"California Drought: Central Valley Farmland on Its Last Legs"
"Even before the drought, the southern San Joaquin Valley was in big trouble."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/24/2014
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Oil Spill in Houston Ship Channel Blocks Traffic; Size Unknown
"TEXAS CITY, Texas -- The cleanup of an unknown amount of thick, sticky oil that spilled into the Galveston Bay blocked the movement Sunday of about 60 ships, including three cruise ships, between the Gulf of Mexico and one of the world's busiest petrochemical transportation waterways."
Source: AP, 03/24/2014
Lady Bird, a Massive Machine Digs Out a Solution To DC Wastewater Woes
"A massive machine — longer than a football field — is munching away beneath Washington like a giant earthworm. Before it’s done, it will devour about 2 million cubic yards of soil that has been sitting under the city since the days of the dinosaurs."
Source: Wash Post, 02/21/2014
"Panel Told of Far-Reaching Pollution of Coal-Waste Dumps"
"RALEIGH — The Duke Energy coal-ash spill landed in the lap of a state legislative environmental oversight panel today and gave lawmakers a rare bird’s-eye look at the documented pollution problem posed by the utility’s coal-waste dumps statewide."
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, 02/18/2014
"Struggling Whooping Crane Population Loses Three To Gunfire"
"North America's tallest bird, with a population of about 600, has lost three adults to gunfire in recent months, 'senselessly' undercutting plans to breed a thriving population of the radiant white whooping crane, wildlife authorities say."
Source: LA Times, 02/10/2014
"Environment Loses Out in Russia's Race To Sochi"
"Sochi — Just outside the Olympic Park in Sochi, where the Winter Games open on Friday, is a green space with benches, artificial ponds and a couple of hides. 'Ornithological Park', the sign declares. The problem is that there is not a bird in sight in the park, which was set up as a replacement for sensitive wetlands that were covered over for the construction of Games venues."
Source: AFP, 02/04/2014
"First Fatal Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu In North America Reported"
"TORONTO -- Canadian health officials said Wednesday a fatal case of H5N1 bird flu has been reported in Canada, the first such case in North America. The victim was travelling from China when symptoms first appeared."
Source: AP, 01/09/2014
"Annual Audubon Bird Count a Barometer of Climate Change"
"Hash marks went down next to each species on [Mike] Newhouse’s clipboard. With a gloved hand, he brushed flakes off the paper. Forget about a white Christmas, this was a white Christmas Bird Count, part of Audubon’s 114th annual census of our feathered neighbors."
Source: Lower Hudson Journal News, 12/24/2013
"The Government Is About to Sanction the Murder of Our National Bird"
"The Interior Department is on the cusp of finalizing a rule that would give wind farms 30-year permits that authorize killing eagles."
Source: National Journal, 12/06/2013
"Wildlife Refuges Generate More Than $2 Billion A Year, Report Finds"
"Bird watching, hunting or just picnicking. Whatever the reason, visits to the nation's 561 wildlife refuges are big business."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
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