"Studies: Wildfires Worse Due To Global Warming"
"The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports."
Source: AP, 05/20/2014
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"Fractured North Carolina"
"As North Carolina moves to tap potentially rich natural gas reserves, some warn that the drilling process is fraught with environmental hazards. The Fayetteville Observer explores the debate, and how this new industry could transform the Cape Fear region, in a six-day series this week."
Source: Fayetteville Observer, 05/20/2014
"Threats to the Southern Hills Aquifer System Grow in Louisiana"
Fracking plans in southern Louisiana have ignited a political firestorm over potential damage to a regional aquifer.
Source: Louisiana Weekly, 05/19/2014
"U.S. Intensifies Fight Against Coffee Rust in Latin America"
"The so-called leaf rust, or roya, is a yellow and orange-colored fungus that has swept coffee fields from Mexico to Peru over the past two years, threatening to stunt production and drive up the price of Latin American roasts."
Source: Reuters, 05/19/2014
"Birds of Prey Falling Victim To 'Ecological Drought'"
"Less food for hawks, owls, white-tailed kites, falcons and even golden eagles is theorized to be connected to years of too-dry weather. One apparent consequence: a 'breeding crash' beyond any in local experts' memory."
Source: Orange County Register, 05/19/2014
"Children’s Lead Levels ‘Significantly’ Higher in Cherryvale, Kan."
"CHERRYVALE, Kan. — Recent lead levels among children tested in a southeast Kansas town that was home to a zinc smelter were 'significantly' higher than statewide and national levels, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment."
Source: AP, 05/19/2014
"Jane Kleeb vs. the Keystone Pipeline"
A firebrand organizer has convinced conservative Nebraska farmers to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline because they will bear the brunt of Canada's energy expansion. It's about local environmental impacts rather than climate change.
Source: NY Times Magazine, 05/19/2014
"Obama's FERC Problem Isn't Going Away"
"President Obama's second pick to head the agency tasked with monitoring the nation's electric grid is set to go before the Senate next week, but it still may not be smooth sailing."
Source: The Hill, 05/19/2014
"Saudi Arabia in Policy Shift Seeking Solar Through Aramco"
"Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company is planning to add more solar power, a move to limit domestic fossil-fuel consumption in the world’s biggest exporter of crude."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/19/2014
"N.C. Bill Would Make It a Felony To Disclose Fracking Chemicals"
"People who disclose confidential information about hydraulic fracturing chemicals in North Carolina would be subject to criminal penalties and civil damages, under a bill in the state Legislature."
Source: EnergyWire, 05/19/2014
