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"EPA May Finally Look at Coal Ash Regulation, Much Needed in Montana"

"When rancher Clint McRae first saw the swirling green and white ponds of arsenic, boron, mercury and lead-containing sludge 10 miles from his property, it was in a photography show at the Montana statehouse. He first thought they were abstract art, but quickly realized some were aerial photos of the ash slurry left over from burning coal at southeastern Montana’s Colstrip Steam Electric Station."

Source: High Country News, 03/19/2014

"Voracious Worm Evolves to Eat Biotech Corn Engineered to Kill It"

"One of agricultural biotechnology’s great success stories may become a cautionary tale of how short-sighted mismanagement can squander the benefits of genetic modification. After years of predicting it would happen — and after years of having their suggestions largely ignored by companies, farmers and regulators — scientists have documented the rapid evolution of corn rootworms that are resistant to Bt corn."

Source: Wired, 03/19/2014

"Gazprom Proposes To Develop Crimea’s Oil And Gas"

"Gazprom has requested permission from the Crimean authorities to develop oil and gas fields, Crimea's first Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliev said Tuesday."

Source: RT, 03/19/2014

SHOWTIME's "Years of Living Dangerously" — Preview and Discussion Event for SEJ Members

SEJ invites members to sign up for an exclusive online preview screening and discussion with the Executive Producer/Co-Creator of the SHOWTIME® documentary-series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, Apr 2, 2014 at 1 pm EDT. Executive Producer David Gelber will be joined by YEARS Correspondent + Executive VP of Conservation International M. Sanjayan, and Chief Science Advisors Heidi Cullen, Ph.D.,and Joe Romm, Ph.D., for a discussion and Q&A with SEJ members, moderated by Peter Dykstra, Publisher of DailyClimate.org and Environmental Health News.

"Cleanup of Silicon Valley Superfund Site Takes Environmental Toll"

"Below some of the world’s most expensive real estate, in the heart of Silicon Valley, pipes and pumps suck thousands of gallons of contaminated water every hour from vast underground toxic pools."

Source: CIR/Guardian, 03/18/2014

"100s Of Children Diagnosed With Lead Poisoning In St. Louis Each Year"

"The city of St. Louis has been working to reduce lead poisoning since the health department introduced a lead program in the 1940s. Since that time great strides have been made. But the danger of exposure to lead still exists in the city, and screenings reveal more than a thousand cases of elevated blood lead levels each year."

Source: St. Louis Public Radio, 03/18/2014

Bill Would Give Vermont More Authority To Regulate Toxic Chemicals

"Federal regulations for reporting toxic chemicals in consumer products have not changed in decades, but Vermont is poised to join other states to label – and possibly ban – products containing chemicals considered harmful to public health."

Source: VTDigger, 03/18/2014

"Army Corps OKs Money To Address Great Lakes' 'Hole in the Dike'"

"Years of pushing for action by property owners along Lakes Michigan and Huron have finally prompted the federal government to explore an engineering fix to the low water plaguing the lakes for the past 15 years."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 03/18/2014

"Wind Power Line Proposal Irks Some Midwest Farmers"

"The windy plains of Kansas could be a treasure trove in the nation's effort to harness clean energy, but a major proposal to move wind-generated electricity eastward is running into a roadblock: Farmers who don't want high-power transmission lines on their land."

Source: AP, 03/18/2014

"Warmest Winter on Record Worsens California Drought"

"Warmer winters make for less snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. When the snow melts into the state's rivers, it provides water throughout the summer, when the state typically experiences little rain."

Source: Reuters, 03/18/2014

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