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CA Declares Porter Ranch-Area Gas Leak Capped, But Uncertainty Remains [1]

"State officials formally declared the Aliso Canyon gas leak capped Thursday, but uncertainty remains about the future of the facility and the residents who live around it."

Source: LA Times [2], 02/19/2016

University Form: Journalism Student Recognition [3]

Thanks for selecting a journalism student for this special recognition. Please follow these guidelines:

• Criteria for selection is at your discretion. It can be a student who shows extra initiative, who has a keen interest in covering science and environment or who might need an extra nudge.
• Selection is up to you or to another individual or team you designate to make the selection. It can include the SEJ member sponsoring the recognition, but it doesn't have to.

For this form you'll need the student's contact information (mailing address and email address), a brief description of the student's qualifications (why you selected this student) and a selfie of the student.

DEADLINE FOR THIS INFORMATION: MAY 1

Your student will receive a certificate, a year's membership in SEJ* and an entry on her or his résumé. Student selfies and accolades will be posted on SEJ.org and publicized in an issue of the SEJZine.

* Eligibility criteria apply. Students must not be engaged in paid public relations work concerning environmental issues, or paid lobbying concerning envirornmental issues to be eligible for SEJ membership.

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Minnesota: "Latest Moose Count Provides Little Good News" [5]

"Minnesota’s moose continued their long decline in 2015."

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [6], 02/18/2016

"Washington Asks If Railroads Could Afford $700M Oil Train Spill" [7]

"Railroads that haul oil trains through Washington state will need to report whether they could afford around $700 million to pay for a derailment and spill, under a recently finalized state rule."

Source: Bellingham Herald [8], 02/18/2016

"Ohio EPA Fires Two Over Sebring Contamination" [9]

"The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency fired two employees in its Columbus office on Wednesday, and demoted a third employee in the EPA's northeastern district over lead contamination in the Mahoning County village of Sebring."

Source: Columbus Dispatch [10], 02/18/2016

"Wyoming Says Its Coal Mine Cleanup Policy Is Flawed" [11]

"A program that has allowed U.S. coal companies to forego cleanup insurance on massive western mines is flawed and needs to be fixed, Wyoming officials have told federal regulators."

Source: Reuters [12], 02/18/2016

"Study Ties U.S. to Spike in Global Methane Emissions" [13]

"There was a huge global spike in one of the most potent greenhouse gases driving climate change over the last decade, and the U.S. may be the biggest culprit, according a new Harvard University study."

Source: Climate Central [14], 02/18/2016

Pipeline Corrosion Caused Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Federal Officials [15]

"Federal regulators say corrosion on the outside of an oil pipeline was the cause of a major crude spill on the Santa Barbara coast last year."

Source: AP [16], 02/18/2016

"Oklahoma Cracks Down On Injection Wells After Earthquake Spike" [17]

"The Sooner State has switched strategies, limiting not just the depth, but amount of wastewater than oil and gas producers can pump back underground."

Source: Christian Science Monitor [18], 02/18/2016

"Greens Wary Of Sri Srinivasan's Fossil Fuel Past" [19]

"The prospect of President Barack Obama tapping Sri Srinivasan for the Supreme Court is spawning a sharp debate among at least one part of the Democrats’ liberal grass roots — environmentalists turned off by his high-profile defense of giant fossil fuel companies."

Source: Politico [20], 02/18/2016

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