"Environmentalists Lose Ally In Congress With Boxer Retiring"
"Environmental advocates will lose an ally in Congress when Barbara Boxer leaves the Senate at the end of her term in 2016 after more than three decades in office."
Source: AP, 01/09/2015
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"EPA to Delay U.S. Carbon Rule for Power Plants Until Summer"
"The Environmental Protection Agency said it will delay carbon rules for power plants, missing a deadline set by President Barack Obama in one of the centerpieces of his climate-change agenda."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/08/2015
"EPA Report Finds Pesticide Poses Risk To Workers, Spurs Calls for Ban"
"An insecticide used on corn and other U.S. crops poses health risks to workers who mix and apply it and also can contaminate drinking water, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released this week."
Source: EHN, 01/08/2015
"Report: Transatlantic Trade Agreement Could Increase Toxic Pesticide Use"
"International trade agreement proposals could roll back protections from harmful pesticides in the US and EU, according to a new report expected to be released Wednesday."
Source: Guardian, 01/08/2015
"Lawsuit Filed in Effort To Close Loophole on Fracking Emissions"
"Chemical plants, coal mines, power plants, steel mills, oil refineries and even the maple syrup industry must disclose their releases of hazardous pollutants on the federal Toxic Release Inventory."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 01/08/2015
"Low Oil Prices Take Their Toll on Canada. Are Oil Sands in Trouble?"
"Plummeting oil prices are bad news for much of Canada, which runs its economy largely on oil. But cheap oil has some positive benefits for Canadians, too."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 01/08/2015
Iowa: "State May Be Sued Over Water Quality Issues"
"Iowa’s largest water utility may soon file a lawsuit challenging the state’s voluntary approach to dealing with farm fertilizer run-off."
Source: Radio Iowa, 01/08/2015
"Europe’s Olive Trees Threatened By Spread of Deadly Bacteria"
"Bacteria that is destroying ancient olive groves in the Apulia region of southern Italy is very likely to spread to other areas of Europe, says report."
Source: Guardian, 01/08/2015
"U.S. Oil Producers Cut Rigs as Price Declines"
"With oil prices plunging at an ever-quickening rate, producers are beginning to slash the number of drilling rigs around the country."
Source: NY Times, 01/08/2015
Much of World's Fossil Fuel Must Stay Buried To Prevent Climate Change: Study
"New research is first to identify which reserves must not be burned to keep global temperature rise under 2C, including over 90% of US and Australian coal and almost all Canadian tar sands."
Source: Guardian, 01/08/2015
