"West Virginia Doctors Advising Some Patients Not To Drink Tap Water"
"Warnings come despite federal health officials declaring water was free from chemical contamination after January 9 spill."
Source: AP, 02/06/2014
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"NC River Turns To Gray Sludge After Coal Ash Spill"
"ON THE DAN RIVER, N.C. — Canoe guide Brian Williams dipped his paddle downstream from where thousands of tons of coal ash has been spewing for days into the Dan River, turning the wooden blade flat to bring up a lump of gray sludge."
Source: AP, 02/06/2014
Assault on Calif. Power Station Raises Alarm on Potential for Terrorism
"SAN JOSE, Calif.—The attack began just before 1 a.m. on April 16 last year, when someone slipped into an underground vault not far from a busy freeway and cut telephone cables."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 02/06/2014
Chem Safety Board Makes Embargo Watch Honor Roll
Journalist Ivan Oransky posted on his blog a critical assessment on January 30, 2014, of a new embargo policy set by the CSB. He found requirements not to seek comment or confirmation of material in an embargoed report "alarming." Unlike many government agencies, the CSB took another look at its policy, and revised it.
EWG Database Helps Public, Journos Find Drinking Water Threats
While EPA and local utilities make much data available online, the Environmental Working Group has compiled a tap water database that is much easier to use. It gathers data from the states as well as from EPA, and compiles city-by-city rankings of the best and worst drinking water quality. It also explains the health significance of contaminants and lists contaminants not regulated by EPA.
Feds Raise Fee Barrier to FOIA about Shipbreaking of US Ship Abroad
Maritime historian Jon Ottman has been denied a fee waiver on records he's requested about an aged U.S. Coast Guard cutter that was auctioned to a shipbreaker in Mexico without, he says, being thoroughly checked for toxic and hazardous materials. Photo: America's Queen — Coast Guard Cutter Storis, courtesy US Coast Guard.
CDC, EPA Respond to SEJ Complaints about Press Office Obstacles
After the SEJ and the Society of Professional Journalists complained January 20, 2014, about federal agency press office stonewalling in the face of the Charleston, WV, drinking water disaster, the agencies responded. Read the text of their replies here.
Photog Claims Damages from CalTrans, CHP for Arrest, False Report
The California Highway Patrol lied in reports when it violated the First Amendment rights of news photographer Steve Eberhard of the Willitts News by illegally arresting him to intimidate newsgatherers at a protest site in July 2013, Eberhard says in a legal claim against CHP and Caltrans.
"2013 Was Sixth Warmest Year on Record, UN Says"
"13 of the 14 warmest years on record occurred in the 21st century, says the World Meteorological Organisation."
Source: Guardian, 02/05/2014
"E.P.A. Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rule"
"WASHINGTON — In marathon meetings and tense all-day drafting sessions, dozens of lawyers, economists and engineers at the Environmental Protection Agency are struggling to create what is certain to be a divisive but potentially historic centerpiece of President Obama’s climate change legacy."
Source: NY Times, 02/05/2014
