"Watchdog Wants Probe Into Relaxed Fuel Regs"
"A watchdog group suggested Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to lower the renewable fuel standard came at the behest of big business."
Source: The Hill, 05/23/2014
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"EPA: Outside Groups Shelled Out $4.5M for Agency Officials' Travel"
"In June 2012, Chesapeake Energy Corp. led more than a dozen U.S. EPA officials on a tour of its hydraulic fracturing operations near Sayre, Pa."
Source: Greenwire, 05/23/2014
Carnival To Spend Up To $400 Million on Expanded Clean-Air Program
"Carnival Corp. will announce Thursday that it is expanding a clean-air program it announced last year, more than doubling the number of ships that will have exhaust cleaning systems installed - at roughly double the price."
Source: Miami Herald, 05/23/2014
"Billionaire U.S. Environmentalist To Target Seven Midterm Races"
"Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer will give a boost to 2014 political candidates from seven U.S. states who work to combat climate change, countering political support from fossil fuel interests."
Source: Reuters, 05/23/2014
"EPA Reaches Deal With Duke To Clean Dan River Coal Ash"
"Federal environmental officials said Thursday that they have reached a deal with Duke Energy to clean up its mess from a massive coal ash spill into the Dan River that coated 70 miles of the waterway in North Carolina and Virginia with toxic gray sludge."
Source: AP, 05/23/2014
"BP To Ask Supreme Court To Review Spill Settlement"
"British oil giant BP plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to require that businesses prove the Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused them financial losses before they can collect money from a multibillion-dollar settlement of private claims resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster."
Source: New Orleans Advocate, 05/23/2014
"NOAA Predicts "Near Or Below Normal" 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season"
"The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted a "near or below normal" 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, with eight to 13 tropical storms and three to six hurricanes, one or two of which would reach major Category 3 status."
Source: Reuters, 05/23/2014
BSR Spring Forum in Paris
Climate Action: The Urgency of Business Leadership - A Global Forum for Business Leadership on Climate, to be held in Paris, France.
Journalism School Hackathon at UNC
Can journalism and communications schools help shape the next generation of media entrepreneurs? PBS MediaShift is producing its first Journalism School Hackathon, co-produced and hosted by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The focus for the Hackathon will be on creating sustainable business models and revenues for news outlets.
"PetSmart, Petco To Stop Selling Dog And Cat Treats Made in China"
"PetSmart and Petco will stop selling all dog and cat treats made in China."
Source: USA TODAY, 05/22/2014
