Lejeune Secrecy May Have Caused Dead Marines
CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has been investigating a Navy cover-up of cancer-causing drinking water at its Lejeune, NC, base. Now, Project on Government Oversight has released a January 5, 2012, letter from Marine Major General J.A. Kessler asking ATSDR to redact its report in the name of "force protection."

Obama Highlights Energy in State of Union
President Obama called for more offshore drilling, disclosure of fracking chemicals, more energy development on public lands, more clean-energy jobs, more infrastructure upgrades, and an "all of the above" national energy strategy in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. And he pledged to do as much of it as possible with executive authority if Congress persists in inaction and "obstruction."

Fund for Environmental Journalism Announces Winter 2011 Awards
SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism (FEJ) will grant $11,707 to seven journalism projects in Round Four, to cover travel, soil-testing, survey, telecommunications, and document-access expenses for print, audio, video, photo and online news. Photo: Winner Brian Sewell, Appalachian Voices.

SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event
Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Submit yours. Jan 30-31, 2012, deadline: The annual Aquifer Recharge Conference will take place in Ontario, CA, presented by American Ground Water Trust and Association of Ground Water Agencies.











