"Fracking Chemicals May Mess With Hormones, Lower Sperm Counts"
"A provocative study on mice finds that the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing appear to disrupt the reproductive system."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/15/2015
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"Conservative Group Warns Against House Energy Bill"
"Heritage Action for America said it has significant concerns with the House’s energy reform bill and is pushing conservatives to vote against it."
Source: The Hill, 10/15/2015
"State, Feds Won't Pursue $92M More in '89 Exxon Valdez Spill"
"The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of ducks and sea otters in Alaska's Prince William Sound following a devastating oil spill more than two decades ago."
Source: AP, 10/15/2015
"Intel Agency Study Warns of Food Shortages"
"The risk of food scarcity among countries important to the United States is likely to rise over the next decade, putting some places at risk of social and political unrest, according to a study from U.S. intelligence agencies."
Source: The Hill, 10/15/2015
"Environmental Groups Challenge State Settlement With Duke Energy"
"RALEIGH, N.C. -- Conservation groups have asked judges in Wake and Mecklenburg counties to reject a $7 million agreement between [North Carolina] and Duke Energy to settle years of groundwater contamination violations."
Source: Charlotte Observer, 10/14/2015
"Oil Company Challenges Oklahoma’s Policy To Reduce Earthquakes"
"An Oklahoma oil company is challenging the state’s limits on drilling wastewater injections that came in response to a sharp increase in earthquakes."
Source: The Hill, 10/14/2015
Coal Exports: Oakland Piles More Pollution on a Polluted Community
"For Margaret Gordon, West Oakland is home. So when she learned that a new shipping terminal would be bringing coal right through the heart of it, Gordon was angry. They’d been promised this wouldn’t happen. She joined the hundreds of residents who showed up at City Council to voice their concerns."
Source: Grist, 10/14/2015
"Massachusetts: With Expenses Rising, Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Will Close"
"The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, the only nuclear power plant in Massachusetts, will close by June 2019 because it is becoming too expensive to run, its owner announced Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 10/14/2015
"Climate Change Gets Its Due In The Democratic Debate"
"The Democratic presidential front-runners attempted to differentiate themselves on climate change Tuesday night."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/14/2015
"Oil Sands Boom Dries Up in Alberta, Taking Thousands of Jobs With It"
"FORT McMURRAY, Alberta — At a camp for oil workers here, a collection of 16 three-story buildings that once housed 2,000 workers sits empty. A parking lot at a neighboring camp is now dotted with abandoned cars. With oil prices falling precipitously, capital-intensive projects rooted in the heavy crude mined from Alberta’s oil sands are losing money, contributing to the loss of about 35,000 energy industry jobs across the province."
Source: NY Times, 10/13/2015
