"Horseshoe Crabs Are Now in Danger"
"In matters of love, nothing says romance like a moonlit beach. Especially if you're a lusty horseshoe crab and the tide is high."
Source: AP, 04/01/2014
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"Methane-Spewing Microbe Blamed in Earth's Worst Mass Extinction"
"Sometimes bad things come in small packages. A microbe that spewed humongous amounts of methane into Earth's atmosphere triggered a global catastrophe 252 million years ago that wiped out upwards of 90 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates."
Source: Reuters, 04/01/2014
Chemical Valley: The Coal Industry, the Politicians, and the Big Spill
Politically, coal and chemicals are sacred cows in West Virginia.
Source: New Yorker, 04/01/2014
"Emergency Crews Face Toxic Challenge in Washington State Mudslide"
"Recovery teams struggling through thick mud up to their armpits and heavy downpours at the site of a devastating landslide in Washington state are facing yet another challenge - an unseen and potentially more dangerous stew of toxic contaminants."
Source: Reuters, 04/01/2014
"U.S. Allows Partial Restart of Exxon Pipeline a Year After Spill"
"A U.S. regulator on Monday allowed Exxon Mobil Corp to restart operations on the Texas leg of its Pegasus pipeline, which spilled thousands of barrels of oil into a residential area in Arkansas last year."
Source: Reuters, 04/01/2014
"Toxic Coal Ash Poses Persistent Threat To US Waters"
"A recent spill of coal ash in North Carolina underscores the challenge of disposing hazardous substances captured from power plant stacks. Are we diverting air pollutants into our waterways?"
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 04/01/2014
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"National Soil Collection May Unlock Mysteries"
"FRESNO, Calif. — The government has been collecting dirt — lots of it."
Source: AP, 03/31/2014
"UN Court: Japan Whaling 'Not Scientific'"
"The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Japan's Antarctic whaling programme is not for scientific purposes."
Source: BBC News, 03/31/2014
3 Mile Island Anniversary: the Lesson Nuclear Industry Refuses To Learn
"Thirty-five years after the world's first nuclear-power scare, the nuclear industry hasn't learned the most basic lesson from Three Mile Island: Get accurate information to the public in a timely manner."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 03/31/2014
