"The Greening of Barack Obama"
"For Barack Obama, it wasn’t easy being green — until, suddenly, it was."
Source: Politico, 11/19/2014
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"Study: Wisconsin Groundwater Contaminated By Coal Ash"
"The 'beneficial reuse' of coal ash, often touted as a way to keep the material out of landfills, is potentially causing serious contamination of drinking water in southeast Wisconsin and possibly across the state, according to a report released today by Clean Wisconsin."
Source: Midwest Energy News, 11/19/2014
White House Threatens To Veto House GOP Bills To Hobble EPA
"The White House is issuing veto threats against House Republican legislation that places new reporting requirements on the Environmental Protection Agency. The White House says the measures could delay or prevent environmental decisions."
Source: AP, 11/19/2014
"White House Clears EPA Rewrite of Hazardous Waste Rule"
"The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a regulation that seeks to strengthen federal standards for recycling hazardous waste."
Source: The Hill, 11/19/2014
40% Decline in Polar Bears in Alaska, Western Canada Heightens Concern
"The number of polar bears in eastern Alaska and western Canada has declined by 40%, according to a scientific study that raises more questions about the impact of global warming on the creature that has become the symbol of some of its worst effects."
Source: LA Times, 11/19/2014
"Japan Plans New Antarctic Whale Hunt, But Vows To Slash Quota"
"Japan on Tuesday unveiled plans to resume whale hunting in the Southern Ocean despite an international court ruling that previous hunts were illegal, but said it would slash the quota for the so-called scientific whaling program."
Source: Reuters, 11/19/2014
"The Huge, Hidden Cost of Protecting Homeowners From the Rising Sea"
"As sea levels rise, as much as $1.4 trillion worth of coastal property could be threatened with flooding by 2100, by one estimate. But what will it cost to protect those properties? Now comes a hint at the enormous pricetag."
Source: Wash Post, 11/19/2014
"High Ocean Temperatures Endangering Seabirds?"
"Small seabirds are washing up dead on local beaches, an unusual phenomenon that suggests high ocean temperatures are causing starvation."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 11/19/2014
"Western New York Snow Storm Could Set Records"
"A winter storm that has brought freezing temperatures to most of the continental U.S. has also dumped several feet of snow on Buffalo and the western parts of New York state and may break local and national records."
Source: AP, 11/19/2014
"Senate Defeats Bill on Keystone XL Pipeline in Narrow Vote"
"Senate Democrats, by a single vote, stopped legislation that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, one of the most fractious and expensive battles of the Obama presidency."
Source: NY Times, 11/19/2014
