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Forum on Media Diversity

A partnership of Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication and the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, the Forum comprises more than 2,000 journal articles and books; a research database of syllabi of diversity courses from approximately 40 universities and colleges around the country; a directory of state ethnic media; and more.

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"Keeping Panthers and People from Colliding"

Rebecca Williams reports biologists are trying to figure out how to keep panthers and people from running into each other.

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Source: Environment Report, 06/29/2009

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Coal Ash Destined for AL Landfill

The landfilling of 3.9 million tons of coal ash from a spill at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant may or may not be a boon to one of Alabama's poorest counties.

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Source: Tuscaloosa News, 06/29/2009

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"Report: TVA Dikes on 'Verge of Failure' Pre-Spill"

"The earthen dikes supporting a huge coal ash landfill at a Tennessee power plant were 'on the verge of failure' long before they collapsed and sent tons of toxic muck into a river and lakeside community, an engineering consultant said Thursday."

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Source: AP, 06/26/2009

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July 16, 2009 to July 18, 2009

McCormick Tribune Specialized Reporting Institute on the Media and Nuclear Power Issues

All-expense-paid workshop for student (and professional) environmental writers on covering nuclear power--University of Tennessee.

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Beach Nourishment: Supreme Court To Decide Who Owns the New Sand

When governments or communities pay to replenish beaches along privately owned beachfront property — or create new beaches by trucking in sand — what does that mean for the landowners' waterfront rights and property value?

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Levee-Busting in Louisiana

Two brothers are busting levees to return the Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge to its primeval condition.

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Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

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October 20, 2009 to October 24, 2009

E.Hormone: Hormones & the Environment

Exploring the science and policy implications of pollutants that have a hormonal alter ego, as well as "environmental signaling".

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September 28, 2009 to September 29, 2009

9th Annual Aquifer Storage Recovery Conference

Scientists, engineers, planners, water-resource managers, and concerned citizens will focus on Florida's water future.

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September 23, 2009 to September 24, 2009

E-Scrap 2009 Conference

Industry assessments, including analyses of stewardship systems and trends in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative policy considerations.

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