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Ottawa Agrees To Review 23 Pesticides After Pressure From Enviros [1]

"Environmentalists are declaring victory over an announcement by Ottawa that it will conduct a health review of 23 pesticides."

Source: Canadian Press [2], 02/06/2014

"Keystone XL Pipeline Records Sought in Sierra Club Suit" [3]

"Keystone XL pipeline records are being sought by the Sierra Club in a lawsuit claiming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to make public documents related to its review of TransCanada Corp.’s project."

Source: Bloomberg [4], 02/06/2014

Koch Bros Left a Confidential Document at Donor Conference—Read It Here [5]

"There's one main rule at the conservative donor conclaves held twice a year by Charles and David Koch at luxury resorts: What happens there stays there."

Source: Mother Jones [6], 02/06/2014

"House Passes California Drought Bill And Political Floodgates Open" [7]

"WASHINGTON — A bitterly divided House approved a sweeping California water bill Wednesday that puts the Senate on the spot and splits the drought-ridden state into several competing camps."

Source: McClatchy [8], 02/06/2014

Farm Groups, 21 States Join Fight To Halt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [9]

"Attorneys general in 21 states are backing an attempt to derail the Obama administration’s Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, fearing that the government will use that authority to regulate wastewater in other watersheds, including the Mississippi River Basin."

Source: Wash Post [10], 02/06/2014

"West Virginia Doctors Advising Some Patients Not To Drink Tap Water" [11]

"Warnings come despite federal health officials declaring water was free from chemical contamination after January 9 spill."

Source: AP [12], 02/06/2014

"NC River Turns To Gray Sludge After Coal Ash Spill" [13]

"ON THE DAN RIVER, N.C. — Canoe guide Brian Williams dipped his paddle downstream from where thousands of tons of coal ash has been spewing for days into the Dan River, turning the wooden blade flat to bring up a lump of gray sludge."

Source: AP [14], 02/06/2014

Assault on Calif. Power Station Raises Alarm on Potential for Terrorism [15]

"SAN JOSE, Calif.—The attack began just before 1 a.m. on April 16 last year, when someone slipped into an underground vault not far from a busy freeway and cut telephone cables."

Source: Wall St. Journal [16], 02/06/2014

Chem Safety Board Makes Embargo Watch Honor Roll [17]

Journalist Ivan Oransky posted on his blog a critical assessment on January 30, 2014, of a new embargo policy set by the CSB. He found requirements not to seek comment or confirmation of material in an embargoed report "alarming." Unlike many government agencies, the CSB took another look at its policy, and revised it.

EWG Database Helps Public, Journos Find Drinking Water Threats [18]

While EPA and local utilities make much data available online, the Environmental Working Group has compiled a tap water database that is much easier to use. It gathers data from the states as well as from EPA, and compiles city-by-city rankings of the best and worst drinking water quality. It also explains the health significance of contaminants and lists contaminants not regulated by EPA.

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