Exxon Says It Lost A Year’s Worth Of Tillerson Emails From Alias Account
"Exxon Mobil can’t locate a year’s worth of emails from an alias account used by former CEO Rex Tillerson, now the secretary of state."
Source: McClatchy, 03/24/2017
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Monsanto Weed Killer Caused Cancer, Californians Allege In New Lawsuit
"Forty California residents are suing chemical giant Monsanto, alleging that exposure to the company’s Roundup weed killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 03/24/2017
"Cost of U.S. Car Fuel Standards Could Be 40 Percent Lower: Report"
"The cost to implement tough fuel-efficiency standards for cars imposed by the Obama administration for the first half of the next decade could be up to 40 percent lower than previously estimated using existing conventional technologies, according to a report from a nonprofit group released on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2017
"U.S. State Department Issues Permit For Keystone XL Pipeline"
"The U.S. State Department has signed and issued a presidential permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. That reverses former President Barack Obama's 2015 decision to reject the controversial pipeline."
Source: NPR, 03/24/2017
"California Board Adopts Strictest U.S. Methane Rules"
"California's air quality board voted unanimously on Thursday to approve methane regulations touted as the strictest adopted yet in the United States for controlling emissions of the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2017
"Trump’s Budget Would Set Food System Progress Back Generations"
"A 'mean-spirited' budget proposal would cut key programs supporting farmworkers, ag communities, fresh-food access for low-income Americans, and pesticide safety."
Source: Civil Eats, 03/24/2017
Planetary Health / GeoHealth Annual Meeting
The Planetary Health Alliance, along with The Rockefeller Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Ecological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, and The Lancet, is hosting the inaugural Planetary Health/GeoHealth Annual Meeting at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, with an opening reception on Friday, April 28 at the New England Aquarium.
DEADLINE: John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism
This $25,000 award is presented annually to a reporter with courage and integrity for cumulative professional accomplishments. To be entered for consideration, journalists must be nominated. Deadline is Apr 25, 2025.
"Delicious and Nearly Extinct, Can White Abalone Be Saved?"
"On a rainy winter evening, biologist Kristin Aquilino was rummaging through the trunk of her pickup truck in the Bodega Marine Lab parking lot. She was looking for a rubber spatula—a tool she needed to pry a recently captured white abalone from inside an ice chest brimming with seawater."
Source: KQED, 03/23/2017
"Watchdog Piles On Criticism Of Offshore Drilling Regulator"
"A watchdog is alleging numerous problems at the federal government’s offshore drilling regulator, including in its inspection and environmental stewardship programs."
Source: The Hill, 03/23/2017
