Whistleblowers Might Be Your Best Sources
Whistleblowers can be a reporter's best friend — although friends that must often be handled with care. If you know a federal agency employee who tells you "Call me on January 21" — be sure to do it.
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104 Drinking Water Pollutants Under Review
EPA asks for comments on proposed regulation of 104 chemicals found in drinking water
League of Conservation Voters Releases Annual "Scorecard"
Scorecard reports environmental records of US Representatives and Senators
Navy Publishes Draft EIS for Sonar
The US Navy seeks comments on its proposed rules for using sonar for its Atlantic Fleet training exercises
USGS Maps Potential Spread of Invading Pythons
Escaped pythons and other tropical pet snakes may be able to survive in one-third of Southern states, USGS predicts in new report.
Revised Ozone Standard Due by March 12, 2008
EPA is scheduled to announce by March 12, 2008, its final rule for a new ground-level ozone standard, last updated more than a decade ago.
Report: 303 Industrial Facilities Pose High Terrorism Risk
The strategy of changing chemical processes at industrial facilities so they use less hazardous materials, and pose less of a threat from terrorism and accidents, gained little traction in the Bush administration after 9/11. But a number of organizations continue to push the idea.
USGS to Release Water Contamination Reports
USGS report documents occurrence of nearly 270 contaminants in U.S. surface water and treated drinking water supplies for nine water systems.
Gulf War Illness: It's Real, Afflicts About 200K Vets, Says Panel
As the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on, new light has been shed on the environmental health impacts of the 1991 Gulf War. On Nov. 17, 2008, the Congressionally-mandated Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses released a major report which concluded that from 175,000 to 210,000 of the nearly 700,000 U.S. veterans of the first Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness.
National Academies Hooks Up With Entertainment Biz
In a bold move to crack the reality show and celebrity-oriented entertainment worlds, the National Academy of Sciences is offering inside information to writers, producers, and entertainment industry moguls about its own views of reality.
