"Thirteen States Sue Over EPA Methane Rule"
"More than a dozen states have sued the Obama administration over a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to limit methane emissions at oil and natural gas sites."
Source: The Hill, 08/04/2016
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"Australia Orders Climate Change U-Turn At Peak Science Body"
"Australia's re-elected conservative government has announced a U-turn in its climate change policy, reinstating climate science as the bedrock of its peak science body [CSIRO] just months after slashing its funding and axing hundreds of jobs."
Source: Reuters, 08/04/2016
"NHC Says Earl Weakening As It Moves Farther Inland Over Belize"
"Hurricane Earl is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm later Thursday morning and to a tropical depression by Friday morning as it moves farther inland over Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 08/04/2016
Canadian Journo Forces Release of Docs on Pipeline Impact
Previously secret information about the safety and environmental impact of Enbridge pipeline operations was released in July as a result of efforts by journalist Mike De Souza (pictured), managing editor of the National Observer, and an independent Canadian government watchdog.
Secret Sugar Can Claim "Confidentiality" in Food Recall
Consumers learned in late July of a "voluntary" recall of some processed food products due to possible metal fragments in sugar used to make them. The source of the contaminated sugar remains unknown, because federal law protects "trade secrets" — putting protection of companies above protection of the public. Image: © Clipart.com.
Big FOIA Issue: Should Release To One Mean Release To All?
Journalists are sometimes competitive — and even secretive about the exclusive "scoops" they may be working on, lest their competitors beat them to publication. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is conducting a survey to get journalists' opinions on the Obama admin's proposed release-to-one-release-to-all policy.
How Do 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand on Open Government?
The news media often defend the freedom-of-information principles that allow them to hold government accountable for their audiences. But will they ask presidential candidates during the 2016 presidential debates how they stand on government transparency? Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton (pictured) doesn't do press conferences.
House GOPers in Standoff with State AGs Over Exxon Climate Probe Docs
Transparency is at the core of an escalating confrontation between House Republicans and some state Attorney Generals over Exxon's support for climate change denial. The AGs in July defied a subpoena from the House Science Committee, chaired by Lamar Smith (R-TX, pictured).
"A Beetle May Soon Strike Out Baseball's Famous Ash Bats"
"There's a voracious little bug destroying forests across the eastern U.S. Scientists say emerald ash borers, exotic beetles imported accidentally from Asia, have killed as many as 50 million trees. They're now threatening groves in New York's Adirondack Mountains that are used to make an iconic kind of baseball bat."
Source: NPR, 08/03/2016
"Rising Sea Levels Could Cost U.S. Homeowners Close to $1 Trillion"
"Being underwater will soon mean exactly what it says. Especially in Florida."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/03/2016
