Environmental Studies

People & Population [7]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [9]

Source: InsideClimate News [10], 08/31/2016

Read more about Corps Approved Dakota Pipeline Over Objections of 3 Federal Agencies [1]

Terry Tempest Williams Leaving U. of Utah Over Outdoor Teaching [11]

"Terry Tempest Williams is leaving her University of Utah teaching post and walking away from the Environmental Humanities program she founded rather than agree to administrators' demands she move her teaching from the state's desert landscapes onto campus."

Environmental Politics [4]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [9]

Source: Salt Lake Tribune [13], 05/06/2016

Read more about Terry Tempest Williams Leaving U. of Utah Over Outdoor Teaching [11]

April 13, 2016

Sensor Reporting for the Environment Workshop [14]

John Keefe, senior editor for Data News & Journalism Technology at WNYC, is your guide for this hands-on, 3-hour evening workshop at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on how we can use sensors to gather data — on air and water quality, soil pollution, temperatures and more- for engaging environmental stories. Discount for SEJ members.

Workshops and Fellowships [15]

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Public [8]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [2]

Air [16]

Chemicals [17]

Environmental Health [18]

Health [19]

Pollution [20]

Science [21]

Technology [22]

Transportation [23]

Waste [24]

Maryland Moves Toward Suing Oil Industry on Ground Water Contamination [25]

"Following the lead of several other states, Maryland is preparing to sue the oil industry for the costs of cleaning up a one-time gasoline additive that’s contaminated water across the state."

Energy & Fuel [3]

Pollution [20]

Water & Oceans [26]

Public [8]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]

Source: Bay Journal [28], 01/29/2016

Read more about Maryland Moves Toward Suing Oil Industry on Ground Water Contamination [25]

Journalism and Science Students Take to Field Together [29]

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EJ Academy [30]

Topics on the Beat:

Science [21]

Water & Oceans [26]

Region:

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about Journalism and Science Students Take to Field Together [29]

Between the Lines: Author Spends Two Decades ‘Hooked on a Character’ [32]

Rarely does a writer get so deeply into the heart of his or her subject while also avoiding the pitfalls of sentimentality. So began the judges’ comments for “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island,” winner of SEJ’s 2015 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. [33] The book’s author, Will Harlan, spent 19 years developing a bold, unflinching portrayal of Cumberland Island, Ga.’s most ardent defender, the brilliant-yet-eccentric Carol Ruckdeschel. For the latest edition of SEJournal’s Between the Lines author Q & A, Harlan spoke with our book editor, Tom Henry.

SEJ Publication Types:

BookShelf [34]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [2]

Natural Resources [35]

Water & Oceans [26]

Wildlife [36]

Region:

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about Between the Lines: Author Spends Two Decades ‘Hooked on a Character’ [32]

"Human Imprint Has Thrust Earth Into New Geological Epoch : Study" [38]

"The indelible imprint left by human beings on Earth has become so clear that it justifies naming a new geological epoch after mankind, experts said on Thursday."

Agriculture [39]

Climate Change [40]

Science [21]

Public [8]

International [41]

Source: Reuters [42], 01/08/2016

Read more about "Human Imprint Has Thrust Earth Into New Geological Epoch : Study" [38]

December 4, 2015 to December 5, 2015

The Camp Lejeune Community Assistance Panel (CAP) and Public Meetings [43]

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry invites the public to two meetings: The CAP Meeting (Dec 4) and to hear from the authors of a group of health studies that have been conducted to better understand the impact of exposure to contaminated drinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC (Dec 5).

News Events & Press Conferences [44]

Professional Meetings [45]

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Public [8]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [2]

Air [16]

Chemicals [17]

Disasters [46]

Environmental Health [18]

Environmental Politics [4]

Government [47]

Health [19]

Military [48]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]

Policy [50]

Pollution [20]

Science [21]

Waste [24]

Region:

National (U.S.) [9]

October 21, 2015 to October 22, 2015

Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change Attribution [51]

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee will hold a two-day public workshop in Washington, DC to examine the science of attributing specific extreme weather events to human-caused climate change or to natural variability. RSVP required.

Professional Meetings [45]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [40]

Disasters [46]

Science [21]

Region:

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]

Are There Limits to FOIA Access to Research E-Mails? [52]

A war has broken out over academic emails — a war seemingly between academic freedom and the public's right to know. The smoking emails have prompted scandals galore, and produced stories. The issue got an airing in a plenary session October 9, 2015, at SEJ's Annual Conference. The WatchDog has details.

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WatchDog TipSheet [53]

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