General Electric's Knowledge of PCBs: "Dredging Up the Truth"
"Records show GE was warned about health threats of PCBs decades before anti-dredging campaign."
Source: Albany Times Union, 03/10/2014
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"New England Has Environmental Concerns Over Canada Oil Sands"
Last week's Canadian green light for a pipeline flow reversal may mean that oil sands crude will be travelling to New England. Some New Englanders think that's a bad idea.
Source: Reuters, 03/10/2014
"The Children of Japan's Fukushima Battle An Invisible Enemy"
"Though the strict safety limits for outdoor activity set after multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in 2011 have now been eased, parental worries and ingrained habit mean many children still stay inside. And the impact is now starting to show, with children experiencing falling strength, lack of coordination, some cannot even ride a bicycle, and emotional issues like shorter tempers, officials and educators say."
Source: Reuters, 03/10/2014
"After Fukushima, Utilities Prepare for Worst"
"PEACH BOTTOM, Pa. — Stored near the twin nuclear reactors here, safely above the flood level of the Susquehanna River, is a gleaming new six-wheel pickup truck with a metal blade on the front that can plow away debris from an earthquake or other disaster. Attached to the back is a trailer that carries a giant diesel-powered pump that can deliver 500 gallons of water a minute."
Source: NY Times, 03/10/2014
"Duke CEO: All Customers Pay for Coal Ash Cleanup"
"CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy's CEO says while the company and its shareholders will pay to clean up a coal ash spill in the Dan River, its customers will shoulder the costs of closing the rest of the utility's coal ash ponds across North Carolina."
Source: AP, 03/10/2014
McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Shale Gas and Oil Development
SEJ invites U.S. journalists and educators to apply for fellowships to attend this expenses-paid Specialized Reporting Institute, June 22-24, 2014 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Come learn about an issue that regularly grabs national, regional and local headlines. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2014.
DEADLINE: National Health Journalism Fellowship
The Fellowship will bring 20 journalists from around the country to Los Angeles in July 2018 for five days of training on community health issues and the impact on health of adverse experiences in childhood. Each Fellow will return home to spend the next six months working on a substantive health or child welfare-focused journalism project, assisted with a reporting grant of $2,000-$10,000 and six months of mentoring. Apply by Mar 23.
"Unusually Warm Weather Causes Problems at Iditarod"
"Mushers at the Iditarod, the annual nearly 1,000-mile sled-dog race across Alaska, are complaining that the unusually warm weather is causing dangerous conditions along the course."
Source: Arbiter News, 03/07/2014
"Chipotle Says There's No 'Guacapocalypse' Looming"
"Looks like reports of a looming 'guacapocalypse' have been vastly overstated."
Source: NPR, 03/07/2014
"Decision Draws Near for Iconic Undammed River in New Mexico"
"State commission in New Mexico will soon decide between benefits of diversion and water conservation for the Gila."
Source: Aljazeera America, 03/07/2014
