"In California's Poorest Towns, Tap Water's Legacy Is Toxic for Latinos"
"Correct or not, perceptions of tap water as unsafe lead many poor immigrant families to make expensive and unhealthy choices."
Source: CityLab, 01/15/2015
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California Puts Limits on a Pesticide Used for Strawberries, Other Crops
"California farmers must restrict their use of a tear gas-like pesticide applied to strawberries and other crops under new rules designed to protect farmworkers and people who live, work and go to school near agricultural fields."
Source: LA Times, 01/15/2015
"Water Pollution: EPA Proposes Expanded Oversight of Uranium Mining"
"U.S. EPA is proposing new water protection and monitoring regulations for a controversial form of uranium mining, according to a copy obtained by Greenwire."
Source: Greenwire, 01/15/2015
"Study: High Levels of Pollutants From Drilling Waste Found in Pa. Rivers"
"New scientific sampling and analysis has found high concentrations of ammonium and iodide, two potentially hazardous pollutants, in oil and gas well drilling wastewater discharged into streams and rivers in Pennsylvania and other states."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 01/15/2015
"U.S. Solar Jobs Climb 22% as Clean Power Aids Economic Recovery"
"U.S. solar companies boosted their employee rolls by 22 percent last year, and now employ 86 percent more workers than they did in 2010, driven by rising demand in the world’s third-largest market."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/15/2015
"Sea Level Rise Quickens More Than Thought in Threat To Coasts"
"Sea level rise in the past two decades has accelerated faster than previously thought in a sign of climate change threatening coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, a study said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/15/2015
"White House Unveils Plan to Cut Methane Emissions 40-45 Percent In Next Decade"
"The White House announced on Wednesday that it is setting new goals for reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, aiming to cut those releases by 40 to 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025."
Source: Huffington Post, 01/15/2015
More Secret Reports from Congressional Research Service
Nobody has ever explained why Congress refuses to release the tax-funded explainers produced by the Congressional Research Service. They are a gold standard for journalists needing quick background. Here are some recent CRS reports relevant to environmental journalists, helpfully released by the Federation of American Scientists.
Waiting for Ansel Adams: Will 114th Congress Legalize Park Photography?
You may have read in recent WatchDogs about controversial federal laws and rules that could restrict photojournalism in federal parks, forests, and rangelands. Now comes the "Ansel Adams bill" that would make it legal to do an activity that is Constitutionally protected. Only someone has to introduce the bill. Photo: Ansel Adams, by J. Malcolm Greany.
Groups Sue EPA for Data on Toxic Fracking Chemicals
The industry got Congress in 2005 to block the public from knowing about these chemicals, which can end up in people's drinking water. But the enviro groups, led by the Environmental Integrity Project, want to use a different law to help unlock the data.
