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Op-Ed: "Where Have All the Cod Gone?"

"PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — In November, regulators from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shut down recreational and commercial cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine, that enchanting arm of the coastal sea stretching east-northeast from Cape Cod. They did not have much choice: Federal law requires action to rebuild fish stocks when they are depleted, and recent surveys revealed cod populations to be at record lows, despite decades of regulations intended to restore them."

Source: NY Times, 01/02/2015

"Scientists Alter Crops With Techniques Outside Regulators’ Scope"

"Its first attempt to develop genetically engineered grass ended disastrously for the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. The grass escaped into the wild from test plots in Oregon in 2003, dooming the chances that the government would approve the product for commercial use."

Source: NY Times, 01/02/2015

"Where Could Ebola Strike Next? Scientists Virus Hunt In Asia"

"A handful of ecologists knew for years that West Africa was at risk for an Ebola outbreak. Now they're figuring out where else in the world the virus could be hiding. Many signs point to Asia."

Source: NPR, 01/02/2015

"Diabetes Drug Found in Lake Michigan Could Harm Fish, Researchers Say"

"There is more than one way to measure prescription drug use."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 01/02/2015

"Energy’s 2014 Winners And Loser"

A look at 2014's winners and losers in the energy sector. Consumers win on lower gasoline prices. Surge of natural gas from fracking helps electric power industry. Competition from natural gas hurts coal. Keystone XL pipeline loses from another year of delay. Ethanol industry loses after meltdown of Renewable Fuel Standard.

Source: The Hill, 01/02/2015

"Back in the Headlines: Climate Coverage Returns To Its 2009 Peak"

"Call it the new black: Climate change again is in vogue, with media coverage in 2014 fully recovered – for now – from its recession-era dip, based on an analysis of The Daily Climate's archives."

Source: Daily Climate, 01/02/2015

2014: A Look Back at 2014’s Biggest Environmental Stories + Peek Ahead

"A warning from our feathered friends; water woes in California, Ohio and West Virginia; concerns about chemicals in food and cosmetics … it was a busy 2014."

Source: EHN, 01/02/2015

"Polish Farmers Threaten Uprising Over Opencast Coalmine"

"Farmers in western Poland are warning of civil unrest if a vast coalmine and power plant are given the go-ahead, with thousands of people at risk of being forcibly relocated."

Source: Guardian, 01/01/2015

"Newborn Killer Whale a Good Sign for Imperiled Pod"

"A newborn orca in the endangered pod that frequents Puget Sound is an encouraging sign following the death earlier this month of a pregnant killer whale from the same group."

Source: AP, 01/01/2015

"Moab's Red Rock Country Is Under Pressure from Fracking"

"MOAB, Utah — A different kind of spire is jutting into the iconic red rock vistas of Moab."

Source: AP, 01/01/2015

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