States Go It Alone on Food Safety
"When it comes to food safety, state lawmakers around the country seem to believe in the adage, if you want something done, you have to do it yourself."
Source: Wall Street Journal, 05/12/2009
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"China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants"
"China's frenetic construction of coal-fired power plants has raised worries around the world about the effect on climate change. ... But ... China has emerged in the past two years as the world's leading builder of more efficient, less polluting coal power plants, mastering the technology and driving down the cost."
Source: NYTimes, 05/12/2009
"EPA's C8 Advisory Flawed, Researchers Conclude"
"A last-minute health advisory issued by the Bush administration for water contaminated with the toxic chemical C8 may not be nearly stringent enough, according to a new scientific paper."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 05/12/2009
EPA To Take Over Tennessee Coal-Ash Cleanup
EPA announced Monday that it would take over cleanup of the Kingston, Tennessee, fly ash spill from a TVA plant under the Superfund hazardous waste law.
Source: Knoxville News, 05/12/2009
Pesticide Carbofuran Banned for Food Crops
"The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Monday banning the use of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops, saying it poses an unacceptable health risk, especially to children."
Source: AP, 05/12/2009
"Blue Whales Resume West Coast Migration Pattern"
Blue Whales seem to be resuming a historic migration pattern between the California coast and the Gulf of Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965.
Source: ENS, 05/12/2009
"In Punjab, Crowding Onto The Cancer Train"
Every night Train No. 339 pulls out of the shabby station in the Punjabi farm town of Bathinda. It has a chilling nickname -- "the cancer train" carries some 60 patients each night to the regional cancer hospital.
Source: All Things Considered/NPR, 05/12/2009
SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment 2009 Distinguished Judges
SEJ is grateful to the following individuals for volunteering their time and expertise to judge the 2009 Awards for Reporting on the Environment.
"A Mountain of Trouble"
An "eco-friendly" developer in Sweet Home, Oregon, has brought "a nightmare of garbage-dumping fines from state environmental regulators, an asbestos investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an investigation by Oregon charities regulators, and numerous civil lawsuits from angry creditors."
Source: Eugene Register-Guard, 05/11/2009
Iowa Set To Spend Millions on Water Quality
"Iowa is about to launch its biggest assault ever on river and lake pollution -- a $455 million campaign."
Source: Des Moines Register, 05/11/2009
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