"Cybersecurity Among Top Energy Industry Concerns"
"Attacks on an electric facility and increased attention from regulators has fueled concern about safeguarding facilities."
Source: US News & World Report, 08/14/2014
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Critic of Artificial Sweeteners Pilloried By Industry-Backed Scientists
"Susan Swithers is no stranger to food industry criticism."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 08/14/2014
"New CO2 Satellite Sends First Data Back to Earth"
"NASA’s new carbon dioxide-monitoring satellite just opened its eyes for the first time. Based on the initial data its sending back to Earth, it appears to have 20/20 vision and scientists will soon have plenty more data to analyze."
Source: Climate Central, 08/14/2014
"Diesel Is Used in Fracking Without Permits, Report Says"
"Energy companies have used thousands of gallons of diesel to frack for oil and gas without obtaining the necessary permits required under federal law, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project."
Source: LA Times, 08/14/2014
"Conservationists To Sue U.S. for Denying Protections for Wolverines"
"Conservationists said on Wednesday they will sue the Obama administration over its decision to deny federal protections for rare wolverines in the mountains of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2014
California Water Bond Headed to Voters
"California voters will be asked to authorize $7.5 billion to bolster the state’s water supply, infrastructure and ecosystems in November, as lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday struck a long-sought deal to move a new water bond to the ballot."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 08/14/2014
Quats: Common Disinfectants Cause Reproductive Problems in Mice - Study
"Mice exposed to disinfectants in commercial-grade cleaning products took longer to get pregnant, had fewer pups and suffered more miscarriages and distressed fetuses, researchers reported today."
Source: EHN, 08/14/2014
"New York Suburbs Hit By Flash Floods After Record Rainfall"
"More than a foot of rain hit parts of New York's Long Island on Wednesday, enough to set a preliminary state record, triggering flash floods and swamping cars on major roads that were turned into rivers during the morning rush hour."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2014
States Hide Safety Failures Over Routing Data on Crude Oil Trains
Just over a year after an oil-train explosion in Quebec killed 47 people, information on the threats oil trains present to public safety is starting to seep through a long blackout in which railroads convinced pliable federal regulators that the public was better off not knowing. Journalists from the AP and McClatchy FOIA'd information loose from Amtrak on Maryland and Pennsylvania, two of the states that have been reluctant to disclose.
White House Issues "Non-Response" to 38 J-Groups on Spin Complaint
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest responded belatedly on August 11, 2014 to 38 journalism groups, including SEJ, that had complained on July 8, 2014, about Obama administration press offices blocking journalists' access to federal officials. But it was a "non-response," according to SPJ president David Cuillier.
