"EPA Says Pesticide Harms Bees In Some Cases"
"A major pesticide harms honeybees when used on cotton and citrus but not on other big crops like corn, berries and tobacco, the Environmental Protection Agency found."
Source: AP, 01/07/2016
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Brown Declares State Of Emergency At Porter Ranch Amid Massive Gas Leak
"Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered new regulations, including stepped-up inspections and safety measures, for all natural gas storage facilities in California in response to the continuing leak that has displaced thousands of people in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles."
Source: LA Times, 01/07/2016
Congressional Think Tank Reports Leaked Again
Although you, as a taxpayer, pay for reports by the Congressional Research Service, Congress does not allow you to read them. Fortunately, somebody leaked these reports of interest to environmental journalists.
National Atlas Is a Trove for Environmental Journalism Projects
Because it is digital, the Atlas can be overlaid with many kinds of information: data on abandoned mines, coalfields, butterflies, aquifers, or invasive plants — to mention only a few examples. And because scale is variable, you can zoom in or out to customize it to your story and audience.
Where's That Meat From? One Problem with Trade Treaties
Do consumers have a right to know where their food comes from? What if there is a federal law decreeing that they have that right? Not anymore. None of that matters. International trade treaties — nowadays often negotiated in secret — trump United States law aimed at protecting consumers.
Wyoming Data Trespass Law Faces Court Test
Federal District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl on December 28, 2015, ruled that a lawsuit filed by journalism and environmental groups challenging the constitutionality of Wyoming's law could continue. The state had moved to dismiss the suit.
Sanders Mocks Trump's Contention That Chinese Created Climate Change
"Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, who’s repeatedly accused Donald Trump of being a divisive “demagogue,” opened a new line of attack Monday night on the Republican front-runner: lampooning his views on climate change."
Source: Wash Post, 01/06/2016
"U.S. Becomes More Vulnerable to Tropical Diseases Like Zika"
"Tropical diseases — some of them never before seen in the United States — are marching northward as climate change lets mosquitoes and ticks expand their ranges."
Source: NY Times, 01/06/2016
Solar Stoves Could Save 4 Million Lives a Year
"Cooking with energy from the sun -- a technique featured last month in an episode of "Top Chef" -- could soon put a major dent in what some experts call the world's greatest environmental health issue."
Source: Huffington Post, 01/06/2016
"Poll: 70 Percent Believe In Climate Change"
"A new survey finds that 70 percent of Americans believe the climate is changing."
Source: The Hill, 01/06/2016
