"Tropical Storm Erika Nears Hurricane Status In Atlantic"
"Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands."
Source: AP, 08/27/2015
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Environmental Groups Start Legal Process to Sue EPA over Fracking Waste
"A coalition of groups have banded together to push the EPA to regulate wastewater disposal from oil and gas drilling."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/27/2015
"Global Sea Levels Climbed 3 Inches Since 1992, NASA Research Shows"
"Sea levels worldwide rose an average of nearly 3 inches (8 cm) since 1992, the result of warming waters and melting ice, a panel of NASA scientists said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 08/27/2015
Food Industry Heavyweights Spend Big To Lobby Against Transparency
The battleground over transparency on food origins and ingredients is much wider than labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, as journalist Elizabeth Grossman points out in a recent piece in Civil Eats.
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Food Safety Group Sues Ag Department for FOIA'd Records on GMO Crops
The Center for Food Safety has sued the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Freedom of Information Act for withholding information on genetically modified crops (GMOs), after unsuccessfully seeking information over a period of 13 years.
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CAMEO Still Making Appearance as First Responders Face Hazmats
CAMEO is a free and publicly available suite of applications useful to reporters. Developed by the U.S. EPA and NOAA, it includes information about the hazards of various chemicals, as well as map overlays that may show how close a spill site is to the nearest facility of interest, such as a nursery school or retirement home.
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