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"A Growing Debate: How To Define 'Organic' Food"

"Just over a month ago, the Department of Agriculture announced that it will allow American farmers to plant genetically engineered alfalfa, which is widely used as feed for dairy cows and horses. Organic food producers opposed the USDA's decision — some more fiercely than others. That split has provoked angry debates within the organics community, with some activists accusing organic businesses of 'surrendering' to the biotech company Monsanto. And it has reopened some old arguments about what's most important in the label 'organic.'"

Source: NPR, 03/02/2011

"Equipment Failure at Refinery Leads to Toxic HF Release"

"A hydrofluoric acid leak from an oil refinery in Ohio last week sent a worker to the hospital and required the use of a 'water cannon' to disperse the poisonous gas, underscoring the potentially perilous nature of a chemical used at 50 refineries across the country."

Source: Center for Public Integrity, 03/02/2011

"Baltimore Loses Federal Lead-Paint Funding"

"Baltimore, where thousands of buildings contain lead-based paint that can poison young children, has lost federal funding for abatement programs due to mismanagement of its most recent grant, officials said Monday."

Source: Baltimore Sun, 03/02/2011

"Erin Brockovich Coming to Washington With Focus on Drinking Water"

"Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist whose crusade against a toxic chemical in California drinking water inspired a blockbuster 2000 movie, is heading to Capitol Hill this week to continue her fight."

Source: Greenwire, 03/02/2011

"The Governator Goes Green"

"Arnold Schwarzenegger told you he’d be back. Just months removed from a raucous seven years as California governor, the global warming gladiator is about to hopscotch around the planet in his new role as a green technology cheerleader."

Source: Politico, 03/02/2011

"Issa Oversight Committee Staffs Up with Industry Insiders"

"First as ranking minority member and now as chairman of one of the most powerful committees in Congress, San Diego Republican Darrell Issa has built a team that includes staff members with close connections to industries that could benefit from his investigations."

Source: Center for Public Integrity, 03/02/2011

"Wastewater Recycling No Cure-All in Gas Process"

Natural gas drillers hail newly begun reuse and recycling of the millions of gallons of toxic wastewater as a breakthrough that will mitigate harmful effects of their operations. But not all of it is being recycled. Some of it is being spread on roads and contaminating surface water -- rather than groundwater, as before.

Source: NY Times, 03/02/2011

"Alberta’s Oil Sands: Hard Evidence, Missing Data, New Promises"

A new report from the Royal Society of Canada provides a mixed verdict on the environmental impacts of oil sands extraction in Alberta.

Source: EHP, 03/02/2011

Benefits of Clean Air Act Rules to Reach $2 Trillion a Year, EPA Says

"A two-decade-old crackdown on smog and soot under the Clean Air Act will yield about $2 trillion in annual benefits by 2020, according to a study that was released by U.S. EPA this morning and was touted as proof that the embattled agency's rules are an economic boon for the American people."

Source: Greenwire, 03/02/2011

"PG&E Rejected Warning on Shut-Off Valves"

"The California utility whose gas pipeline exploded last fall had rejected federal recommendations to install more automatic shut-off valves to help reduce the risks from a rupture and fire, an investigative panel was told Tuesday."

Source: USA TODAY, 03/02/2011

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