"An internal investigation reveals regulators had wrongly assessed the water pressure built up inside the Gold King mine before releasing toxic wastewater".
"Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands."
"A coalition of groups have banded together to push the EPA to regulate wastewater disposal from oil and gas drilling."
"Sea levels worldwide rose an average of nearly 3 inches (8 cm) since 1992, the result of warming waters and melting ice, a panel of NASA scientists said on Wednesday."
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) invites photographers to participate in On the Go, a photo competition celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). On the Go's theme is the motion and the pace of life in Asia and Europe, illustrating the moments where we are different — and yet, so alike. Enter by Sep 6, 2015.
SHIFT 2016, in Jackson Hole, WY, will focus on three main topics: the public land transfer movement; funding for public lands; and next-generation engagement and cultural relevancy.
As policy discussions heat up in advance of the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in December, journalists are invited to apply for a free seminar exploring U.S. responses to coastal climate change impacts. This Metcalf Institute seminar will be held in Cambridge, MA on Nov 4, at the 2015 Rising Seas Summit.
The battleground over transparency on food origins and ingredients is much wider than labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, as journalist Elizabeth Grossman points out in a recent piece in Civil Eats.
The Center for Food Safety has sued the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Freedom of Information Act for withholding information on genetically modified crops (GMOs), after unsuccessfully seeking information over a period of 13 years.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-state-underestimated-colo-mine-spill-potential-investigation
[2] http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/EPA-Toxic-Mine-Spill-322977931.html
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[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-asefs-go-photo-competition
[10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/annual-shift-festival
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[12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-metcalf-seminar-climate-change-and-news-planning-sea-level-rise-extreme-weather
[13] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/food-industry-heavyweights-spend-big-lobby-against-transparency
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