Washington State Proposal Would Require Genetically Modified Label
"Any food sold in Washington state and made with genetically engineered crops would have to be labeled under a ballot initiative submitted Thursday."
Source: AP, 01/04/2013
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"Together a Century, City and Oil Giant Hit a Rough Patch"
"RICHMOND, Calif. -- The Chevron refinery’s massive oil storage tanks sit on the hills overlooking this small, impoverished city in San Francisco’s East Bay. Painted earthen red to blend with the natural surroundings, the tanks cannot help dominating the city’s skyline, much the way the oil giant itself has long shaped Richmond’s identity, economy and politics."
Source: NY Times, 01/04/2013
Fracking Trade Secrets Would Get No Protection Under Draft Alaska Rule
"Companies will not be able to keep trade secrets for hydraulic fracturing ingredients if a proposed Alaska rule is adopted."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/04/2013
"Bans and Rules Muddy Prospects for Gas Drilling"
"In three decades of drilling, John C. Holko said, his oil and gas business has never faced such a hostile environment."
Source: NY Times, 01/04/2013
Oil Rig off Alaska Is Damaged but Not Leaking: Shell, Coast Guard Say
"A Shell Oil drilling rig that ran aground in the Gulf of Alaska has incurred water damage to its deck and electrical systems but is otherwise stable, officials with the response team handling the accident said Thursday."
Source: NY Times, 01/04/2013
"Farm Bill Extension Evidence Of Ag Sector's Lost Political Clout"
"WASHINGTON -- A patchwork extension of federal farm programs passed as part of a larger 'fiscal cliff' bill keeps the price of milk from rising but doesn't include many of the goodies that farm-state lawmakers are used to getting for their rural districts."
Source: AP, 01/04/2013
Transocean Settles for $1.4 Billion in Gulf Oil Spill"
"Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that was drilling the BP Macondo well when it caught fire and sank off the Louisiana coast in 2010, beginning the nation's largest oil spill, has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act and pay $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines to settle violations of the Clean Water Act and federal offshore drilling safety regulations, the company and the U.S. Justice Department announced today."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 01/04/2013
Announcement: SEJ's 23rd Annual Conference Returns to Chattanooga, TN, Oct. 2-6, 2013
July 5, 2012—The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to accept the invitation of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Times Free Press to bring our 2013 meeting to Tennessee. This will be the first time in 20 years that SEJ is bringing its annual conference back to a conference host.
"Triclosan Fears Lead To Alternative Soaps"
"CleanWell's hand soaps promise to slay germs, and foam and ooze - just as soap should. But unlike many antibacterial soaps, the ones from this young San Francisco company and a growing number of other manufacturers lack a potentially harmful chemical: triclosan."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 01/03/2013
"Concern Over Pesticide Use at Schools Rises"
"Parents are becoming more aware as some schools in the state are not moving to reduce pesticide use."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 01/03/2013
