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Nearly 200 Communities Get $76 Million in EPA Brownfields Grants [1]

"Nearly 200 communities across the United States have been awarded new federal grants to clean up old contaminated industrial sites and transform them into new, job-creating developments."

Planning & Growth [2]
Pollution [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: EHN [6], 06/07/2011

"Greening a City ... And Pushing Other Colors Out" [7]

The rehabilitation of San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is bringing pressure on the minority population of the area.

People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [2]
Public [4]
California [9]
Source: High Country News [10], 06/02/2011

Report: Assessing Public Lands and Survival of Birds [11]

Prepared by a large coalition of government agencies and NGOs, the report generally focuses on the condition of bird species in each of the broad habitat types, as well as the roles of various federal and state agencies and the relationships of species survival on public vs. private lands.

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TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [2]
Biodiversity [13]
Wildlife [14]
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Public [4]
June 13, 2011 to June 14, 2011

Responding to Climate Change in the Caribbean [15]

This policy-focused conference aims to bring together researchers, officials and representatives of the private sector and NGOs to find effective, forward-looking responses to climate change in the Caribbean.

Other Events [16]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
Economy & Business [18]
Disasters [19]
Climate Change [20]
Region: 
Europe [21]
Central America & the Caribbean [22]

Gumshoes Can Use Bankers' Tool for EPA Info on Properties [23]

The "MyPropertyInfo" online tool will search multiple EPA databases for any information related to a specific street address. Or it will search for all records on a given street in a given ZIP code.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [2]
Government [25]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
June 5, 2011 to June 9, 2011

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 [26]

Top scientists in low-carbon technologies with a panel of industry and policy experts and future world leaders will pool their expertise and create a realistic roadmap from the energy challenges of today to a sustainable future by 2030. Attend the free event in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, or watch the live stream from your computer.

Other Events [16]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [27]
Pollution [3]
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Consumer [31]
Region: 
Canada [32]

50 Communities Win Fed Money To Tackle Climate Change [33]

Last year's grant winners have efforts under way, so reporting can focus on progress that is being made, or not. Reporting on the new winners, announced in mid-April 2011, can inform the community about what is in the works, who is in charge, and what future benchmarks can be used to see if the money is being well spent.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
People & Population [8]
Climate Change [20]
Planning & Growth [2]
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Public [4]
May 22, 2011 to May 26, 2011

2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress [34]

The American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) invites you to the 2011 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress in Palm Springs on May 22-26, 2011. This year's technical program focuses on “Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability,” to help the environmental and engineering community integrate sustainability into their work.

Other Events [16]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [35]
Waste [36]
Transportation [37]
Technology [27]
Planning & Growth [2]
Natural Resources [38]
Government [25]
Forests [39]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Climate Change [20]
Air [40]
Agriculture [41]
Region: 
California [9]
May 8, 2011 to May 10, 2011

International Sustainable Development Research Conference [42]

The 17th annual conference of the International Sustainable Development Research Society will be hosted by the Earth Institute, Columbia University, in partnership with the United Nations Division of Sustainable Development and the Asian Development Bank Institute. The conference will explore the fundamental question of how global society's aspiration to continued growth can be harmonized with the existing limits imposed by Earth’s resources.

Other Events [16]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [35]
Waste [36]
Transportation [37]
Technology [27]
Pollution [3]
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
People & Population [8]
Natural Resources [38]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Health [44]
Government [25]
Food [45]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Economy & Business [18]
Consumer [31]
Air [40]
Agriculture [41]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
May 5, 2011 to May 6, 2011

The City: 2nd International Conference [47]

Part of Interdisciplinary Themes Conferences, The City: 2nd International Conference will focus on culture, society and technology in the urban environment.

Other Events [16]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [35]
Waste [36]
Transportation [37]
Technology [27]
Science [48]
Pollution [3]
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
People & Population [8]
Natural Resources [38]
Health [44]
Government [25]
Forests [39]
Food [45]
Environmental Health [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Economy & Business [18]
Climate Change [20]
Biodiversity [13]
Agriculture [41]
Region: 
Canada [32]

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