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"EPA Unaware of Industry Ties on Cancer Review Panel" [1]

EPA scientists in 2010 were ready to declare that even small amounts of hexavalent chromium -- found in the drinking water of some 70 million Americans -- may cause cancer. But the American Chemistry Council, the main industry lobby group, urged delay. EPA did delay, on the recommendation of a science panel that was supposed to be independent -- but was secretly stacked with panelists tied to the industry. In fact, they had helped industry oppose hexavalent chromium lawsuits instigated by Erin Brocovich.

Source: Center for Public Integrity [2], 02/13/2013

"Obama Gives Congress a Climate Change Ultimatum" [3]

"U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday gave Congress an ultimatum on climate change: craft a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the dangers of a warming world, or the White House will go it alone."

Source: Reuters [4], 02/13/2013

DEADLINE: Innovation for Development Reporting Grant Programme (IDR) [5]

The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has just launched a media-funding project that aims to advance journalistic coverage of issues related to global development and the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. The deadline to submit an application is March 25, 2013.

US Report Urges More Study of Breast Cancer's Environmental Links [6]

"A new federal advisory panel report makes a forceful case for more research into environmental causes of breast cancer, which was diagnosed in 227,000 women, killed 40,000 and cost more than $17 billion to treat in the United States last year."

Source: Center for Public Integrity [7], 02/12/2013

"Benedict XVI: The 'Green' Pope's Environmental Legacy" [8]

Pope Benedict XVI was known as the Green Pope.

Source: Earth Techling [9], 02/12/2013

"Pinnacles Dedicated as National Park" [10]

"PAICINES -- With a California condor overhead and history underfoot, hundreds of people gathered beneath a canopy of blue skies Monday to celebrate an accomplishment almost as rare as statehood itself: the dedication of America's 59th national park."

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

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"Shell Vessels Sidelined, Imperiling Arctic Plans" [11]

"HOUSTON -- In another blow to its Alaskan Arctic drilling program, Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday that it had decided to tow its two drill vessels there to Asian ports for major repairs, jeopardizing its plans to begin drilling for oil in the icy northern seas next summer."

Source: NY Times [12], 02/12/2013

"Horsemeat Scandal: How Often Does Food Fraud Happen?" [13]

"The mystery of how horsemeat got into Findus beef lasagne has led to an international hunt already taking in four countries.

Source: BBC [14], 02/12/2013

"Food, Drink Industries Undermine Health Policy, Study Finds" [15]

"Multinational food, drink and alcohol companies are using strategies similar to those employed by the tobacco industry to undermine public health policies, health experts said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters [16], 02/12/2013

"Pig Manure Reveals More Reason To Worry About Antibiotics" [17]

"There's a global campaign to force meat producers to rein in their use of antibiotics on pigs, chickens and cattle. European countries, especially Denmark and the Netherlands, have taken the lead. The U.S. is moving, haltingly, toward similar restrictions. Now the concerns about rampant antibiotic use appear to have reached China, where meat production and antibiotic use have been growing fast."

Source: NPR [18], 02/12/2013

DEADLINE: Innovation for Development Reporting Grant Programme (IDR) [5]

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