"A New Jersey Bid To Privatize Water Without Public Votes"
"If approved by Gov. Christie, bill would give municipalities with aging pipes right to sell systems to private companies"
Source: Aljazeera America, 12/30/2014
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"Vermont Nuclear Plant Shuts Down"
"The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant went offline permanently Monday as part of the decommissioning process."
Source: The Hill, 12/30/2014
Delaware-Size Gas Plume Over West Illustrates Cost of Leaking Methane
"CUBA, N.M. — The methane that leaks from 40,000 gas wells near this desert trading post may be colorless and odorless, but it’s not invisible. It can be seen from space."
Source: Wash Post, 12/30/2014
"'Who's Going To Buy Property Next To A Superfund Site?'"
"ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Developer Richard Green had nearly everything in place to build upscale homes on the heavily polluted land next to an old electronic components plant in the mountains outside Asheville. All he needed was a permit."
Source: AP, 12/30/2014
"How Ebola Roared Back"
"On the flight back to Atlanta, Dr. Pierre Rollin snoozed in Seat 26C in his usual imperturbable way, arms folded, head bobbing, oblivious to loudspeaker announcements and the periodic passing of the galley cart."
Source: NY Times, 12/30/2014
"Malaria Killing Thousands More Than Ebola in West Africa"
"GUECKEDOU, Guinea – West Africa's fight to contain Ebola has hampered the campaign against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that is claiming many thousands more lives than the dreaded virus."
Source: AP, 12/30/2014
"Pope To Call On UN To Fight Climate Change"
"Pope Francis next year will issue an edict urging the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics to take action to fight climate change."
Source: The Hill, 12/30/2014
"The Big Kill: New Zealand’s Crusade To Rid Itself of Mammals"
Nature-loving New Zealanders are systematically trying to exterminate mammals -- all of which were introduced to the island by humans and which are destroying native plants.
Source: New Yorker, 12/24/2014
"Wildlife Groups Seek Help for California Owl"
"Loggers cutting down forests burned in wildfires could bring about the extinction of California spotted owls, wildlife advocates said Tuesday as they sought protection for the birds under the federal Endangered Species Act."
Source: AP, 12/24/2014
Mistletoe: "The Hemiparasite Season"
Some 1300 species of mistletoe -- a plant long used to mark the solstice holiday -- defy many of the conventional ideas surrounding them.
Source: NY Times, 12/24/2014
