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News Archive

Week of July 8, 2013

News from Across the USM Campuses

Road Hazard: Sea-Level Rise Toll May Be Worse Than Predicted (By Karl B. Hille and Sydney Paul, Southern Maryland Headline News, 7/8/13) [Article quotes Court Stevenson of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

Calvert prepares for 2-foot sea level rise by 2050: Calvert preparing for inevitable flood plain increase (By Amanda Scott, SoMdNews.com, 7/5/13) [Article quotes Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

Chesapeake Bay health improving, earns C grade (WTOP - 103.5 FM News, 7/4/13) [Report quotes Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

State of Maryland News

Mixed Report on Coastal Bays (By Shawn J. Soper, The Maryland Coast Dispatch, 7/5/13)

City employees using Zipcar to get around town: Transportation, Parking Authority see benefits of car-share service (By Scott Calvert, The Baltimore Sun, 7/5/13)

Volunteers Needed to Teach Students about the Chesapeake Bay and Natural Resources (By K. King, Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Access DNR, 7/3/13)

Senator Mikulski touts National Weather Service computer upgrades (By Jason Samenow, The Washington Post, 7/3/13)

Governor O'Malley Proclaims July Lakes Appreciation Month (By K. King, Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Access DNR, 7/2/13)

National and International News

Oil Train Explosion: Tragic Reminder of High Cost of Fossil Fuel Dependency

Explosion follows recent direct action against oil train transport: "It's devastating that the the thing we were most afraid of happening did." (By Lauren McCauley, CommonDreams.org, 7/7/13)

Climate Scientist Michael Mann Sums Up the Witch Hunt Against Him (By Phil Plait. Slate.com, 7/7/13)

Solar powered plane completes history-making cross-country flight, lands at JFK airport (By The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 7/6/13 updated 7/7/13)

'The real threat to our future is peak water': As population rises, overpumping means some nations have reached peak water, which threatens food supply, says Lester Brown (By Lester Brown, The [UK] Observer as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 7/6/13)

With Rising Temperatures, Infrastructure Falters (Reported by Ira Flatow, National Public Radio, 7/5/13)

EPA's Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many (By Abrahm Lustgarten, 7/3/13)

'Green' Middlebury College Embroiled in Controversy Over Fracked Gas Pipeline in Vermont: Middlebury College is now supporting a controversial pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas through Vermont and under Lake Champlain to the state of New York. (By Jay Saper and Anna Shireman-Grabowski, Alternet.org - Environment Blog, 7/3/13)

Toxic Fossil Fuels Are Invading Everyday Products, From Water Bottles To Kids' Toys, Experts Warn (By Lynn Peeples, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 7/3/13)

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