"Monsanto’s Roundup Faces European Politics and U.S. Lawsuits" [1]
"Monsanto’s flagship weed killer, Roundup, has had a tough year. And it could get worse."
Source: NY Times [2], 10/05/2017
"Monsanto’s flagship weed killer, Roundup, has had a tough year. And it could get worse."
"The Trump administration will repeal the Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s effort to fight climate change, and will ask the public to recommend ways it could be replaced, according to an internal Environmental Protection Agency document."
"Overall, clean energy sources accounted for two-thirds of new electricity capacity worldwide in 2016, a new report says. "
"On Wednesday, Senate lawmakers will weigh whether to confirm as the chemical industry’s top regulator a scientist who over the past two decades has helped companies argue against stricter government regulation of potentially harmful compounds in everyday products."
"On Wednesday, Senate lawmakers will weigh whether to confirm as the chemical industry’s top regulator a scientist who over the past two decades has helped companies argue against stricter government regulation of potentially harmful compounds in everyday products."
"An Interior Department executive turned whistleblower who claimed the Trump administration retaliated against him for publicly disclosing how climate change affects Alaska Native communities resigned Wednesday."
Data-Driven Journalism, SEJ [13]
Snow Fall, NYT [14]
Nine Takeaways, NYT [15]
27 Monuments, NYT [16]
"Government subsidies to American energy companies are generous enough to ensure that almost half of new investments in untapped domestic oil projects would be profitable, creating incentives to keep pumping fossil fuels despite climate concerns, according to a new study."
"States could soon respond quicker to chemical accidents armed with information EPA has. But first, they’ll have to prove they can protect chemical makers’ trade secrets."
"Energy Secretary Rick Perry is proposing to turn back the clock on the nation's organized electricity markets, directing federal energy regulators to consider cash subsidies for coal and nuclear power plants that are unable to compete and face being shut down."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/monsanto%E2%80%99s-roundup-faces-european-politics-and-us-lawsuits
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/business/monsanto-roundup-europe.html?_r=0
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-takes-first-step-toward-scrapping-obama%E2%80%99s-global-warming-policy
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/climate/trump-climate-change.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/solar-energy-boom-sets-new-records-shattering-expectations
[6] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04102017/solar-power-record-growth-china-america-nrdc-iea-forecast-report
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/federal-judge-reinstates-obama-era-rule-methane-emissions
[8] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/04/senate-to-weigh-key-epa-nominees-with-close-ties-to-chemical-fossil-fuels-industries/?utm_term=.811e7bf8b82f
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-weighs-key-epa-nominees-close-ties-chemical-fossil-fuels
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/interior-whistleblower-resigns-calling-zinke%E2%80%99s-leadership-failure
[11] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/04/whistleblower-resigns-keeping-my-voice-more-important-than-keeping-my-job/?utm_term=.aca3cf9bf5a7
[12] https://www.sej.org/social
[13] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/data-driven-journalism-delivers
[14] http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek
[15] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/08/climate/nine-takeaways-climate-report.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate
[16] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/11/climate/doi-monument-review-five-to-watch.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/high-subsidies-ensure-profit-nearly-half-new-us-oil-investments
[18] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03102017/high-oil-subsidies-ensure-profit-undermine-climate-change-goals
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/states-want-access-chemical-trade-secrets-spills
[20] https://www.bna.com/states-access-chemical-n73014470348/
[21] https://www.sej.org/headlines/policy-perry-calls-ferc-dismantle-us-power-markets
[22] https://www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/1060062263
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2344
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2341
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2342
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2343
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2346
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2347
[30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2348
[31] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2349
[32] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4907