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SEJ's 26th Annual Conference Coverage

#SEJ2016 in Sacramento, California, hosted by Capital Public Radio and UC Davis, took place Sep 21-25, 2016. Find coverage here, peruse the agenda or read speaker bios. Photo: SEJ board VP Jennifer Bogo, Rachel Carson Environment Book Award winner Deborah Cramer and SEJ board president Jeff Burnside (l-r) during the Celebrating Environmental Journalism Luncheon. By Kevin Beaty (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0].

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"FDA Finds Monsanto’s Weed Killer In U.S. Honey"

"The Food and Drug Administration, under public pressure to start testing samples of U.S. food for the presence of a pesticide that has been linked to cancer, has some early findings that are not so sweet."

Source: Huffington Post, 09/21/2016

"As Other Cities Dig Up Pipes Made Of Toxic Lead, Chicago Resists"

"As cities across the nation overhaul their aging, increasingly fragile drinking water systems, some municipal leaders are digging deeper to erase a toxic legacy that endangers millions of Americans: lead water pipes connecting homes to street mains." Not Chicago.

Source: Chicago Tribune, 09/21/2016

"Group Says It Has Sued Dow Over Pesticide Used In California"

"Chemical manufacturing giant Dow fails to warn people in farming communities throughout California when a potentially dangerous pesticide is applied to nearby fields, health advocates claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday."

Source: AP, 09/21/2016

"Peru: Máxima Acuña and Partner Attacked by Mining Firm's Guards"

"Peru's internationally-renowned environmentalist Maxima Acuña and her partner were severely hurt Sunday morning in an attack by alleged hitmen hired by the mining company they are fighting against, reported Acuña's daughter."

Source: teleSUR, 09/21/2016

Earth Posts Hottest August On Record And 16th Straight Hottest Month

"Record-breaking heat has never persisted on the planet for so long. Not only did Earth witness its hottest August on record, according to NOAA, but it also extended its streak of record-warm months to 16. Such a lengthy period of record-setting warmth is unprecedented in 137 years of temperature observation, NOAA said."

Source: Wash Post, 09/21/2016

EPA Keeps Old Air Lead Standard Against Advice Of Health Panel

"Meet U.S. EPA's new standards for airborne lead, which are the same as the agency's existing standards for the toxic metal."

Source: Greenwire, 09/21/2016

"Bayer Mulls Dropping Monsanto Name as Brand Headache Cure"

"With Bayer AG’s proposed $66 billion purchase of Monsanto Co., the company that invented Aspirin is poised to take on one of the world’s biggest corporate headaches. A potential cure: dropping the Monsanto name."

Source: Bloomberg, 09/21/2016

"More Than 300 Scientists Warn Over Trump's Climate Change Stance"

"Hundreds of top scientists warned on Tuesday against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's vow to pull the United States out of the Paris climate-warming accord if elected in November."

Source: Reuters, 09/21/2016

"U.N. Signals That Climate Deal Has Backing Needed to Enter Force"

"The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, is expected to announce on Wednesday that he has secured enough commitments from world leaders to ensure that the 2015 Paris climate accord will enter into legal force this year, binding the next American president, whoever it is."

Source: NY Times, 09/21/2016

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