"Savannah River Site Authorized To Close Nuclear Waste Storage Tanks"
"Savannah River Site will permanently seal in place more Cold War-era storage tanks after removing highly radioactive liquid nuclear waste."
Source: Augusta Chronicle, 12/24/2014
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Wyo. Republican Fights Ban on Controversial Climate-Science Standards
"A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming is taking a stand in favor of teaching climate science in the classroom."
Source: National Journal, 12/24/2014
Satellites Show Arctic Amplification of Global Warming
"NASA scientists say that, during the summer, Arctic is absorbing 5 percent more of the sun’s incoming energy than just 15 years ago. The trend coincides with the steady decrease in Arctic sea ice during the same period."
Source: Summit Co Voice, 12/24/2014
"Natural Gas Prices Fall 29 Percent in 3 Months"
"The price of natural gas has fallen in recent months due to mild winter weather."
Source: The Hill, 12/24/2014
"Court: EPA Cannot Regulate Lead Bullets"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot regulate lead ammunition used by hunters, a federal appeals court said Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/24/2014
"Court Rejects EPA's Deadline Extension for Ozone Compliance"
"A federal appeals court today threw out U.S. EPA's decision to extend a compliance deadline for its ozone air standard, as well as the agency's revoking a stringency requirement for transportation projects."
Source: Greenwire, 12/24/2014
"Tornadoes Rip Across Southeast, Leave 4 Dead"
"A series of severe storms - including tornadoes - touched down in three southern states Tuesday, killing four people, damaging homes and businesses, flipping cars, knocking down trees, and downing power lines."
Source: USA TODAY, 12/24/2014
"Beavers Could Help California Fight Effects of Drought"
"LOS GATOS, Calif. — Three punishing years of drought have parched California streams, rivers and wetlands. One animal has the potential to restore these dry landscapes."
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/23/2014
Allies Unite To Prevent New Uranium Mines Until Old Ones Are Cleaned Up
"MILAN, N.M. - Jonnie and Milton Head's granddaughter won't bring her children to visit them at their home here in the Bluewater Valley. 'There's five times the EPA recommended daily dosage of airborne radiation,' Jonnie explains."
Source: Native Sun News, 12/23/2014
Sen. Boxer Calls US Chemical Facility Safety "Outrageous"
"As [a Dec. 11] Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing made abundantly clear, communities throughout the United States are at ongoing risk from potentially disastrous incidents involving hazardous chemicals."
Source: Pump Handle, 12/23/2014
