"Civil Rights Leaders: Heat Can Have Disproportionate Impacts"
"As the heat wave continues, some civil rights leaders say high temperatures pose a particular threat to poor, minority communities."
Source: WAMU-FM (DC), 06/10/2011
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"Oil Prices Jump After OPEC Fails To Increase Production Quotas"
"Motorists could face higher costs at the gas pump, analysts said, as oil prices jumped after a meeting of OPEC ministers dissolved into bickering."
Source: LA Times, 06/10/2011
"AEP Lays Out Power-Plant Closings To Meet Proposed EPA Rules"
"Proposed federal clean-air rules could have a profound impact on American Electric Power, leading to an increase in electricity bills, the closing or partial closing of 11 power plants and the loss of 600 jobs, the company said."
Source: Columbus Dispatch, 06/10/2011
"Pressured by Greenpeace, Mattel Cuts Off Sub-Supplier APP"
"The environmental group's global campaign against the toy maker prompts the El Segundo company to tell its suppliers to stop buying products from the Singapore company accused of clear-cutting in Indonesia's rain forest."
Source: LA Times, 06/10/2011
"Special Report: After Japan, Where's the Next Nuclear Weak Link?"
"Imagine a country where corruption is rampant, infrastructure is very poor, or the quality of security is in question. Now what if that country built a nuclear power plant?"
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2011
"Electrical Fire Knocks Out Spent Fuel Cooling at Nebraska Nuke Plant"
"A fire in an electrical switch room on Tuesday briefly knocked out cooling for a pool holding spent nuclear fuel at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant outside Omaha, Neb., plant officials said."
Source: ProPublica, 06/10/2011
"FDA: Some Chicken May Have Small Amount of Arsenic"
"The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that some chicken meat may contain small amounts of arsenic, though the agency is stressing that the amount is too tiny to be dangerous to people who eat it."
Source: AP, 06/09/2011
"Canada Confirms It Will Reject New Kyoto Protocol"
"Canada confirmed on Wednesday that it would not support an extended Kyoto Protocol after 2012, joining Japan and Russia in rejecting a new round of the climate emissions pact."
Source: Reuters, 06/09/2011
"A Federal Study Finds That Local Reporting Has Waned"
"An explosion of online news sources in recent years has not produced a corresponding increase in reporting, particularly quality local reporting, a federal study of the media has found."
Source: NY Times, 06/09/2011
"What's That Tree? Try Smithsonian's New App To See"
"If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, a new smartphone app allows users with no formal training to satisfy their curiosity and contribute to science at the same time."
Source: AP, 06/09/2011
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