"West Nile Virus Cases Up 40% From Last Week"
"West Nile virus cases nationally were up 40% from last week, now totaling 1,590, including 66 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday."
Source: USA TODAY, 08/30/2012
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"A Late Bet on Coal May Not Pay Off"
The dramatic drop in the price of natural gas as a result of the U.S. fracking boom may doom the profitability of future coal-burning power plants. It is just one example of how imperfect information about the future makes energy markets uncertain and risky.
Source: Green/NYT, 08/30/2012
"Kentuckians Take Distilleries to Court Over Black Gunk"
"LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The sooty-looking black gunk has been here for as long as anyone can remember, creeping on the outside of homes, spreading over porch furniture, blanketing car roofs, mysterious and ever-present."
Source: NY Times, 08/30/2012
"Health Groups Sue U.S. For Failing To Protect Food Supply"
"Two U.S. health and environment organizations sued the federal government on Wednesday for what the groups say is a failure to implement and enforce a new food safety law that could help prevent thousands of deaths caused by food-borne illnesses each year."
Source: Reuters, 08/30/2012
"Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21"
"The G.O.P. platform approved Tuesday in Florida included tough language on many expected issues like abortion, but also takes a stand on an issue that has historically been out of the party’s mainstream: Agenda 21."
Source: Green/NYT, 08/30/2012
"Hurricane Isaac 2012 Steers Clear Of Direct Blow To New Orleans"
"NEW ORLEANS — Isaac's whistling winds lashed this city and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets, but the system of levee pumps, walls and gates appeared to withstand one of the stiffest challenges yet. To the north and south, though, people had to be evacuated or rescued as Isaac lingered over Louisiana."
Source: Huffington Post, 08/30/2012
SEJ Member Spotlight: Meera Subramanian
Independent journalist Meera Subramanian writes about culture and the environment with a focus on species conservation for national and international publications. Her work has appeared in Nature, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Audubon, Orion and elsewhere. She was awarded SEJ’s 2012 Outstanding Feature Story award for her Virginia Quarterly Review piece about the collapse of India’s vulture population.
"Caribbean Countries Signing on To Fight Marine Pollution"
"As the Caribbean grapples with the pollution of its waters, the ratification of a protocol designed to help arrest the problem appears to be gathering steam."
Source: Jamaica Observer, 08/29/2012
Coal Miners Lost Pay for Attending 'Mandatory' Romney Campaign Rally
"When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited an Ohio coal mine this month to promote jobs in the coal industry, workers who appeared with him at the rally lost pay because their mine was shut down."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 08/29/2012
"Heat Guidelines Help Keep Young Athletes Cool"
"As extremely hot temperatures continue to hit much of the country, high school football teams are busy getting ready for the fall season. Last year, five high school football players died of heat stroke. Across the country, experts are trying to prevent those kinds of tragedies."
Source: NPR, 08/29/2012
