"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
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"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
"Sub-$55 Oil Has U.S. Drillers Idling Most Rigs in 2 Years"
"U.S. oil drillers idled the most rigs since 2012 as prices slid below $55 a barrel to the lowest level in five years and a fight for market share with OPEC intensified."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/01/2015
"South American Commodity Boom Drives Deforestation And Land Conflicts"
"A commodity boom has helped pull millions out of poverty across South America over the past decade. It has also unleashed a new scramble for oil, minerals and cropland that is accelerating deforestation and fueling a new wave of land conflicts from Colombia to Chile."
Source: Wash Post, 01/01/2015
"Oil Train Safety And Taxes On Lawmakers’ Agenda For 2015"
"SEATTLE — For the past few years, a growing number of trains have been bringing “rolling pipelines” of oil from North Dakota to ports and refineries in the Pacific Northwest."
Source: EarthFix/KUOW, 01/01/2015
