"How Dangerous Is the Lead in Bullets?"
"The most ubiquitous danger at firing ranges has a lot to do with bullets but nothing to do with getting shot."
Source: Mother Jones, 01/07/2013
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"EPA Fracking Study May Dodge Some Tough Questions"
"PITTSBURGH -- An ongoing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study on natural gas drilling and its potential for groundwater contamination has gotten tentative praise so far from both industry and environmental groups."
Source: AP, 01/07/2013
"Plan Approved To Tow Grounded Shell Drilling Rig To Safe Waters"
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Efforts to pull the Shell drilling rig Kulluk from its near-shore perch on rocks and gravel moved ahead mainly in secret Saturday, though officials disclosed Alaska has approved a tow plan to a temporary destination in nearby safe waters and that towing could be attempted at any time."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 01/07/2013
"Tasmania Fires Rage on as Police Search Burned Homes"
"PERTH, Australia -- Australian police and defense forces searched burned-out vehicles and homes in the towns worst hit by wildfires on the island of Tasmania, where more than 40 fires still raged on Sunday."
Source: Reuters, 01/07/2013
"Bison Group’s Victory Affects All U.S. Public Records Requests"
"WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana -- The nonprofit bison advocacy group Buffalo Field Campaign and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have reached a settlement that requires the agency to process and respond to Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, requests from citizens nationwide in a 'timely' manner."
Source: ENS, 01/04/2013
"Scientists Trying To Thwart Kudzu Bug’s Destructive March"
"At last, the “Vine that Ate the South” may have met its match. To most longtime Southerners, it sounds great: a bug that loves to eat kudzu and can kill off half an infestation of the tangled vine in a couple of years. What’s not to like?"
Source: Macon Telegraph, 01/04/2013
"Chesapeake Bay’s Health Improving Slightly, Report Says"
"Chesapeake Bay oysters are being resurrected from the dead. Blue crabs are roaring back. And after taking a huge blow from the monster storm called Sandy, the weakened bay proved in the fall that it could right itself and come back looking fresh."
Source: Wash Post, 01/04/2013
Washington State Proposal Would Require Genetically Modified Label
"Any food sold in Washington state and made with genetically engineered crops would have to be labeled under a ballot initiative submitted Thursday."
Source: AP, 01/04/2013
"Together a Century, City and Oil Giant Hit a Rough Patch"
"RICHMOND, Calif. -- The Chevron refinery’s massive oil storage tanks sit on the hills overlooking this small, impoverished city in San Francisco’s East Bay. Painted earthen red to blend with the natural surroundings, the tanks cannot help dominating the city’s skyline, much the way the oil giant itself has long shaped Richmond’s identity, economy and politics."
Source: NY Times, 01/04/2013
Fracking Trade Secrets Would Get No Protection Under Draft Alaska Rule
"Companies will not be able to keep trade secrets for hydraulic fracturing ingredients if a proposed Alaska rule is adopted."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/04/2013
