."
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun, 05/08/2015
Environmental Groups Sue To Block Cove Point Natural Gas Export Project
"Environmental groups filed suit Thursday in a bid to block development of the East Coast's first natural gas export facility - in the Chesapeake Bay off Calvert County."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/08/2015
"California Environmentalists Sue Over Oil Industry Water Practices"
"California environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday that seeks to halt oil industry injections of drilling wastewater into nearly 500 wells, a practice they say threatens fresh water supplies and is particularly critical in light of a prolonged drought."
Source: Reuters, 05/08/2015
"David Cameron and Conservatives Emerge Victorious in British Election"
The Conservative Party's win in UK elections will keep Prime Minister David Cameron in place. While Cameron had promised after the last election to lead the "greenest government" ever, environmentalists found much to be disappointed with.
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2015
"Green Group Launches Smog Text Alert System"
"The Sierra Club launched a system Tuesday to send text message alerts when smog pollution is at a high level in certain areas."
Source: The Hill, 05/07/2015
