Costly Louisiana Levee Project Key in House-Senate Water Talks
"Lawmakers desperate to pass the first water resources bill in seven years are facing a $10.3 billion problem."
Source: Greenwire, 11/06/2013
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"Anti-Fracking Measures Win In Lafayette, Boulder, Fort Collins"
"Measure to enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing trailing slightly in Broomfield."
Source: Boulder Daily Camera, 11/06/2013
"In Texas, Water Referendum Wins, Astrodome Loses"
"AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas voters have proved they are more than willing to spend big bucks on future water projects — but not on sports stadiums."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
EPA Supporter Narrowly Beats Coal Messenger in Va. Gov. Race
"Voters in Virginia narrowly elected Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor over Republican Ken Cuccinelli II, who differed among other things on the future of the state's coal industry. Mr. McAuliffe supported new EPA regulations on power plants that will make it difficult for new coal plants to be bought."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/06/2013
"Washington State Voters Reject Labeling of GMO Foods"
"Washington state voters on Tuesday rejected an initiative that would have required foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled."
Source: USA TODAY, 11/06/2013
"From Social Welfare Groups, A River Of Political Influence"
If you are a fly-fisher, you may go to Michigan's Au Sable River to get away from it all. But you can't get away from the pollution funded by secret money in American politics. NPR turns over some rocks.
Source: NPR, 11/05/2013
"Science: How Media Pushed Climate Change 'Pause' Into the Mainstream"
Lack of understanding of climate science seems to be a hallmark of mainstream media's coverage of global warming. Case in point: the "pause."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/05/2013
Flying the Coop: Antibiotic Resistance Spreads To Birds, Wildlife
"One afternoon last winter, Julie Ellis unfurled a long, white tarp under a stand of trees near Coes Pond where hundreds of crows roost. Her mission: to collect as much bird poop as possible. Back in the laboratory, Ellis’ colleagues combed through the feces. Testing its bacteria, they discovered something unusual -- genes that make the crows resistant to antibiotics."
Source: EHN, 11/05/2013
"United Nations Group Warns on Emissions"
"PARIS — Major polluters must immediately begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the rise in global temperatures is to be held in check without paying a higher price later, according to a report Tuesday from the United Nations Environment Program."
Source: NY Times, 11/05/2013
"Why Dengue and Yellow Fever Could Be Coming to a City Near You"
"This past summer, Aedes aegypti—the invasive African mosquito best known for carrying the potentially deadly diseases dengue and yellow fever—made its unexpected debut in California, squirming up from Madera to Clovis to Fresno and the Bay Area."
Source: Mother Jones, 11/05/2013
