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"A Rancid Canal Runs Through It" [1]

"Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, labeled 'one of the most contaminated bodies of water in the nation,' isn't just a filthy Superfund site. To urbanites, it's a little piece of the outdoors."

Planning & Growth [2]
Pollution [3]
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [5]
Source: LA Times [6], 08/02/2011

Environmental Law from LexisNexis [7]

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Get the latest environmental-law research, legal news, articles, reactions, comments, and authoritative reference materials from leading sources. Join scheduled live chats hosted by peer reviewed lawyers and directly interact with legal professionals.

Useful Links [8]
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Laws & Regulations [9]
Chemicals [10]
Air [11]
Planning & Growth [2]
Water & Oceans [12]
January 16, 2012 to January 19, 2012

World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi [13]

Every year, WFES gathers world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists to find practical and sustainable solutions for today's energy security, climate change challenges and the advancement of clean technology. The upcoming 5th edition of the event in Abu Dhabi will promote innovation and investment opportunities surrounding alternative energy, clean technology and environment.

Other Events [14]
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Technology [15]
Science [16]
Pollution [3]
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Government [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Region: 
Middle East [24]
August 21, 2011 to August 25, 2011

Society for Ecological Restoration International 2011 World Conference [25]

The Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) and its partners from Latin America invite you to Merida, Mexico – in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula – for SER’s 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration.

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Planning & Growth [2]
Natural Resources [19]
Environmental Health [21]
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Mexico [26]

Communities in 40 States Get EPA Grants To Redevelop Brownfields [27]

On June 6, EPA announced a new round of grants going to nearly 200 communities in some 40 states and 3 tribal areas. Most of them go to poor and minority areas with high unemployment rates.

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Pollution [3]
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July 12, 2011 to July 14, 2011

5th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning [29]

The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning in the UK builds upon a series that started in 2003 in Skiathos (Greece) and evolved to another three conferences in Bologna (2005), the Algarve (2007) and Cyprus (2009). The conference addresses the subject of regional development in an integrated way as well as in accordance with the principles of sustainability.

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Wildlife [30]
Water & Oceans [12]
Waste [31]
Transportation [32]
Technology [15]
Pollution [3]
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
People & Population [33]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Health [34]
Government [20]
Forests [35]
Food [36]
Environmental Politics [37]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Disasters [38]
Climate Change [39]
Agriculture [40]
Region: 
Europe [41]
June 21, 2011 to June 23, 2011

First International Conference on Food and Environment - The Quest for a Sustainable Future [42]

The First International Conference on Food and the Environment in the UK will focus on a variety of issues affecting food production and distribution including those related to natural and anthropogenic causes. The conference will emphasise the effects of modern food production processes and how they can affect human health.

Other Events [14]
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Technology [15]
Pollution [3]
Policy [17]
Planning & Growth [2]
People & Population [33]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Health [34]
Government [20]
Food [36]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Environmental Health [21]
Economy & Business [23]
Climate Change [39]
Chemicals [10]
Biodiversity [44]
Agriculture [40]
Region: 
Europe [41]

Nearly 200 Communities Get $76 Million in EPA Brownfields Grants [45]

"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.) [46]
Source: EHN [47], 06/07/2011

"Greening a City ... And Pushing Other Colors Out" [48]

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

People & Population [33]
Planning & Growth [2]
Public [4]
California [49]
Source: High Country News [50], 06/02/2011

Report: Assessing Public Lands and Survival of Birds [51]

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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