"States Pay Up To Reopen National Parks"
"The National Park Service (NPS) entered into agreements late Friday to reopen certain national parks in Colorado, Arizona, and South Dakota."
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 10/14/2013
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"North Dakota's Delay In Reporting Oil Spill Raises Questions"
"The handling of an oil spill in North Dakota is raising questions, after a state agency waited to tell the public it had taken place. A wheat farmer was the first to recognize the spill had happened; it became public knowledge nearly two weeks later."
Source: NPR, 10/14/2013
Book Author Pitch Slam in Seattle
Is there a topic you've been covering in depth that is screaming for further, more in-depth exploration? Is there an untold story or piece of environmental science or history that is unique to this region and its people that you've been pondering? Now is the time to bring out your ideas. Come to the first University of Washington Press/SEJ book pitch slam Thursday, November 14, 2013 from 6-8 pm in Seattle.
"Whatever Happened To The Deal To Save The Everglades?"
"South of Florida's Lake Okeechobee, hundreds of thousands of acres of sugar cane thrive in the heart of one of the world's largest wetlands. The Everglades stretches from the tip of the peninsula to central Florida, north of Lake Okeechobee."
Source: NPR, 10/11/2013
"39 San Diego Schools Sit in the Traffic Pollution Danger Zone"
"Along major roadways that connect the sprawling limits of San Diego County, 39 schools lie within 500 feet of smog-filled traffic corridors, a distance that air-pollution researchers believe significantly increases the risk of pediatric asthma and other respiratory illnesses."
Source: Voice of San Diego, 10/11/2013
"In Remote Field, North Dakota Oil Boom Suffers First Big Spill"
"A Tesoro Logistics LP pipeline has spilled more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil into a North Dakota wheat field, the biggest leak in the state since it became a major U.S. producer."
Source: Reuters, 10/11/2013
