Winners: SEJ 10th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
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Biodiversity Research Institute
Since 1998, BRI assesses emerging threats to wildlife and ecosystems through collaborative research and shares scientific findings to inform discussions on issues ranging from environmental mercury contamination and contaminants in birds to wind power development, loon preservation and management, and more.
"Sand Mining Surges in Wisconsin; State Feeds National Fracking Boom"
Western Wisconsin is in the middle of a sand rush -- as companies mine the silica used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to produce natural gas. The mining operations have stirred concerns about effects on land and groundwater and health impacts on nearby residents.
Source: WisconsinWatch, 08/01/2011
"Cracked Sewers Bleed Fecal Germs"
"New studies in California and Wisconsin reveal a dirty little secret: Out of sight, many urban sewer pipes are failing and germ-ridden filth is bleeding out."
Source: Science News, 08/01/2011
Danger Below: Area's Buried Pipelines Are Vital, Invisible And Aging
"Across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, valuable goods are being transported daily. But the goods - crude oil, gasoline and other hazardous liquids, as well as natural gas - are shipped out of sight, through transmission pipelines under the land and waters of the region."
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer, 08/01/2011
"FDA Faces Opposition Over Genetically Engineered Salmon"
"A group of eight senators is asking the FDA to cease consideration of the fish as food, and is threatening to pull funding for the study if the agency does not comply."
Source: LA Times, 08/01/2011
"N.R.C. Lowers Estimate of How Many Would Die in Meltdown"
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is approaching completion of an ambitious study that concludes that a meltdown at a typical American reactor would lead to far fewer deaths than previously assumed."
Source: NY Times, 08/01/2011
"California Sets Goal for Limiting Drinking Water Pollutant"
"It is the nation's first public health goal for hexavalent chromium, made infamous in 'Erin Brockovich.' The goal isn't an enforceable standard but will help develop one, an official says."
Source: LA Times, 08/01/2011
"Regulators Seek Records on Claims for Gas Wells"
"The Securities and Exchange Commission sent subpoenas this week to energy companies asking them for documents about how they calculate and publicly disclose the performance of their shale gas wells, according to oil and gas industry lawyers."
Source: NY Times, 08/01/2011
"Northern B.C. Fracking Licence Concerns Critics"
"Critics are concerned that the B.C. government is allowing a natural gas company to draw water from a northern BC Hydro reservoir to use in a controversial technique called fracking."
Source: CBC News, 08/01/2011
