Agenda for SEJ's 23rd Annual Conference [1]

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SEJ's 23rd Annual Conference Agenda — Thursday [4]

North Carolina: "GOP Is Poised To Restructure Coastal Oversight" [5]

"Republican legislators’ plan to take over key state commissions would remake the Coastal Resources Commission in a way that could strain a decades-long partnership with federal regulators.

At stake is $2.5 million in federal funds the state receives each year to help protect the environment in a federal-state partnership that has afforded North Carolina local control of coastal development permits.

Source: Charlotte Observer [6], 02/19/2013

"Climate Contradiction: Less Snow, More Blizzards" [7]

Two new scientific studies explain a paradox: climate change is likely to bring more blizzards but less snow overall. It's physics.

Source: AP [8], 02/19/2013

"Arctic Needs Protection From Resource Rush as Ice Melts: U.N. Body" [9]

"LONDON -- The Arctic needs to be better protected from a rush for natural resources as melting ice makes mineral and energy exploration easier, the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) said."

Source: Reuters [10], 02/19/2013

"EPA Official: Cuts Will Undercut Pollution Forecasts, Waste Cleanups" [11]

"WASHINGTON -- A top environmental official is warning lawmakers that automatic spending cuts due next month would jeopardize EPA's ability to protect against oil spills, air pollution, and hazardous waste."

Source: AP [12], 02/19/2013

"Alaska Bill Would Undo Wilderness Restrictions in State Park" [13]

"JUNEAU -- A bill moving through the Alaska Legislature would eliminate wilderness restrictions in a portion of a state park in the Bristol Bay region so a utility can study a hydroelectric project on a lake where such development now is banned."

Source: Anchorage Daily News [14], 02/19/2013

"Seawater Desalination Plant Might Be Just a Drop in the Bucket" [15]

"In Carlsbad, the nation's largest desalination facility will require lots of energy — and money. It is expected to provide no more than a tenth of San Diego County ratepayers' overall water supply."

Source: LA Times [16], 02/19/2013

"UN, WHO Panel Calls Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals a 'Global Threat'" [17]

"An international team of experts reported [Tuesday] that evidence linking hormone-mimicking chemicals to human health problems has grown stronger over the past decade, becoming a 'global threat' that should be addressed."

Source: EHN [18], 02/19/2013

"The Top 10 Hardest-Hit States for Crop Damage" [19]

"The searing U.S. drought of 2012 devastated the nation’s corn crop, pushing yields down in some states to their lowest levels in nearly 30 years. According to recently-released numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Missouri, Illinois and Indiana were among the hardest hit Corn Belt states, with yields at 28-, 26-, and 22-year lows, respectively."

Source: Climate Central [20], 02/19/2013

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