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"Issa's Regulatory Rehash"

"New House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) drew attention last week when he solicited advice from a number of corporations, trade groups and organizations about federal regulations covering a variety of issues. A number of energy companies, manufacturers were on the list that are likely to focus on regulations from the Environmental Protetion Agency in their response. The letter raised some eyebrows in DC, of course."

Source: Mother Jones, 01/11/2011

"Tom DeLay, Former U.S. House Leader, Sentenced To 3 Years in Prison"

"Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the brash Texan who helped build and tightly control a Republican majority in his chamber until resigning in 2005, was sentenced by a state judge on Monday to three years in prison for illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to Texas legislative candidates."

Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2011

"Farm Bureau Challenges E.P.A. on Chesapeake Pollution"

The American Farm Bureau is suing EPA for requiring farmers to clean up agricultural pollution going into Chesapeake Bay.

Source: Green (NYT), 01/11/2011

"Worried Homeowners Want Bailout from DuPont"

"Fearful that pollution from a nearby DuPont factory is harming their health and property values, a growing number of Pompton Lakes [NJ] residents want the company to guarantee the price of their homes — or buy them out."

Source: Bergen Record, 01/11/2011

"Bachmann Called for 'Armed and Dangerous' Citzenry on Climate Bill"

Is Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's call on constituents to get "armed and dangerous" over the climate bill something to be concerned about?

Source: Mother Jones, 01/11/2011

"EPA Wades Into Battle Over Hospital Disinfectant"

"U.S. EPA is interceding in a New Jersey public-health flap that could have national implications, ordering a hospital services company to stop disinfecting its ambulances with finely misted pesticides after a local union complained of workers falling ill."

Source: Greenwire, 01/11/2011

"Climate Change Reveals Disease as National Security Threat"

"One of the most worrisome national security threats of climate change is the spread of disease, among both people and animals, U.S. intelligence and health officials say."

Source: Medill/McClatchy, 01/11/2011

Supreme Court Declines Case Blaming Warming for Katrina Damage

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a request to reopen a lawsuit that charged energy companies with contributing to the effects of Hurricane Katrina by emitting greenhouse gases."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 01/11/2011

SEJ Board Meeting

The Board of Directors of the Society of Environmental Journalists meets next, virtually, on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Members are welcome to join starting at 2:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. CT / 12:30 p.m. MT / 11:30 a.m. PT.

30th Annual Guelph Organic Conference

Generation Organic — 30 years for the original green movement at the Guelph University Centre in Ontario, Canada, featuring keynote address by Homestead Organics' Manley family, 155-booth organic expo, workshops such as Electroculture & Magnetoculture, public forum, major seminars, hospitality events, and more.

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