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Honeybee deaths spiked last year. -
The U.S. Agricultural Research Service says beekeepers lost 42.1 percent of their colonies between April 2014 and April 2015, and for the first time, more deaths occurred during the summer than winter. No one knows for sure, but pesticides, mites, and poor nutrition may all play a role in colony collapse disorder. Quartz
A new law in Wyoming makes citizen science a crime. -
The measure prevents anyone from collecting data about the environment without first getting permission from the landowner or manager. Environmentalists think the piece of legislation might be designed to protect powerful interests from lawsuits. ThinkProgress
Deep-water drilling will resume in the Gulf's infamous Macondo oil field. -
Regulators approved plans for LLOG Exploration Offshore to drill near the site of the BP oil disaster. The company estimates that an uncontrolled blowout—like the one that occurred in 2010—could release 20,500 barrels of oil into the Gulf every day for 109 days. Yeah...sounds like a great plan, guys. U.S. News & World Report
They are human, just like you and I...and some of the actions by deniers can be quite nasty.
—Cognitive scientist Stephan Lewandowsky discussing his study on how climate scientists (and their work) are affected by hate mail and other unpleasantries of denial campaigns
Minnesota may adopt the country's strictest ban on flame retardants. -
Firefighters across the States have been campaigning for restrictions on the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer in humans and accumulate in the bodies of wildlife. If approved, the legislation would phase out four flame retardants. Star Tribune