"War on Cornfield Pest Sparks Clash Over Insecticide"
"Pesticide use is surging among U.S. corn farmers who are worried that some insects have become resistant to genetically modified versions of the crop."
Source: Businessweek, 06/11/2014
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"U.S. Judge Orders ExxonMobil Produce Documents on Arkansas Spill"
"A U.S. federal judge has denied ExxonMobil Corp's bid to dismiss a government lawsuit and instead ordered the oil giant to hand over documents going back decades on a pipeline that ruptured last year and inundated an Arkansas town with oil."
Source: Reuters, 06/11/2014
"Rules Force Washington To Cut Emissions More Than Other States"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced strict new carbon emissions regulations. Washington state has the largest reduction target — about 72 percent overall."
Source: KUOW/NPR, 06/11/2014
Coal Exports: "America’s Dirty Secret"
"Shipping coal to China could wipe out the benefits of Obama’s climate-change policy."
Source: Maclean's, 06/11/2014
"FDA, EPA Advise Pregnant Women, Children To Eat More Low-Mercury Fish"
"Federal officials on Tuesday announced major changes in advice to pregnant and breastfeeding women by recommending consumption of at least 8 ounces of low-mercury fish per week."
Source: EHN, 06/11/2014
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EPA Response to SEJ Letter
Beth Parker
Joseph A. Davis, PhD
Society of Environmental Journalists
PO Box 2492, Jenkintown, PA 19046
Ms. Parker, Dr. Davis:
Thank you for your letter to Administrator McCarthy, dated June 5, relating to the rollout and press engagement surrounding the Clean Power Plan on June 2. As the Associate Administrator for External Affairs, Administrator McCarthy asked me to respond.
DC-area Happy Hour for SEJers, DC Science Writers, and Friends
Meet people and have fun on the rooftop of a comfortable and informal rooftop bar (with its own roof in case of rain). All welcome: SEJ members, science and environmental journalists, and those interested in meeting them, their partners and pals. This event is co-hosted by the esteemed DC Science Writers Association (DCSWA, pronounced "Duck-Schwa.") Eat, drink, be merry, meet colleagues and sources, conspire, circulate rumors, or complain about your editor.
Happy hour begins Wednesday, June 18, at 6:30 pm. Happy hour pricing runs until 9 pm.
"A Christian Climate Scientist's Mission To Convert Non-Believers"
"Last week, the Obama administration announced historic regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions. Policies to address climate change have been a tough sell among some Republicans on Capitol Hill, but also in many Christian congregations around the country."
Source: NPR, 06/10/2014
"Leaking Natural Gas Wells Spew Methane, Report Warns"
"Up to 10 per cent of B.C. natural gas wells are leaking and some have become “super-emitters” of methane, which is an environmental and health concern, says a new report."
Source: Vancouver Sun, 06/10/2014
