"Pesticides don't just kill pests. New research out of the Netherlands provides compelling evidence linking a widely used class of insecticides to population declines across 14 species of birds."
"A study by the National Institutes of Health found that levels of arsenic similar to what some people consume in water caused cancer in male mice"
"Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday threatened to subpoena the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to obtain documents related to rules on carbon pollution from power plants."
"Two U.S. farm-state Senators on Wednesday urged federal regulators to investigate allegations raised by a biofuel trade group that the oil industry uses "strong arm tactics" to prevent widespread use of higher blends of ethanol in gasoline."
SEJ joined with 37 other groups in a letter sent July 8, 2014 to President Obama calling for his administration to curtail the widespread practice of requiring all interview or information requests for federal agencies and departments to be filtered through press offices, which frequently restrict access to staff and monitor what contacts are permitted.
Dear Senator,
As the Senate considers S 2363, the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014, we want to express our grave objections to inclusion of Section 108 ("Annual Permit And Fee For Film Crews Of 5 Persons Or Fewer.") This provision directly threatens the Constitutionally protected First Amendment right of a free press to gather news.
SEJ and five other journalism groups sent a letter July 8, 2014 objecting to a bill up for debate on the US Senate floor this week that could restrict the ability of journalists to report on stories in National Parks, National Forests and other public lands. Photo: Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Courtesy U.S. NPS.
"Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is trying to use a bill aimed at preserving federal lands for hunting and fishing as a vehicle to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to redefine its jurisdiction over the nation’s lakes and rivers."
"The European Union is making its desire to import more oil and natural gas from the United States very clear in the course of discussions over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade deal, according to a new leaked document."
"Report is the first of its kind to prescribe concrete actions that the biggest 15 economies must take to keep warming below 2C""
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/second-silent-spring-bird-declines-linked-popular-pesticides
[2] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140709-birds-insects-pesticides-insecticides-neonicotinoids-silent-spring/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/even-low-doses-arsenic-trigger-cancer-mice-study-finds
[4] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-lawmakers-threaten-subpoena-epa-over-power-plant-regs
[5] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/71841
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-senators-press-probe-report-oil-companies-blocked-ethanol
[7] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/71842
[8] https://www.sej.org/sej-and-37-journalism-groups-urge-president-stop-excessive-controls-public-information
[9] https://www.sej.org/publications/text-sej-letter-senators-re-sportsmens-act-impact-public-lands-reporting
[10] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-objects-sportsmens-act-section-affecting-public-lands-reporting
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/barrasso-pushes-amendment-stop-epa-water-rule
[12] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/211622-barrasso-pushes-amendment-to-stop-epa-water-rule
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/secret-trade-doc-calls-more-exports-us-oil-and-gas-europe
[14] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/oil-gas-exports-us-europe_n_5568470.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/un-issued-roadmap-how-avoid-climate-catastrophe
[16] http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/08/un-roadmap-climate-change
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3329
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3326
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3327
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3328
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3331
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3332
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3333
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3334
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4970