"Erin Brockovich Denounces Latest Chemical Law Reform Bill"
"Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich is calling legislation introduced Tuesday to reform the nation’s toxic chemical laws an industry bill. "
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2015
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"Obama Names New Head of White House Environmental Council"
"President Obama has tapped Christy Goldfuss, a former top official at the National Park Service, to lead his committee of environmental advisers."
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2015
Around Lake Ontario, Neighbors Debate Dam, Property Values and Muskrats
Regulation of Lake Ontario water levels has many complex impacts on people, property, and ecosystems. Now a plan might return the lake to the rhythms of nature.
Source: NY Times, 03/12/2015
Bird Flu in China Could Become ‘Pandemic’ Threat To Humans: Researchers
"The virus causing a second wave of bird flu across China has mutated frequently and 'should be considered as a major candidate to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans,' researchers reported Wednesday."
Source: Wash Post, 03/12/2015
"Ohio River Panel To Ease Mercury Requirements"
"The eight-state commission that sets water quality standards for the Ohio River has recommended relaxing its rules for mercury and certain other toxic pollutants that concentrate as they move through the food web."
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 03/12/2015
"Top Polluted Great Lakes Sites Decades From Recovery"
"Despite huge progress made in reducing chemical discharges since the 1960s, many birds nesting across the Great Lakes region still struggle to reproduce or they give birth to chicks with twisted beaks or other deformities — signs that a full recovery is still likely decades away for some of the region’s most historically polluted areas."
Source: Toledo Blade, 03/12/2015
"GOP Highlights State Objections To EPA Climate Rule"
"Senate Republicans used a Wednesday hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) landmark climate rule to highlight the objections from states that oppose the rule."
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2015
Loose Regs Allowed Calif. Oil Industry To Endanger Protected Aquifers
"SAN FRANCISCO — Lax oversight by the state has allowed the oil and gas industry to contaminate protected water aquifers and endanger the public, California regulators acknowledged Tuesday while pledging to intensify supervision."
Source: AP, 03/12/2015
"Documents Detail Sugar Industry Efforts To Direct Medical Research"
The sugar industry has been manipulating science about the health consequences of sugar for decades, newly released documents show.
Source: NPR, 03/12/2015
"Plans To Explore For Oil Offshore Worry East Coast Residents"
"As the Obama administration opens the door to offshore drilling, the oil industry is promising more jobs and less reliance on foreign oil. Some people who live along the Eastern Seaboard are saying, 'no thanks.'"
Source: NPR, 03/12/2015
