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"Genetically Engineered Corn Causes Concern"

The agricultural giant, Syngenta, has petitioned the USDA to grant its new genetically modified corn a non-regulated status. Some experts fear that the strain, meant solely for producing ethanol, could end up in the food supply.

Source: Living on Earth, 07/20/2009

"Outbreak of Fungus Threatens Tomato Crop"

"A highly contagious fungus that destroys tomato plants has quickly spread to nearly every state in the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic, and the weather over the next week may determine whether the outbreak abates or whether tomato crops are ruined."

Source: NYTimes, 07/20/2009

"UN's Shipping Agency IMO Agrees to CO2-Cutting Proposals"

The UN-based International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which regulates ocean shipping, agreed Friday to voluntary proposals aimed at cutting carbon emissions.

Source: Reuters, 07/20/2009

Fishing for Solutions for Poisoned Trinity River

An abandoned river -- the Trinity -- runs through Dallas. Storms wash old industrial poisons into it via ditches. As poisons accumulated in its sediments, fish became dangerous to eat. "So people stayed away, and over time, it no longer mattered which came first -- the toxic fish or the abandoned river."

Source: Dallas News, 07/20/2009

"Will Global Warming Bill Kill Coal?"

The cap-and-trade climate bill which is the focus of West Virginia protests is packed with help for the coal industry.

Source: Charleston Gazette, 07/20/2009

"Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska"

The mysterious, miles-long "blob" found floating in the Chukchi Sea is not an oil spill or alien life-form, according to early tests, but an unusual algal bloom.

Source: TIME, 07/20/2009

"Do Contaminants Play a Role in Diabetes?"

"A Great Lakes study linking a pesticide in fish to diabetes adds to the growing chorus of studies suggesting that environmental contaminants may play a role in the widespread disease."

Source: Env. Health News, 07/20/2009

"Thousands Flee Western Canadian Wildfires"

Winds are whipping up wildfires in a British Columbia community where housing subdivisions have encroached on surrounding forests in recent years. Thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes.

Source: Reuters, 07/20/2009

"Clinton Prepares To Sign India Nuke Deal"

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India will bring a $10-billion deal to sell U.S. nuclear reactors to that country -- but probably not break the impasse on whether India will join other nations trying to limit greenhouse emissions.

Source: AP, 07/20/2009

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

SEJ members are saddened at the passing of Walter Cronkite, a member of our Advisory Board. He was a consummate professional, who redefined the role of television anchorman, and who inspired many of us to become reporters.

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