PLANET IN PERIL

THE WESTERN PRODUCER Northern Alta. producers are in particularly bad shape, but fields unharvested across Prairies. Story here.

CommonDreams What's more, the biggest food company in the world gets to pump that water at no cost. Story here.

EcoWatch The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has re-approved and proposed a dramatic expansion of the use of the toxic pesticide Enlist Duo after only a cursory review of troubling data showing the two chemicals in the pesticide combine to have "synergistic" effects that are potentially harmful to endangered species and the environment. Story here.

NATIONAL OBSERVER The Canadian coal industry doesn't deserve to have a bad rap, says Coal Association of Canada   (CAC) president Robin Campbell. Story here.

CommonDreams 'After 24 years of negotiations we are hurtling towards a 3.5 degree world, which will be catastrophic for millions.’ Story here.

environment360 A steady increase in sea levels is pushing saltwater into U.S. wetlands, killing trees from Florida to as far north as New Jersey. But with sea level projected to rise by as much as six feet this century, the destruction of coastal forests is expected to become a worsening problem worldwide. Story here.

NATIONAL OBSERVER One worker is dead and five others injured following an explosion on a major pipeline in Alabama. Story here.