Frances Beinecke warns that offshore drilling entails needless risks, urging instead for investment in clean renewable technology in a well circulated McClatchy Newspapers article… USA Today ran an article focusing on the major health concerns held by NRDC and a scientific advisory panel that released a report today calling EPA’s review of the health effects of the chemical BPA inadequate; the article also draws attention to NRDC’s petition to ban the chemical from food containers… The Washington Post (registration required) also reports on the findings of the scientific advisory panel and Sarah Janssen emphasizes that BPA is not safe.

Zak Smith accuses the National Marine Fisheries Service of "abdicating its responsibility to protect marine mammals” in a Virginian-Pilot article detailing the disagreement over a new proposal about Navy sonar use…In Greenwire Wesley Warren talks about how the government can take a more active role in promoting a clean energy economy, environmental protections and standards for business practices.