Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ Melted Fuel
"The Japanese government and companies used radiation-hardened machines to search for the fuel that escaped the plant’s ruined reactors."
Source: NY Times, 11/20/2017
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"Emanuel Blasts EPA, U.S. Steel on Pollution; Plans To To Sue Company"
"After announcing on Sunday the city’s intent to sue U.S. Steel for polluting Lake Michigan, Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted the company and federal environmental regulators who’ve been “asleep at the switch” under the Trump administration."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 11/20/2017
"Missouri Limits Use Of Weed Killer Linked To Crop Damage"
"Missouri will limit the use of a weed killer made by BASF SE after farmers complained the chemical drifted and harmed their crops, following a move by Arkansas to prohibit sprayings next year of the herbicide and rival products."
Source: Reuters, 11/20/2017
Court Orders Paint Companies To Pay To Clean Lead Paint Out of CA Homes
"In a ruling that could set a precedent for lawsuits over the effects of climate change, a panel of appeals judges on Tuesday found three paint manufacturers responsible for the health hazards of lead paint in California homes and upheld an order that they pay to abate the dangers."
Source: LA Times, 11/20/2017
"Nebraska To Announce Decision On Keystone XL Pipeline"
"Nebraska regulators are set to decide Monday whether to approve or deny an in-state route for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. It’s the last major regulatory hurdle facing project operator TransCanada Corp."
Source: AP, 11/20/2017
"Monsanto Captured EPA, Twisted Science, To Keep Glyphosate on Market
"Since 1973, Monsanto has cited dubious science, like tests on the uteri of male mice, and the EPA has let much of it slide."
Source: In These Times, 11/20/2017
"What Happened (and Didn’t) at the Bonn Climate Talks"
"BONN, Germany — After wrangling through the night, the 23rd conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change wrapped up early Saturday with modest accomplishments, paving the way to complete by next year the rules that will set the Paris agreement in motion."
Source: NY Times, 11/20/2017
DEADLINE: CAJ/APTN Indigenous Investigative Journalism Fellowship
During a 12-week, paid placement with the APTN Investigates team based in Winnipeg, Man., in winter-spring 2020, fellowship recipients will produce a 22-minute original investigative documentary on an issue facing First Nation, Métis or Inuit peoples in Canada. The documentary will air on APTN Investigates. Apply by Jan 10, 2020.
"Appeals Court Takes Up Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Against Trump"
"A federal appeals court announced that it will hear oral arguments on December 11 on whether a groundbreaking climate change lawsuit brought by 21 children and young adults against the Trump administration can proceed to trial."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/17/2017
"Peak Pig" -- EHN Probes Hog Production in Rural America
"[Environmental Health News] sent reporters to the heart of hog production—North Carolina and Iowa, the two highest producing states—to see firsthand how the booming industry is re-shaping the rural U.S."
Source: EHN, 11/17/2017
