"The Strange Case of Tennie White"
"Did the EPA Prosecute and Jail a Mississippi Lab Owner Because of Her Activism?"
Source: The Intercept, 11/28/2016
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"In Canada, a Direct Link Between Fracking and Earthquakes"
"In the debate over fracking of oil and gas wells, opponents often cite the risk that the process can set off nearby earthquakes. But scientists say that in the United States, fracking-induced earthquakes are not common."
Source: NY Times, 11/23/2016
ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq: Report
"The Islamic State has used chemical weapons, including chlorine and sulfur mustard agents, at least 52 times on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq since it swept to power in 2014, according to a new independent analysis."
Source: NY Times, 11/22/2016
"Trump's Top Environmental Adviser Says Pesticides Aren't Bad for You"
"To lead the transition of the Environmental Protection Agency, President-elect Donald Trump settled on notorious climate change denier Myron Ebell. The decision rattled climate activists ... Farm chemicals, too, would likely flow unabated if Ebell's agenda comes to dominate Trump's EPA."
Source: Mother Jones, 11/17/2016
"EPA Reconfigures, Reschedules Glyphosate Panel"
"EPA has added epidemiological expertise to a scientific advisory panel (SAP) that will meet next month to consider the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate. The previously postponed meeting is now scheduled to take place Dec. 13-16 in Arlington, Virginia."
Source: Agri-Pulse, 11/17/2016
"Will Our Food be Safe Under Trump?"
"On the campaign trail, Donald Trump railed against what he called the 'FDA food police' and 'inspection overkill.' He has said he’d dramatically overhaul and limit federal government regulations. Now, big questions have arisen about how far he’ll go to scale back the incremental work done in recent years to keep pesticides, GMOs, and additives out of the food supply."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/17/2016
"Tests Show Monsanto Weed Killer in Cheerios, Other Popular Foods"
"Independent testing on an array of popular American food products found many samples contained residue levels of the weed killer called glyphosate, leading the nonprofit organization behind the testing to call for corporate and regulatory action to address consumer safety concerns."
Source: USRTK/Huffington Post, 11/16/2016
"Canada’s Big Dams Produce Clean Energy, and High Levels of Mercury"
"Protests. Hunger strikes. Sit-ins that disrupt construction. At the immense Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam project in a remote and rugged part of Labrador, the indigenous people who live nearby have been raising louder and louder alarms. But it is not about the dam itself. The controversy is over what will flow from it."
Source: NY Times, 11/11/2016
"12,000 U.S. Schools Are Within A Mile Of A Hazardous Chemical Facility"
"On April 17, 2013, an explosion and fire at the West Fertilizer Company plant in West, Texas, killed 15 people and injured hundreds. It also destroyed more than 150 buildings around the plant. Among these were the West Intermediate School for 4th and 5th graders, located about 550 feet (170 meters) away from the fertilizer plant, and West High School, about 1,150 feet (350 meters) away."
Source: Ensia, 11/11/2016
Bad News for Honey as U.S. Seeks Handle on Glyphosate Residues in Food
"Testing for residues of an herbicide developed by Monsanto Co. that has been linked to cancer has turned up high levels in honey from the key farm state of Iowa, adding to concerns about contamination that have triggered at least two lawsuits against honey industry players and prompted scrutiny by regulators."
Source: Huffington Post, 11/03/2016
