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November 10, 2014

Free SEJ Meet-Up at the NESAWG Annual Conference [1]

Food issues and sustainability are under the spotlight at a free regional journalist meet-up in in Saratoga Springs, NY on November 10. A field trip to an area farm (homemade lunch included) will show innovations in sustainable agriculture, while a panel discussion showcases Saratoga’s grassroots actions for creating a more sustainable city-scape. The day will conclude with a panel that will give you the tools you need to move your GMO coverage from reporting on superficial disagreements to a deeper examination of the benefits and threats implicit in this technology.

Other Events [2]
SEJ Regional Conferences [3]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [5]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]

"What to Do About Pig Poop? North Carolina Fights a Rising Tide" [7]

"The pork-loving state faces challenges in protecting water from contamination."

Agriculture [5]
Pollution [8]
Waste [9]
Public [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Source: National Geographic [11], 10/29/2014

"State Raises Possibility of Banning Neonicotinoids" [12]

"Minnesota regulators, for the first time, are considering banning or restricting a controversial class of insecticides that have been linked to honeybee deaths."

Agriculture [5]
Chemicals [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [16], 10/29/2014

Salt-Ruined Farmland Costs Billions of Dollars Every Year, Study Finds [17]

"Salt residue from soil irrigation degrades around 5,000 acres of farmland every day at a global annual cost of $27 billion dollars in lost arable revenues, according to a study released Tuesday."

Agriculture [5]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [4]
International [19]
Source: Aljazeera America [20], 10/29/2014

"Critics of Dow Herbicide Sue U.S. EPA Over Approval" [21]

"A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to overturn regulatory approval granted last week for an herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences."

Agriculture [5]
Biodiversity [22]
Chemicals [13]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 10/24/2014

"Critics of Dow Herbicide Sue U.S. EPA Over Approval" [25]

"A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to overturn regulatory approval granted last week for an herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences."

Agriculture [5]
Chemicals [13]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 10/23/2014

Enviros Ask EPA To Study Drinking Water Pollution From Kewaunee Dairies [27]

"Citing a rash of contaminated wells in Kewaunee County, a coalition of environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use its emergency authority to investigate pollution of groundwater from dairy manure."

Agriculture [5]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Source: Wisconsin Watch [28], 10/23/2014

"Maryland Poultry Farms Fined for Reporting Lapses" [29]

"Nearly one in five large Maryland chicken farms has been fined recently, state regulators have disclosed, because the growers failed to file information required annually outlining what they did to keep their flocks' waste from polluting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries."

Agriculture [5]
Pollution [8]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Baltimore Sun [31], 10/23/2014

Why Doesn't Congress Want You To Read These Reports? [32]

For decades, Congress has refused to release taxpayer-funded reports by the Congressional Research Service. Fortunately, the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project gets them and releases them. Here are some new explainers that may be of use to environmental journalists.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [5]
Air [34]
Climate Change [35]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [8]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

Population Growth Outpaces Food Supply in Conflict-Ravaged Sahel: Study [38]

"The Sahel region's ability to produce food is not keeping pace with its growing population, and global warming will only exacerbate the imbalance, according to a new study."

Agriculture [5]
Climate Change [35]
Food [39]
People & Population [40]
Public [4]
Africa [41]
Source: Thomson Reuters [42], 10/21/2014

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