"Energy Agency: Labor Day Weekend Gas Prices Lowest in Three Years"
"The average price of gasoline is the lowest heading into Labor Day that it has been in three years, the Energy Information Administration said."
Source: The Hill, 09/02/2014
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"Colorado Researchers Probe Parkinson's Disease Causes, Treatments"
"The corn rows are high and tassled, pumpkins are gaining girth and, amid these signs the fall harvest is near, evidence is growing that farmers and others who live or work around pesticides are at greater risk for neurogenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease."
Source: Denver Post, 09/02/2014
Groups Say Fly Ash Near Pennsylvania. Prison Causing Health Problems
"A report released today raises concerns about inmate cancers and other serious health ailments at a state prison that sits next to a massive Fayette County coal waste dump full of toxic fly ash."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 09/02/2014
"Japan's Annual Dolphin Slaughter Begins at Taiji Cove"
"The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on Monday in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official told AFP."
Source: Guardian, 09/01/2014
"Obama To Nominate New Energy Regulator"
"President Obama said Thursday that he would nominate Colette Honorable to fill the vacant seat in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."
Source: The Hill, 09/01/2014
Calif. Overhauls 'Pump-As-You-Please' Groundwater Rules Amid Drought
"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The worst drought in a generation has pushed California lawmakers to overhaul the state's longstanding "pump-as-you-please" groundwater policy under a package of bills lawmakers sent Friday to Gov. Jerry Brown."
Source: AP, 09/01/2014
"California Lawmakers Send Governor a Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags"
"The state Senate on Friday gave final legislative approval to a measure that would phase out single-use plastic bags in supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores as part of an effort to rid beaches and streets of litter."
Source: LA Times, 09/01/2014
"EPA Staff Recommends Significantly Lower Ozone Standard"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff said Friday that the nation should tighten smog rules significantly, a step that would improve air quality in California but force costly new requirements on government and industry."
Source: LA Times, 09/01/2014
"Climate Policy Takes The Stage In Florida Governor's Race"
"Florida is getting ready for an unusual governor's race. Like incumbent Rick Scott, a Republican, Charlie Crist is running for a second term as governor. In his first term, Crist was also a Republican."
Source: NPR, 09/01/2014
"Large ‘Dead Zone’ Signals More Problems for Chesapeake Bay"
"It began forming in May, when heavy spring rains loaded the rivers and creeks with fertilizer washed from farms and suburban lawns. It grew rapidly over the summer, as a broth of chemicals, animal waste and microbes simmered in the warm, slow-moving waters of the Chesapeake Bay."
Source: Wash Post, 09/01/2014
