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Read more about SEJ Member Spotlight: Barbara Moran [1]

When News Embargoes May Endanger Public Health [6]

When NPR's David Schultz wanted to report last month on whether extra mumps vaccinations given in 2009 to Jewish children in the NYC area had worked or had side effects, he ran up against an embargo imposed by the journal Pediatrics. If you worry about how embargoes affect journalists' access, you may want to follow Embargo Watch.

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Read more about When News Embargoes May Endanger Public Health [6]

"The Soda Tax Lost. Now What?" [9]

"Measures in Richmond and El Monte, California that would have taxed sugar-sweetened beverages at a penny-per-ounce rate failed to pass in either city [Tuesday]."

Environmental Politics [10]

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California [12]

Source: Mother Jones [13], 11/08/2012

Read more about "The Soda Tax Lost. Now What?" [9]

November 13, 2012 to November 14, 2012

Workshop: Understanding the Connections between Coastal Waters and Ocean Ecosystem Services and Human Health [14]

This free National Academies Institute of Medicine workshop in Washington DC will bring together members of the ecology, ecosystem services, and health communities to gain a better understanding of the connections between coastal waterways and ocean processes and public health risks and benefits. A live webcast of the workshop will also be available for those who are unable to attend in person.

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Fish & Fisheries [23]

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Biodiversity [25]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]

Enviros Urge EPA Not To Weaken Drinking Water Reports [27]

Fifteen environmental and public health groups say EPA had not allowed sufficient time for public review, only put relevant information into its docket at the last minute, and emphasized easing a "burden" utilities had lived with for years at the expense of protecting the public.

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Read more about Enviros Urge EPA Not To Weaken Drinking Water Reports [27]

"U.S. Concern Over Compounders Predates Outbreak of Meningitis" [30]

"A year before people began dying of meningitis caused by a tainted drug from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, the Food and Drug Administration worried that compounders across the country might be selling another substandard drug, one possibly made with unapproved Chinese ingredients."

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Source: NY Times [33], 10/23/2012

Read more about "U.S. Concern Over Compounders Predates Outbreak of Meningitis" [30]

October 3, 2012 to October 5, 2012

SXSW Eco Conference on Sustainability [34]

In its second year, SXSW Eco is a three-day conference in Austin, TX addressing the need for a concerted, cross sector approach to solving the recognized challenges facing the economy, the environment and civil society.

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Wildlife [35]

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Science [17]

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Journalism & Media [8]

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Forests [39]

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Energy & Fuel [40]

Economy & Business [31]

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]

Researchers, Health Groups Urge Congress Not To Black Out Carcinogens Report [46]

More than 70 scientists from research and health groups wrote House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders September 4, 2012, urging them not to cut funds for the biennial Report on Carcinogens, which showed that formaldehyde and styrene can cause cancer.

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Read more about Researchers, Health Groups Urge Congress Not To Black Out Carcinogens Report [46]

October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress [47]

Media are invited to cover the IUCN World Conservation Congress for free, either in person or virtually. Held every four years, the 2025 event takes place in Abu Dhabi with five themes.

Professional Meetings [48]

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Forests [39]

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Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]

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Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [52]

The Food and Drug Administration is so far refusing to name a Southwestern Indiana farm that voluntarily recalled its cantaloupes after a Salmonella outbreak last month that killed two people and sickened some 150.

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