"Leaking Dominion Virginia Power Coal Ash Ponds Spur Complaint"
"Three conservation groups accused Dominion Virginia Power Wednesday of illegally discharging coal ash waste into the Potomac River."
Source: Huffington Post, 09/18/2014
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Illegal Gold Mining, Mercury Contamination and Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
This Bay Area Tropical Forest Network event takes place at 6pm on the Stanford Campus. Speaker Luis Fernandez, a tropical ecologist at the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology and director of the Carnegie Amazon Mercury Project, will discuss the dynamics that have made artisanal gold mining both the primary driver of deforestation in the Western Amazon and the number one source of anthropogenic mercury in the world today, and describe its effects on forests, wildlife and humans.
"Journalists Criticize White House for 'Secrecy'"
"Editors and reporters meeting in Chicago raised concerns Wednesday about what they described as a lack of access and transparency undermining journalists' work, several blaming the current White House for setting standards for secrecy that are spreading nationwide."
Source: AP, 09/18/2014
"Adventures in Press Restrictions in the Olympic Wilderness"
"When I set out to cover the effort to save Olympic National Park’s Enchanted Valley Chalet last week, I thought the toughest part would be the 13-mile hike. Worse, I found after six hours on the trail, was a bizarre blockade on press freedom – the likes of which I’d never experienced outside a military base or murder scene. ..."
Source: Trails & Tides, 09/18/2014
"Study Links Flame Retardants In The Columbia To Household Laundry"
"A study published Wednesday reveals household laundry water is washing chemical flame retardant pollution into the Northwest’s biggest waterway."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 09/18/2014
Greens See Judge's Rejection of Colo. Lease as Turning Point on Climate
"Environmentalists who have tried with little success to stop the Obama administration from leasing billions of tons of coal for mining are hailing a U.S. district court ruling in Colorado last week as a game changer. At issue in Judge R. Brooke Jackson's decision that scrapped federal approval of coal-lease expansion was the impact of coal mining and burning on global warming."
Source: Greenwire, 09/18/2014
"Altered to Withstand Herbicide, Corn and Soybeans Gain Approval"
"The Agriculture Department has approved the commercial planting of corn and soybeans genetically engineered to survive being sprayed by the herbicide known as 2,4-D, according to documents it posted on a federal regulatory website on Wednesday."
Source: NY Times, 09/18/2014
Estimation of Community Exposure to Toxic Releases: A Perspective from the Geography of Public Health
This free webinar from the Dillard University Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and EPA's TRI Program, Noon - 1:30 p.m. EDT, will feature Dr. Jamison Conley, associate professor of geography at West Virginia University.
Online News Association Conference
The Online News Association’s annual conference brings together creative minds to advance leadership and innovation in news. ONA26 takes place in Chicago, Illinois, with the theme TBA.
2014 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winner: Beth Daley
This annual award recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. The 2014 Stolberg award goes to Beth Daley, who has done a few different volunteer jobs over the years. Most recently she's worked tirelessly handling a complex set of tasks in a position that sounds like some kind of honor, but is really a lot of hard work.
