The National Marine Fisheries Service says the popular tourist activity is too stressful for nocturnal spinner dolphins because the animals aren't getting enough rest during the day. A new ban would extend 2 nautical miles from the shore and require swimmers to stay at least 50 yards away from the dolphins. Associated Press
A new report released by the Department of Energy says the country now generates more electricity from wind than any other country in the world, and we takes the number 2 slot, after China, for installed wind capacity. Even so, wind provides just 5.6 percent of U.S. electricity—but as it gets cheaper and turbines improve, that number is likely to rise. Vox
The president is visiting Baton Rouge today to tour areas inundated by a recent storm and discuss recovery plans. Intense deluges like the one that dumped more than 2.5 feet of rain on the Pelican State are likely to become more frequent with climate change. Reuters
The shift in climatic extremes will affect just about anything in a park, other than the solid rock.
—Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist at the University of Arizona, discusses how the National Park Service is planning for climate change (despite an inadequate budget).
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An 18-year study of wild bee populations in England found that the insects that foraged on crops treated with neonicotinoid pesticides experienced three times the negative effects of populations that foraged on other plants. Until now, most studies have been short-term and focused on just one bee species. Washington Post
For the second time, the 600 people who live in Shishmaref want to move to the mainland to escape the threat of rising sea levels caused by climate change. The first vote to relocate was back in 2002, but a lack of federal funding made it impossible. Grist
There will be very few cities at the end of the century that will be able to hold the summer Olympics as we know them today.
—John Balmes, a professor of public safety at the University of California, Berkeley, comments on a new study that predicts that within 70 years only eight cities in the Northern Hemisphere outside of Western Europe will be cool enough to host the summer Games.
Congress is considering whether to pass legislationthat would give the FDA the authority to more rigorously regulate beauty care products. Among the bill's opponents is Wen Hair Care, a company that has received more than 21,000 complaints from people who got rashes and lost hair after using its product. New York Times
The luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity leaves Alaska this week and will attempt to journey through the notorious Northwest Passage along with other unpredictable—and increasingly un-icy—Arctic waters. Tickets start at a cool $22,000, but many worry that the tourism trend could bring high environmental costs, too. National Geographic