"The Kaua‘i Cocktail"
"Highly toxic pesticides are being applied to GMO test fields on Kaua‘i at a much higher rate than on most US farms, an analysis of new data reveals"
Source: Cascadia Times, 06/18/2014
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"Scientists Close In On What’s Killing Sea Stars"
"ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. — Drew Harvell peers into the nooks and crannies along the rocky shoreline of Eastsound on Orcas Island. Purple and orange starfish clutch the rocks, as if hanging on for dear life. In fact, they are."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 06/18/2014
"Fish Derby Sees Dramatic DDT Drop After Cleanup"
"Anglers in a recent fishing derby on Michigan’s Pine River got news far better than pulling in the largest fish."
Source: Great Lakes Echo, 06/18/2014
"Is Collecting Animals For Science A Noble Mission Or A Threat?"
"Behind the scenes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, there's a vast, warehouse-like room that's filled with metal cabinets painted a drab institutional green. Inside the cabinets are more than half-a-million birds — and these birds are not drab. Their colorful feathers make them almost seem to glow."
Source: NPR, 06/18/2014
"Obama Moves To Protect Vast Pacific Ocean Areas"
"The White House on Tuesday unveiled efforts to expand protection of vast areas of the Pacific Ocean controlled by the United States from over fishing and environmental damage."
Source: Reuters, 06/18/2014
"California Drought Forces Evacuation of Trout Hatcheries"
"Millions of young rainbow and steelhead trout are being evacuated from California's most productive hatchery complex as summer heat and the state's ongoing drought combine to make the water too warm for them to survive, officials said Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/18/2014
Six States Sign New Chesapeake Bay Restoration Agreement
"Government officials involved in the multistate Chesapeake Bay cleanup pledged Monday to broaden and accelerate the long-running effort, including a vow to address the impacts of climate change on the ailing estuary."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 06/18/2014
"Texas’ Oil, Gas Regulator Refuses To Talk To Media"
"HOUSTON — Texas’ oil and gas regulatory agency has instituted a blanket policy barring staff members from doing media interviews, raising questions about transparency as the state grapples with the intricacies of one of the largest energy booms in decades."
Source: AP, 06/18/2014
"Obama Carbon Rule Backed by Most Americans — WSJ/NBC Poll"
"More than two-thirds of Americans support President Barack Obama’s new climate rule and more than half say the U.S. should address global warming even if it means higher electricity bills, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 06/18/2014
Canada: "Conservatives Approve Northern Gateway Pipeline"
"OTTAWA -- Years of social disruptions by environmentalists and First Nations, lengthy court battles and a possible stand-off between Ottawa and British Columbia lie ahead after Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s approval of the fiercely contested Northern Gateway pipeline."
Source: Toronto Star, 06/18/2014
