"N.J. Looks To Restrict Fertilizer To Save Barnegat Bay"
"In a move that seems to fly in the face of its moniker -- the Garden State -- New Jersey is getting ready to put the pinch on fertilizer."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/04/2010
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"Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ravaged by Disease"
"Across the northern Rocky Mountains, bighorn sheep are dying by the hundreds from pneumonia and alarmed wildlife officials are hunting and killing the majestic animals to halt the spread of the disease."
Source: Reuters, 10/04/2010
"Census Shows Connectedness of World's Marine Life"
"The world's oceans may be vast and deep, but a decade-long count of marine animals finds sea life so interconnected that it seems to shrink the watery world."
Source: AP, 10/04/2010
"Arlington Mayor: Gas Drilling Needs Testing"
"ARLINGTON, Texas — Mayor Robert Cluck wants to test the air near every new gas well in Arlington and a neighboring city has started its own air quality study."
Source: WFAA-TV, 10/04/2010
Disappearance of Inyo Chipmunks From Sierra Nevadas Alarms Researchers
"With button-brown eyes, striped cheeks and a bushy orange-black tail, the Inyo chipmunk has darted among the gnarled pines of the Sierra Nevada for centuries. But it has apparently vanished."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 10/04/2010
ACS Collection of Climate Change Resources
The American Chemical Society offers a collection of resources related to climate change, including presentations from its August 2010 forum on the science of climate change featuring four world-class experts who discussed the state of the science and the importance of dealing with this issue in a scientifically informed manner.
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"U.S. Issues New Rules on Offshore Drilling"
"The Interior Department tightened its rules on offshore oil and gas operations on Thursday but left in place the moratorium on deepwater drilling that has left oil executives frustrated and Gulf Coast officials fuming."
Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2010
"GOP Still Thwarting Spill Panel"
"The National Oil Spill Commission continues its investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, but the president's panel remains hampered by its inability to compel key witnesses to testify and turn over documents. Senate Republicans blocked a bill to grant the commission subpoena power in July. Now the Senate has gone home once without moving the measure forward."
Source: Mother Jones, 10/01/2010
"FCC Changes Cellphone Safety Guidance"
"The Federal Communications Commission has changed its guidance to cellphone users worried about the health effects of wireless devices, dropping a long-standing recommendation that concerned consumers purchase phones with lower levels of radiation emissions."
Source: Wash Post, 10/01/2010
