Don't Drink the Water
Posted July 29, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
Nancy Stoner talks with The Today Show about NRDC’s 18th annual Testing the Waters report, highlighting the main sources of beach pollution around the United States… The lead article featured on ABC News.com also looks at the Testing the Waters report and discusses the challenges still facing many of the nation’s beaches… The Wall Street Journal compares information from an NRDC report on the gains from raising fuel efficiency versus drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf with the messaging on fuel efficiency from car manufacturers…
An editorial in The Syracuse Post-Standard draws attention to NRDC ground water contamination information that was overlooked by the NY Department of Environmental Conservation when New York approved deep drilling for natural gas… John Walke gives some insider information on EPA’s crisis management style in a McClatchy-Tribune News Service story on the EPA’s move to impose limits on the agency’s internal watchdog… Duke Energy’s desire to only look at toxic emissions on a voluntary basis “simply does not fly” according to Patrice Simms in the Associated Press.
