"Loggerheads Win New Protection In Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico" [1]
"Across 685 miles of beaches from North Carolina to Mississippi, loggerhead sea turtles now swim in federally protected waters."
"Across 685 miles of beaches from North Carolina to Mississippi, loggerhead sea turtles now swim in federally protected waters."
"Two percent gets inspected at U.S. borders, within a wider regulatory net."
"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 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."
"WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency, admitting that 'we haven’t had the best relationship with the agriculture industry in the past,' is beginning a push for a proposed new water rule that has generated strong opposition from farm communities."
"A federal agency has fined the company that spilled chemicals into West Virginia's largest water supply $11,000 for a pair of violations."
"Scientists said Tuesday that six glass vials found in a storeroom in a government laboratory outside Washington contained the smallpox virus. It was the second incident in a month that revealed government mishandling of potentially deadly infectious agents."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/loggerheads-win-new-protection-atlantic-gulf-mexico
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife
[4] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[6] http://www.bnd.com/2014/07/09/3294688/loggerheads-win-new-protection.html
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/imported-seafood-flooding-us-are-inspections-enough
[8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health
[11] http://thefern.org/2014/07/imported-seafood-flooding-us-inspections-enough/
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/even-low-doses-arsenic-trigger-cancer-mice-study-finds
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-lawmakers-threaten-subpoena-epa-over-power-plant-regs
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[18] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/71841
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-senators-press-probe-report-oil-companies-blocked-ethanol
[20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[22] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/71842
[23] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-objects-sportsmens-act-section-affecting-public-lands-reporting
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[28] https://www.sej.org/headlines/barrasso-pushes-amendment-stop-epa-water-rule
[29] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/211622-barrasso-pushes-amendment-to-stop-epa-water-rule
[30] https://www.sej.org/headlines/farm-lobby-lines-against-water-regs-epa-begins-hard-sell
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[32] http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/08/6541397/as-farm-interests-line-up-against.html
[33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/west-virginia-company-fined-11k-chemical-spill
[34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[35] http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/west-virginia-company-fined-11k-chemical-spill-24458829
[36] https://www.sej.org/headlines/six-vials-smallpox-discovered-laboratory-near-washington
[37] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/science/six-vials-of-smallpox-discovered-in-laboratory-near-washington.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytnational&_r=0
[38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1417
[39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1414
[40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1415
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1416
[42] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1419
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1420
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1421
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1422
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=2261