"A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin"
"Since November, 54 people in Wisconsin have one by one fallen ill with an obscure kind of bacteria called Elizabethkingia. Fifteen have died from the infection."
Source: Wired, 03/17/2016
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"Trees Deal with Climate Change Better Than Expected"
"The bend-don’t-break adaptability of trees extends to handling climate change, according to a new study that says forests may be able to deal with hotter temperatures and contribute less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than scientists previously thought."
Source: NY Times, 03/17/2016
"Feds Probe Florida Handling Of Pesticide Case"
"Federal regulators are looking into whether Florida failed to properly investigate if farmworkers sickened in a crop-dusting accident were told not to report it to authorities."
Source: AP, 03/17/2016
"A Tale of Two Leaks: Fixed in California, Ignored in Alabama"
"Eight years after a mercaptan spill in Eight Mile, its mostly black and working class residents still suffer from respiratory issues, rashes and headaches."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/17/2016
"Senate Passes FOIA Reform Bill"
"The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to expand the public's access to government records, after a year of delay."
Source: The Hill, 03/17/2016
"Senate Blocks Bill That Would Override State GMO Labeling Laws"
"The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill that would nullify state and local efforts to require food makers to label products made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, as the industry races to stop Vermont's law from taking effect on July 1."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2016
"Another Member of Berta Caceres’ Group Assassinated in Honduras"
"When will it stop? Nelson Garcia, a member of the same Indigenous rights group as murdered activist Berta Caceres, has been assassinated in Honduras, local media reported Tuesday."
Source: teleSUR, 03/17/2016
Will Journalists Heed the Lessons of Flint?
SEJ’s WatchDog Project director Joseph A. Davis analyzes local and regional media's role in reporting — or not — the Flint water debacle.
"In-Person, Top-Level Finger-Pointing Over Flint Water Crisis"
"The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality repeatedly gave assurances that water from the Flint River was safe, when in reality it had dangerous levels of lead, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says." CBS News/AP had the story March 17, 2016. The House Oversight Committee will hear testimony from Mich. Gov Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Thursday, March 17, at 9 am ET. The hearing will be cablecast/livestreamed via CSPAN3.
Source: CBS News/AP, 03/17/2016
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