"It's About To Get A Lot Harder For Minors To Vape"
"New federal regulations for electronic cigarettes go into effect Monday, requiring greater scrutiny of the products and making it more difficult for minors to vape."
Source: USA TODAY, 08/08/2016
Laws & Regulations
"Amazon Dam Opposed By Tribes Fails To Get Environmental License"
"Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama decided on Thursday to shelve the environmental license request for a hydroelectric dam on the Tapajos River in the Amazon, a project that had been opposed by indigenous tribes and conservation groups."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2016
Brazil Land Conflicts Simmer With 23 Killings So Far In 2016 - Watchdog
"More than 20 land rights activists have been killed in Brazil so far this year, with most deaths linked to conflicts over logging and agribusiness."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn, 08/05/2016
"Ryan: TPP Doesn't Have Support For House Vote This Year"
"House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said an expansive Asia-Pacific trade deal won’t get a vote in Congress this year because there isn’t enough support."
Source: The Hill, 08/05/2016
"Husky Oil Spill In Canadian River Followed Two Others Nearby: Records"
"A Husky Energy Inc oil spill into a major Canadian river on July 20 was the third in the same area in eight months, government records showed, and could put new pressure on the province of Saskatchewan's energy regulator to improve its monitoring of pipelines."
Source: Reuters, 08/04/2016
Texas: "Tiny Nordheim Sues State Over Drilling Waste Dump"
"A tiny South Texas town is continuing to fight plans for an oil and gas waste site half its size, even after state regulators gave developers the go-ahead to build it."
Source: Texas Tribune, 08/04/2016
"Thirteen States Sue Over EPA Methane Rule"
"More than a dozen states have sued the Obama administration over a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to limit methane emissions at oil and natural gas sites."
Source: The Hill, 08/04/2016
Canadian Journo Forces Release of Docs on Pipeline Impact
Previously secret information about the safety and environmental impact of Enbridge pipeline operations was released in July as a result of efforts by journalist Mike De Souza (pictured), managing editor of the National Observer, and an independent Canadian government watchdog.
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Secret Sugar Can Claim "Confidentiality" in Food Recall
Consumers learned in late July of a "voluntary" recall of some processed food products due to possible metal fragments in sugar used to make them. The source of the contaminated sugar remains unknown, because federal law protects "trade secrets" — putting protection of companies above protection of the public. Image: © Clipart.com.
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Big FOIA Issue: Should Release To One Mean Release To All?
Journalists are sometimes competitive — and even secretive about the exclusive "scoops" they may be working on, lest their competitors beat them to publication. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is conducting a survey to get journalists' opinions on the Obama admin's proposed release-to-one-release-to-all policy.
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