"Ohio Governor To Sign New Rules Aimed at Lake Erie Algae"
"Ohio's governor is set to put in place new rules that should help cut down on the pollutants feeding the algae in Lake Erie."
Source: AP, 04/02/2015
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It's Almost Impossible To Find Data On Oil & Gas Spills In Most States
"A new report from the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council has analyzed the data on spills and other violations at oil and gas wells across the country. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the report is how little data the group was able to turn up."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/02/2015
Stop Playing 'Whack-A-Mole' With Toxic Flame Retardants, Enviros Urge
"As the public has learned of health risks tied to chemicals in everyday products, many companies have responded by eliminating, one by one, the suspected cancer causers, brain damagers and hormone disruptors. But even prompt action doesn't entirely appease some health experts, who warn of a problematic pattern."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/02/2015
Catholics Prep for Pope Francis To Tackle Climate in Coming Encyclical
"Dan Misleh, director of the Catholic Climate Covenant, found himself facing a skeptic recently after he outlined the coalition's preparations for Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on global warming."
Source: Daily Climate, 04/02/2015
"Portland Bans Insecticide To Protect Declining Honey Bees"
"Oregon's biggest city on Wednesday banned the use of an insecticide on city lands blamed by conservationists as a factor in the decline of honey bees in recent years."
Source: Reuters, 04/02/2015
"Feds Illegally Allowed Navy Activities Harming Marine Mammals: Judge"
"The National Marine Fisheries Service violated multiple environmental laws when it authorized the Navy to conduct training activities off Hawaii and Southern California, a federal judge ruled yesterday."
Source: Greenwire, 04/02/2015
"4 Killed in Explosion and Fire on Pemex Mexican Oil Platform"
"Huge fireballs illuminated the early dawn skies of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday as an explosion and fire killed four people and injured as many as 16 others on a large oil platform in the southeastern Bay of Campeche, Mexican officials said."
Source: NY Times, 04/02/2015
Amid Drought, CA Gov. Brown Orders First-Ever Mandatory Water Cutbacks
"The Sierra snowpack is a ghastly one-fifth the size of the smallest one ever recorded in the mountain range, state leaders said Wednesday as California’s storm season ended in disappointment for the fourth straight year."
Source: Fresno Bee, 04/02/2015
SEJ Appeals EPA Stonewalling of FOIA on Media Policy
The U.S. EPA has been stonewalling a June 2014 SEJ request for documents describing its policies for dealing with news media. Now SEJ is appealing the long delay in responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by calling it what it is — a denial of information.
2014-2015 Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Conference
This event, co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Law School (VULS) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in Washington, DC, will feature authors of the year’s best academic articles that present legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental problems. Free registration required.
