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States Target Tiny Beads in Cleansers That Harm Waterways, Wildlife

"The tiny plastic particles found in many facial cleansers and soaps promise a gentle scrubbing and luxuriously smooth skin. But those little beads of grit are also piling up in waterways, where they can suck up toxins and harm wildlife, environmentalists say. Because of those concerns, Illinois is one of several states considering legislation to force manufacturers to drop products that use the particles, called microbeads."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 04/21/2014

"Quake Risk Exceeds Licensed Limits at U.S. Nuclear Plants"

"Massachusetts Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren today called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to direct the licensees of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts and Seabrook Station in New Hampshire to immediately implement mitigation measures against seismic risks that were previously unknown."

Source: ENS, 04/21/2014

"Cumbrian Nuclear Dump 'Virtually Certain' To Be Eroded By Rising Sea"

"Britain's nuclear dump is virtually certain to be eroded by rising sea levels and to contaminate the Cumbrian coast with large amounts of radioactive waste, according to an internal document released by the Environment Agency (EA)."

Source: Guardian, 04/21/2014

"Conservative Heavyweights Have Solar Industry in Their Sights"

"The Koch brothers and large utilities have allied to reverse state policies that favor renewable energy. Environmentalists are pushing back, but the fight is spreading and intensifying."

Source: LA Times, 04/21/2014

"Vermont Steps Closer To Passing Gmo Food-Labeling Law"

"The Vermont Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it the first U.S. state to enact mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."

Source: Reuters, 04/21/2014

"California's Water Wars Reach 'New Level of Crazy' This Year"

"From all over California, farmers, environmental lawyers, wildlife groups, cities and even the Fresno County sheriff have posted thoughts in a siege of protests to state officials about the use of this year's puny snowpack and half-empty reservoirs."

Source: Fresno Bee, 04/21/2014

"Klamath River Basin Pact Ends Decades of Water Wars"

"An agreement that settles decades of conflict over water in the Upper Klamath River Basin was signed today by officials from the federal government, the states of Oregon and California, tribal authorities and water users."

Source: ENS, 04/21/2014

"U.S. Delays Final Call on Keystone XL Pipeline"

"The State Department will delay its decision on construction of the Keystone XL pipeline until it has a clearer idea of how legal challenges to the pipeline’s route through Nebraska will be settled, State Department officials said Friday."

Source: NY Times, 04/21/2014

Urinating Teen Prompts Portland Reservoir Flush, Leaving Many Peed Off

"The city of Portland, Ore., is flushing 38 million gallons of drinking water down the drain because a 19-year-old man urinated in an open reservoir early Wednesday morning, city water officials said, prompting criticism from some who called the move 'wasteful.'"

Source: Aljazeera America, 04/18/2014

"Mercury Found In Fish In Remote Regions of Western National Parks"

"Federal scientists have found high amounts of mercury in sport fish caught in remote areas of national parks in the West and Alaska, according to a study released Thursday."

Source: AP, 04/18/2014

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