Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Webinar: Great Lakes Phytoplankton: a Harbinger for Change

<> Webinar: Great Lakes Phytoplankton: a Harbinger for Change - Dr. Euan Reavie, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, on Mar 5, 2015 10:30 AM CST

California Dump Truck Owners Association v. Nichols

<> California Dump Truck Owners Association v. Nichols - 3/3/15. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Case No. 13-15175. The panel affirmed the dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of a federal preemption challenge to a California environmental regulation addressing diesel trucks.

Appeals Court to Hear Case on EPA's Registration of Bee-Toxic Chemical

<> Appeals Court to Hear Case on EPA's Registration of Bee-Toxic Chemical - (Beyond Pesticides, March 4, 2015)  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the case brought by beekeepers challenging U.S. EPA approval of a toxic pesticide known to be toxic to bees -- the new chemical, sulfoxaflor -- a sub-class of the neonicotinoid pesticides that have been linked to global bee declines