Dow Wants To Expand Use Of Pesticide Shown To Hurt Bee Reproduction
"Dow AgroSciences has applied for a large expansion of sulfoxaflor, a pesticide shown to harm bees, according to a federal notice last week."
Source: EHN, 10/16/2018
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EPA Weighs Letting Oil Companies Pump Wastewater Into Rivers, Streams
"For almost as long as there have been oil wells in Texas, drillers have pumped the vast quantities of brackish wastewater that comes up with the oil into underground wells thousands of feet beneath the earth’s surface."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 10/16/2018
Louisiana Drags Feet As New EPA Report Of Chemical Exposure Trickles Out
"It’s been 15 years since Marcia Llewellyn left Norco, a community located next to an industrial complex long known for its distinctive odor, and a place that many residents said had become too polluted to live in."
Source: New Orleans Advocate, 10/16/2018
"‘Lifeboats’ Amid the World’s Wildfires"
"Islands of greenery, called refugia, survive even the worst fires, sheltering species and renewing charred landscapes."
Source: NY Times, 10/16/2018
"Interior: Controversial Lawyer Named To Key Fish And Wildlife Post"
"The Interior Department has tapped Wyoming attorney Karen Budd-Falen for a key, behind-the-scenes legal position with considerable sway over parks and wildlife policies."
Source: Greenwire, 10/16/2018
"IPCC: Was The Scary Report Too Conservative?"
"The United Nations climate report released this week had some stunning revelations, claiming that the 2020s could be one of humanity's last chances to avert devastating impacts. But some say its authors were being too cautious."
Source: ClimateWire, 10/16/2018
"US Eyes Military Bases For Coal, Gas Exports"
"The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia, as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports."
Source: AP, 10/16/2018
"EPA: Top Official Says She Was Ejected Without Explanation"
Source: Greenwire, 10/16/2018
"‘Hyperalarming’ Study Shows Massive Insect Loss"
"Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing number of long-term studies showing dramatic declines in invertebrate populations."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2018
SEJ Weighs in on Khashoggi, Parks Canada; Plus, Zinke Calendar & Data Resources
The Society of Environmental Journalists has joined several dozen other journalism groups calling for the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and separately, urged Parks Canada to stop imposing reporting barriers for journalists. That, plus black holes in the calendar for Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, and new data resources for reporters. All in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.
