"Owners Of Former East Chicago Lead Factories Named In Suit"
"Residents of the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago want the operators of two former lead factories to pay for their relocation."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 10/07/2016
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"California Tightens Rule On Popular Pesticide, Citing Health"
"California will tighten rules on how much farmers can use a common pesticide listed by the nation's most productive agricultural state as a chemical known to cause cancer, regulators said Thursday."
Source: AP, 10/07/2016
Methane Emissions Up -- But Uptick is from Ag, Landfills, Wetlands
"The amount of methane in the atmosphere is growing, but it’s not coming from where you think. While methane from fracking and other fossil-fuel activity hasn’t increased over the last 10 years, agriculture, landfills, and wetlands are getting gassier, according to a new study in Nature."
Source: Grist, 10/07/2016
"Groups Accuse ALEC, Exxon Of Tax Violations"
"Two watchdog groups are accusing the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) of abusing its nonprofit status, pointing to information about ExxonMobil Corp. as proof. The Center for Media Democracy and Common Cause say ALEC is engaging in corporate lobbying for organizations like Exxon, while working under an IRS nonprofit designation that prohibits such lobbying."
Source: The Hill, 10/07/2016
National Monuments -- These Are The Places Obama May Protect By January
"Earlier this year, President Obama hit a milestone: He designated more monuments than any other president in U.S. history."
Source: Greenwire, 10/07/2016
"Senate -- Coming Soon: Environment Panel's Big Makeover"
"The Senate's oddest couple is about to break up. Back in 2007, Sens. Barbara Boxer and Jim Inhofe were paired for the first time as their parties' leaders on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. They represent nearly perfect opposites."
Source: Greenwire, 10/07/2016
"Perdue Farms Eliminated Antibiotics From Chicken Supply"
"Perdue Farms Inc. eliminated all antibiotics from its chicken supply, the company’s chairman said, in a move he said makes the Maryland company the first major poultry supplier to do so."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 10/07/2016
"Over 190 Countries Adopt Plan to Offset Air Travel Emissions"
"Governments from more than 190 countries on Thursday adopted a measure that for the first time will reduce the climate impact of international jet travel."
Source: NY Times, 10/07/2016
"'We Have Nothing To Survive On;' Desperation As Haiti Toll Hits 339"
"The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose rapidly into the hundreds on Thursday, mainly in villages making contact with the outside world days after the cyclone ripped through the impoverished nation's picturesque western peninsula."
Source: Reuters, 10/07/2016
Cat 3 Matthew Batters Fla. Space Coast; Some 600,000 Lose Power
"The first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years lashed Florida on Friday with heavy rains and winds after killing at least 339 people in Haiti on its destructive march north through the Caribbean."
Source: Reuters, 10/07/2016
