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"Testimony: Obsolete Tests Tainted Shale Analysis"

"[Pennsylvania] State regulators did not consider available water chemistry test results and had limited knowledge of past spills and leaks at Range Resources’ Yeager Farm shale gas development site in Washington County before deciding the operation did not contaminate the nearby private water supply of Loren Kiskadden, according to testimony last week in the ongoing case before the state Environmental Hearing Board in Pittsburgh."

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/06/2014

"With Huge Damages at Stake, Trial Over Waste Pits To Begin"

"A half-century ago, the owner and operator of a Pasadena paper mill sent its waste for burial to a site along the San Jacinto River. The black bisque of cancer-causing chemicals eventually leaked from the pits, turning these murky waters into one of the nation's most polluted places."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 10/06/2014

"The Most Ambitious Environmental Lawsuit Ever"

"A quixotic historian tries to hold oil and gas companies responsible for Louisiana’s disappearing coast."

Source: NY Times Magazine, 10/06/2014

"Oceans Getting Hotter Than Anybody Realized"

"Research published Sunday concluded that the upper 2,300 feet of the Southern Hemisphere’s oceans may have warmed twice as quickly after 1970 than had previously been thought."

Source: Climate Central, 10/06/2014

SEJ's 25th Annual Conference, Norman, OK, Oct. 7-11, 2015

SEJ's 2015 conference was hosted in the land of weather, water and energy by the University of Oklahoma. Find coverage here. The agenda included video and graphics training, tours and sessions on fracking & quakes, climate change & extreme weather, water rights & fights, Native Americans & diversity, ag & soil health, and more.

"Chemicals Industry Ramps Up Political Spending for Midterms"

"The American Chemistry Council has more than trippled its political spending ahead of the midterm elections as it fights tougher chemical regulations in Washington, according a new report from a watchdog group."

Source: The Hill, 10/03/2014

"4 New Substances Added to List of Carcinogens"

"Four new substances have been added to a list of chemicals that may cause cancer compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."

Source: LiveScience, 10/03/2014

"Antibiotics in Livestock: F.D.A. Finds Use Is Rising"

"The amount of antibiotics sold for use in livestock rose substantially in recent years, according to the Food and Drug Administration, a pattern that experts said was troubling given the efforts to battle antibiotic resistance in humans."

Source: NY Times, 10/03/2014

"Canada Switches on World's First Carbon Capture Power Plant"

"Boundary Dam held up as first commercial-scale CCS plant and proof that coal-burning is compatible with cutting emissions."

Source: Guardian, 10/03/2014

"Saudi Signals Price Skirmish as Oil Heads To Bear Market"

"Oil could continue its deep slide, possibly dipping into bear market territory, under new pressure from Saudi Arabia's decision to defend market share, as opposed to cutting production to battle falling prices."

Source: CNBC, 10/03/2014

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