The International Reporting Project (IRP) invites applications for an expenses-paid group reporting trip on health and development in Nepal, particularly in light of the upcoming end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the potential adoption of Sustainable Development Goals. Deadline to apply for the Apr 25-May 7, 2015 trip is Feb 16th.
"MIDLAND, Tex. — With oil prices plummeting by more than 50 percent since June, the gleeful mood of recent years has turned glum here in West Texas as the frenzy of shale oil drilling has come to a screeching halt."
"Farmers in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana are being asked to be part of the solution in fixing the algae problem in Lake Erie. Federal officials on Friday outlined a program that will make $17.5 million available to farmers who take steps to reduce the pollutants that wash away from the fields and help the algae thrive."
"An invasive snail in the Great Lakes may pose a larger threat to waterfowl than previously thought."
"Environmentalists are giving Gov. Peter Shumlin early accolades for his proposal to reduce the amount of phosphorus running into Lake Champlain. But a prominent agriculture group says the plan to clean up the lake might end up hurting the farms that operate near it."
"The trade in bees used for honey or to pollinate crops could have a devastating impact on wild bees and other insects, say scientists."
"Pope Francis, who pledged on the day of his installation as pontiff to make the environment a priority, is drafting a highly anticipated encyclical on ecology and climate change."
"They’ve gone to logging and housing — but especially to climate change, says a new study"
"The Freedom spill endangered 300,000 locals; now, a replacement company – run by many of the same people – faces eight environmental citations"
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[12] http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30831257
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/popes-statement-climate-change-5-things-know
[14] http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article7543361.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/california%E2%80%99s-forests-where-have-all-big-trees-gone
[16] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150119-california-forests-shrinking-climate-drought-science/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/year-after-w-va-chemical-spill-new-firm-racks-safety-violations
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