"For Gray Wolves, a Success Story Not Without Detractors"
Gray wolves are coming back in the northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest. People have mixed feelings about wolves.
Source: NY Times, 11/03/2014
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"Climate Change Emerges as Priority for Black And Hispanic Voters"
"It is a point noted with some morbid curiosity year after year — climate change ranks low on the list of Americans’ priorities. But this version of the story tends to exclude the concerns of those whose interests are often marginalized at the polls and left out of legislation: people of color."
Source: Aljazeera America, 11/03/2014
"Victims of Toxic Chemicals Fight for Benefits From VA"
"Veterans who were exposed to toxic contaminants during their service are increasingly becoming casualties in a war with the government -- particularly the Veterans Affairs Department—which they say has a record of delaying and denying benefits promised to them by acts of Congress."
Source: National Journal, 11/03/2014
Conference: Growth and the Future of the Chesapeake Bay
This conference in Frederick, MD, co-sponsored by the Bay Journal, Town Creek Foundation and Hood College Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, will bring together some of the best thinkers on economic and population policies that could achieve a healthy balance of life in the Chesapeake Bay region. Free for journalists who wish to cover the event.
"Stop Taking Bear Selfies, U.S. Forest Service Officials Warn"
"Ever feel the urge to get close to a bear so you can snap a quick photo when you're in a national park or forest? It could be the last thing you ever do, federal officials are warning visitors in one California forest area."
Source: Weather Channel, 10/31/2014
"As Alaska Warms, a Goose Forgoes a 3,300-Mile Migration"
"The vast marshes on the southwestern tip of the Alaskan peninsula must look like a buffet to a seagrass-loving goose like the Pacific black brant."
Source: EHN, 10/31/2014
"Why Republicans Keep Telling Everyone They’re Not Scientists"
"WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, a Republican who is fighting a Democratic challenge from former Gov. Charlie Crist, was asked by The Miami Herald if he believes climate change is significantly affecting the weather. 'Well, I’m not a scientist,' he said."
Source: NY Times, 10/31/2014
"As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions Of Gallons Of Water Lost"
"Imagine Manhattan under almost 300 feet of water. Not water from a hurricane or a tsunami, but purified drinking water — 2.1 trillion gallons of it."
Source: Maine Public Broadcasting, 10/31/2014
As Islands Submerge in Bay, Residents Refuse To Desert Homes, Heritage
"The Chesapeake Bay was once home to more than a dozen offshore island communities — tight-knit villages with enough land for baseball diamonds and with marshes thick with crabs and fish."
Source: Bay Journal, 10/31/2014
"Environmentalists Sue Over Nuclear Reactor's Impact on Columbia River"
"SPOKANE — Three environmental groups sued a state agency Thursday over the effects of the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant on the water quality of the Columbia River."
Source: AP, 10/31/2014
