"Plowed Under"
"Across the northern plains, native grassland is being turned into farmland at a rate not seen since the 1920s. The environmental consequences could be disastrous."
Source: American Prospect/FERN, 04/03/2014
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UN Climate Chief Figueres Urges Shift of Oil And Gas Industry
The U.N.'s climate chief called on the oil and gas industry on Thursday to make a drastic shift to a clean, low-carbon future or risk having to leave three-quarters of fossil fuel reserves in the ground."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2014
"1/4 of Europe's Bumblebees, Vital To Crops, Face Extinction: Study"
"Almost a quarter of Europe's bumblebees are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitats and climate change, threatening pollination of crops worth billions of dollars, a study showed on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2014
Study Suggests Link Between Arsenic in Drinking Water And Intelligence
"Research involving hundreds of Maine children might represent a breakthrough about whether exposure to arsenic in drinking water — even at very low levels — could lead to reduced intelligence, scientists who conducted the study said Wednesday."
Source: Kennebec Journal, 04/03/2014
"Showdown Puts Energy Credit at Risk"
"The Senate Finance Committee’s abrupt move to take up “tax extenders” legislation is testing the lobbying clout of the renewable energy sector and other special interests in Washington."
Source: The Hill, 04/03/2014
"Why Anthropologists Join An Ebola Outbreak Team"
"When disease strikes in the developing world, like the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, doctors, nurses and epidemiologists from international organizations fly in to help. So do anthropologists."
Source: NPR, 04/03/2014
"Teams Set To Inspect New Mexico Nuclear Waste Site After Leak"
"Inspection teams were set to venture into an underground nuclear waste disposal vault in New Mexico on Wednesday to look for the source of a radiation leak nearly seven weeks ago that exposed 21 workers and forced a shutdown of the facility."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2014
"EPA Failed to Warn of Cancer Risk for People in Research Studies"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to disclose cancer risks to volunteers used in research studies on harmful pollutants, a government watchdog says."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/03/2014
"Supreme Court Chooses Dark Money Billionaires Over Environment"
"Environmental groups believe a large favor was handed to corporations, billionaires and the campaigns they fund when U.S. Supreme Court justices decided Wednesday to strike down overall limits on campaign contributions."
Source: EcoWatch, 04/03/2014
New Oil-Gas Well Database Offers Tool for Environmental Reporters
The federal government certainly won't tell you. But the nonprofit research group FracTracker will give you data and maps on some 1.1 million oil and gas wells in 36 U.S. states. It's a great starting point for stories on the environmental impacts of drilling and fracking in your area.
