"More than 350 people across Japan have fallen ill after eating pesticide-contaminated frozen food produced by the nation's largest seafood firm, national broadcaster NHK said Tuesday."
"BEIJING -- China approved the construction of more than 100 million tonnes of new coal production capacity in 2013 - six times more than a year earlier and equal to 10 percent of U.S. annual usage - flying in the face of plans to tackle choking air pollution.
"As the planet warms, one of the biggest questions is how fast sea level will rise. A team of Rutgers University researchers has attempted to answer that question and localize it by studying past sea-level rise along the East Coast, as well as other factors that could influence what happens along the New Jersey Shore."
"Several homes near the village of Plaster Rock, N.B., were evacuated Tuesday evening after a train carrying 'dangerous goods' derailed and caught fire."
"WASHINGTON -- The oil industry's leading trade group on Tuesday praised Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R) call for a review of the country's effective ban on exporting crude oil."
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Lodging and Transportation
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Day Tours
Independent Hospitality Receptions
SEJ's New Orleans conference continues Friday with concurrent sessions, keynote address by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, and beat dinners. Walk-ins on site are welcome all week — don't miss this opportunity to bolster your career. There are some great things happening with the agenda: concurrent sessions on all topics environmental, loads more. Check out the agenda [14] to see it all!
"WASHINGTON — As a new year dawns in the nation’s capital, the Obama administration and Congress find themselves grappling with a scenario that was unthinkable just a short time ago: What to do with the domestic oil flowing out of West Texas, North Dakota and other states?"
"The Spokane Tribe of Indians has adopted new water quality standards aimed at protecting the health of members who eat a subsistence diet of nearly two pounds of fish daily."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/over-350-sick-japan-after-eating-pesticide-tainted-food-nhk
[2] http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Over_350_sick_in_Japan_after_eating_pesticide-tainted_food_NHK_999.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/china-approves-massive-new-coal-capacity-despite-pollution-fears
[4] http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/07/china-coal-idUKL3N0K90H720140107
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-finds-sea-levels-rising-fast-concerns-grow-about-shore
[6] http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-07/news/45958874_1_sea-level-rise-sea-level-research-laboratory-coastal-sciences
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/oil-train-derails-catches-fire-new-brunswick
[8] http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/08/train-derails-catches-fire-in-new-brunswick
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/oil-industry-backs-murkowskis-effort-lift-ban-crude-exports
[10] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/07/oil-exports-us_n_4557033.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green
[11] https://www.sej.org/sej-annual-conferences/AC2014-lodging-travel
[12] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2014-main
[13] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2014-agenda-thursday
[14] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2014-agenda
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/oil-glut-stirs-debate-over-us-crude-exports
[16] http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/01/05/us-oil-glut-stirs-up-political-dilemma/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tribe-sets-new-spokane-river-pollution-standards
[18] http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/06/tribe-sets-new-spokane-river-pollution-standards/
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3591
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3588
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3589
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3590
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3593
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3594
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3595
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3596
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5084