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SEJ's 28th Annual Conference, Flint, MI, Oct. 3-7, 2018 [1]

Environmental Journalism 2018, hosted by the University of Michigan-Flint, is a wrap. More than 700 attendees networked, went on tours and took in countless educational sessions. Multimedia coverage [2]. View the agenda [3] or read speaker bios [4]. Check out our sponsors [5], exhibitors, independent reception hosts and advertisers [6]. If you wrote stories informed by the conference, please send us the links to include on our coverage page — it's never too late.

Trump Reverses Ban on Trophies From Elephant Hunts In Zimbabwe [7]

"The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the remains of elephants legally hunted in Zimbabwe and Zambia can now be imported to the United States as trophies, reversing a ban under former president Barack Obama."

Source: Washington Post [8], 11/16/2017

"Macron: France Will Cover US Share of Funding for UN Climate Panel" [9]

"French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would cover the amount the U.S. contributed for climate science research to a United Nations panel after President Trump signaled America would exit the Paris climate change pact."

Source: The Hill [10], 11/16/2017

Virginia Launches Plan to Join E Coast Carbon Market, Cut Emissions 30% [11]

"Virginia has taken a first step toward joining the East Coast's regional carbon-trading market, a move that would drive down the state's greenhouse gas emissions and help reshape the power sector in the traditional coal state."

Source: InsideClimate News [12], 11/16/2017

"Oceans May Host Next Wave Of Renewable Energy" [13]

"Think renewable energy and the wind and sun come to mind. But some day it may be possible to add ocean energy to that list. The fledgling wave energy industry is now getting a boost from the federal government. The Department of Energy is spending up to $40 million to build a wave energy test facility off the Oregon Coast."

Source: NPR [14], 11/16/2017

"Plastics Found In Stomachs Of Deepest Sea Creatures" [15]

"Animals from the deepest places on Earth have been found with plastic in their stomachs, confirming fears that manmade fibres have contaminated the most remote places on the planet.

Source: Guardian [16], 11/16/2017

Arkema Documents Show Planning, Mechanical Failures Led To Chemical Fires [17]

"Prior to the chemical fire at its Crosby plant, Arkema underestimated the potential for storm damage and failed to keep essential backup power protected from rising floodwaters, documents obtained by the Houston Chronicle show."

Source: Houston Chronicle [18], 11/16/2017

"A Radioactive Cloud Wafts Over Europe, With Russia as Chief Suspect" [19]

"Scientists across Europe have been puzzling about a phenomenon that seemed laden with mystery and menace in somewhat uneven proportions — a concentration of radioactive pollution caused by a nuclide called ruthenium 106."

Source: NY Times [20], 11/16/2017

"Documents Show Undisclosed EPA Health Concerns On Fracking Chemicals" [21]

"A new set of documents, obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency by the Partnership for Policy Integrity and shared with Marketplace, shows that the agency has previously undisclosed health concerns that some fracking chemicals might cause things like liver poisoning and tumors."

Source: Marketplace [22], 11/16/2017

"GOP Senators From NC Come Out Against Trump EPA Nominee" [23]

"North Carolina’s two Republican senators said Wednesday they oppose President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting his nomination at serious risk."

Source: AP [24], 11/16/2017

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