Containment efforts: As more than 100 leaked documents threaten to further discredit the industry-funded climate-denial machine, the Heartland Institute has threatened to sue journalists and bloggers for publishing the right-wing think tank's memos and tax records (which it claims are stolen and, in at least one case, faked). A howler from the institute's statement: "Honest disagreement should never be used to justify the criminal acts and fraud that occurred in the past 24 hours. As a matter of common decency and journalistic ethics, we ask everyone in the climate change debate to sit back and think about what just happened." Would've been nice to hear that rhetoric from the group after the release of the stolen "Climategate" emails. New York Times, Mongabay, Forbes
Aresenic for infants: Arsenic has been found in some foods that use organic brown rice syrup as a sweetener, including infant formula and cereal bars, according to a new study by researchers at Dartmouth College. The majority of the detected arsenic was the type that is known to be a human carcinogen. Consumer Reports
A bib for Manhattan: To confront sea-level rise and the increased likelihood of destructive storm surges, some architects have proposed a waterproofing "bib" for Lower Manhattan. The "lace-like membrane" would absorb and repel water from buildings in low-lying parts of the city. Co.Design
Coal cars: A new study finds that electric vehicles in China, which plug in to a mostly coal-powered grid, produce more net pollution than gas guzzlers. TIME
Contaminanted tides: The EPA plans to cut $10 million for annual testing of water quality at U.S. beaches. Advocates worry that swimmers and surfers will face an even greater risk of getting sick after swimming in water contaminated with sewage and other pollution. Los Angeles Times
Passing on gas exports: Representative Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced legislation to prevent shipments of natural gas overseas in order to prevent domestic prices from rising. Reuters
Stormy future: The insurance industry is hugely vulnerable to climate change, as big storms, flooding, wildfires, droughts, and other forms of extreme weather increase. Sharlene Leurig of Ceres talks about how she's helping insurers prepare for a tumultuous future. The Daily Climate
Stopping subsidies: A new poll finds Americans overwhelmingly oppose -- by a margin of more than 2 to 1 -- subsidies to fossil fuel companies. Even 67 percent of Republican respondants to the Yale University poll opposed the tax breaks. Climate Progress
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