"Coke Spends Lavishly on Pediatricians and Dietitians"
"When the American Academy of Pediatrics needed support for a website it created to promote children’s health, it turned to a surprising partner: Coca-Cola."
Source: NY Times, 10/01/2015
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"Bulgaria Opts Out of Growing Genetically Modified Crops"
"Bulgaria has told the European Union it will ban the cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under EU rules that allow member states to opt out of GMO cultivation, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2015
Animal Advocates Slam Fed Report Giving Wildlife Shooters a Clean Bill
"A recent report gave the federal program that helps control predatory wildlife around the country a generally clean bill of health, finding 'no systemic problems' with vital parts of its operation – a finding that animal rights groups found preposterous."
Source: McClatchy, 10/01/2015
"Human Reproduction, Health Broadly Damaged By Toxic Chemicals: Report"
"Exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water and air is linked to millions of deaths, and costs billions of dollars every year, according to a report published Thursday by an international organization of medical professionals."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2015
EPA Announces Water Pollution Rules for Power Plants
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with new rules to reduce water pollution around the country. Power plants will face restrictions on discharging toxic pollutants such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium into the water."
Source: The Hill, 10/01/2015
"New Regulations on Smog Remain as Divisive as Ever"
"In August 2011, as President Obama prepared to unveil a major new environmental regulation on smog, his political advisers issued a warning: The rule would affect power plants and factories throughout the Midwest, slowing the economy in states like Ohio that would be crucial to the president’s re-election."
Source: NY Times, 10/01/2015
"Toxic Algae Outbreak Overwhelms a Polluted Ohio River"
"The Ohio River, transformed by mining and industrial waste and sewage overflows into the nation’s most polluted major waterway, has a new and unexpected tormentor this fall: carpets of poisonous algae."
Source: NY Times, 10/01/2015
"Judge Blocks Obama Administration Rules on Fracking"
"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Obama administration’s first major regulations on hydraulic fracturing, a technique for oil and gas drilling that has led to a boom in American energy production but has also raised concerns about health and safety risks."
Source: NY Times, 10/01/2015
"Hurricane Joaquin Could Add To Rainy Mess Along East Coast"
"Governors up and down the East Coast are warning residents to prepare for drenching storms that could cause power outages and close more roads in a region already walloped by rain."
Source: AP, 10/01/2015
"National Park Funding From Oil And Gas Revenues Set To Expire Today"
"Wednesday new funding runs dry for a program that has supported hundreds of parks around the country for 50 years."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/01/2015
