"Caviar's Last Stand"
"How the international caviar underground ended up in the Ozarks"
Source: Medium, 07/30/2014
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Mercury Survivors Neglected By Govt, Grassy Narrows First Nation Claims
"A northwestern Ontario First Nation has released a five-year-old report confirming the community suffers ongoing effects from mercury poisoning, but it says the government has never acted on the findings."
Source: CBC News, 07/30/2014
Lawmakers, Corporations Gather For Secret Meeting Against Clean Energy
"Going into their annual meeting in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, ALEC — the secretive organization that brings together conservative politicians and major corporate interests — is looking to recalibrate their approach to repealing or obstructing a range of clean energy initiatives after a year of state-level defeats."
Source: Climate Progress, 07/30/2014
"5 Food Writers Subpoenaed in 'Pink Slime' Lawsuit"
"Several food writers, including a New York Times reporter, have been subpoenaed by a meat producer as part of its $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit against ABC in regards to the network's coverage of a beef product dubbed 'pink slime' by critics."
Source: AP, 07/30/2014
"U.S. Lawmakers Got Cash From Alberta’s Keystone Lobbyists"
"One of Washington’s most influential lobbying firms made thousands of dollars in political contributions to U.S. lawmakers as it worked on behalf of the Alberta government to promote Keystone, documents reveal."
Source: Toronto Star, 07/30/2014
"White House Report Presses Economic Case for Carbon Rule"
"Failing to adequately reduce the carbon pollution that contributes to climate change could cost the United States economy $150 billion a year, according to an analysis by the White House Council of Economic Advisers released on Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 07/30/2014
"Coordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves"
"The United States and Europe kicked off a joint effort on Tuesday intended to curb Russia’s long-term ability to develop new oil resources, taking aim at the Kremlin’s premier source of wealth and power in retaliation for its intervention in Ukraine."
Source: NY Times, 07/30/2014
"Energy Week Ahead: Sold-Out Hearings for EPA Climate Plan"
"The nation gets its chance this week to blast or praise the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping plan to cut climate-warming emissions by 2030."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/29/2014
"Songbirds Dying From DDT in Michigan Yards; Superfund Site Blamed"
"ST. LOUIS, Mich. – Jim Hall was mowing the town’s baseball diamond when he felt a little bump underneath him. “And there it was, a dead robin,” he said."
Source: EHN, 07/29/2014
US Coastal Flooding More Frequent Due To Sea Level Rise, Sinking Land
"Flooding is increasing in frequency along much of the U.S. coast, and the rate of increase is accelerating along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts, a team of federal government scientists found in a study released Monday."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2014
