"Largest Coal-Fired Plant In NE To Close By 2017"
"BOSTON -- A Massachusetts power plant recently cited by federal regulators as one of the state's heaviest polluters is planning to shut down."
Source: AP, 10/09/2013
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"Stranded Cargo Ship Spills Oil in Vietnam Fishing Grounds"
"HANOI -- Oil is spilling from a cargo vessel that ran aground on the reefs off Vietnam’s Ly Son island, roughly 730 kilometers (450 miles) south of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi."
Source: ENS, 10/09/2013
"Kansas Supreme Court Reverses Holcomb Coal Plant Air Permit"
"TOPEKA, Kansas -- The Kansas Supreme Court Friday invalidated the 2010 air pollution permit granted to Sunflower Electric Power Corp. by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment."
Source: ENS, 10/09/2013
"Global Emissions Plan for Airlines Gets First UN Approval"
"The United Nations’ aviation agency approved the first steps toward a market-based approach to reduce emissions in the $708 billion airline industry."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/09/2013
"The Shutdown Could Make This Serious Salmonella Outbreak Even Worse"
Food poisoning outbreaks, chemical explosions, seafood inspections -- none of these will be effectively addressed by the federal government during the ongoing shutdown. Some people are starting to ask if public health and safety are at risk.
Source: Mother Jones, 10/09/2013
Fund for Environmental Journalism Announces Summer 2013 Grantees
Thanks to generous funding from the Grantham Foundation, and individual members and friends of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), we are pleased to announce grants totaling $15,380 to five journalism projects selected in SEJ’s Fund for Environmental Journalism Summer 2013 grant cycle. Pictured: FEJ grantees Maureen Mitra and Dan Grossman.
"Who Created the Global Warming 'Pause'?"
How did a narrative almost opposite to the scientific consensus that human activities are causing climate change get started? Misinformation was spread by climate skeptics, aided by journalists and scientists themselves.
Source: Grist, 10/08/2013
"Washington State Battles Over Genetically Modified Food"
"Washington state is the next battleground in an ongoing effort by food activists to get products containing genetically engineered ingredients labeled. California voters rejected a similar initiative 53% to 47% in a bruising and expensive election in 2012."
Source: USA TODAY, 10/08/2013
E-Cigarette Makers Lobby Hard To Shape Rules for Fast-Growing Industry
"The giants of the tobacco industry know what it’s like to face heavy government regulation. So as the makers of Marlboro, Newport and Camel enter the booming market for electronic cigarettes, they are pressing to keep their new products free of such strict oversight."
Source: Wash Post, 10/08/2013
"Concern for Health of Greenpeace Activists Detained in Russia"
"Some activists and two journalists held in solitary confinement while others are being kept in extremely cold cells while awaiting piracy charges."
Source: Guardian, 10/08/2013
