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"FDA Rejects Petition To Ban BPA in Food Packaging"

"The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it was denying a petition to ban BPA from all food and drink containers, saying the science does not show an immediate cause for such action. However, the federal agency cautioned that this ruling does not declare bisphenol A, or BPA, as safe. The agency says it is continuing its assessment of the chemical, which is used in the lining of most canned food and drinks."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 04/02/2012

Instant Expert: Seth Borenstein Goes Deep on Deadline

SEJ member Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press will talk about the art of covering complicated, controversial topics with confidence and authority — even when deadline looms. Sponsored by NY University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. 4:00-6:00 p.m. in New York.

"Fear Grows In O.C. Cities Near San Onofre Nuclear Plant"

"Concern over the safety of the San Onofre nuclear power plant is growing among Orange County cities closest to the facility, which has been shut down since January because of system failures."

Source: LA Times, 03/30/2012

"Justice Was Blind To Some Facts in Idaho Wetlands Case"

The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court did not have all the facts before them when they decided the recent case of Sackett v. EPA, which limited EPA's authority over wetlands under the Clean Water Act.

Source: Greenwire, 03/30/2012

Lawmakers Share Blame With Obama Admin in Pushing for Loans: GOP Rep.

"A senior Republican appropriator confessed today that if the Obama administration applied inappropriate political pressure on the Department of Energy to approve the ill-fated Solyndra loan, then he and other members of Congress are guilty of the same sin."

Source: E&E News PM, 03/30/2012

Fukushima's Radioactivity Found in California Kelp Briefly

"Kelp off Southern California was contaminated with short-lived radioisotopes a month after Japan’s Fukushima accident, a sign that the spilled radiation reached the state's coastline, according to a new scientific study."

Source: EHN, 03/30/2012

"Policy On High-Risk Biological Research Tightened"

"The Obama administration has announced a new policy to handle the risks posed by legitimate biological research that could, in the wrong hands, threaten the public."

Source: NPR, 03/30/2012

"FDA Close To BPA Decision Crucial For Health Of Poor Children"

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide by Saturday whether to continue allowing bisphenol-A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, Americans' main source of exposure to the chemical implicated in everything from asthma to diabetes."

Source: Huffington Post, 03/30/2012

"Autism Rates Rising Sharply, CDC Reports"

"Federal health authorities have significantly raised their estimate of the prevalence of autism in children, concluding in a new study of 8-year-olds that 1 in 88 has some form of the disorder."

Source: LA Times, 03/30/2012

North Sea Blowout: "Well From Hell Cynicism"

"The five-day-and-counting mega-engineering challenge continues at Total's Well-from-Hell in the North Sea. That name was coined by Frederic Hauge of Bellona, a Norwegian group that monitors the oil industry:

Source: Mother Jones, 03/30/2012

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