Government

Food [5]

Economy & Business [6]

Consumer [7]

Agriculture [8]

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Public [9]

Read more about Denver Post Exposes FDA Secrecy on Food Threats to Public Health [1]

April 27, 2012

Fisheries Law Enforcement: Status and Challenges [10]

In this session, part of the Environmental Law Institute's Ocean Seminar Series, panelists will discuss the key challenges facing fisheries law enforcement agencies and the regulated industry, ongoing reform efforts, and what additional actions and solutions may be necessary to ensure that the system maximizes fisheries compliance. RSVP by April 25th.

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Public [9]

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Science [12]

Natural Resources [13]

Fish & Fisheries [15]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

"U.S. Pays $1B To Settle Indian Fund-Mismanagement Suits" [18]

"YAKIMA -- The U.S. will pay more than $1 billion to settle a series of lawsuits brought by American Indian tribes over mismanagement of tribal money and trust lands, under a settlement announced Wednesday. The agreement resolves claims brought by 41 tribes -- including some in Washington state -- to reclaim money lost in mismanaged accounts and from royalties for oil, gas, grazing and timber rights on tribal lands."

People & Population [19]

Public [9]

Source: AP [20], 04/12/2012

Read more about "U.S. Pays $1B To Settle Indian Fund-Mismanagement Suits" [18]

April 25, 2012

A Coherent Energy Policy or Bust? [21]

In this Environmental Law Institute seminar (in Washington, DC, and via teleconference), Michael Graetz, author of The End of Energy, and four other distinguished panelists will discuss issues related to an implemented, comprehensive energy policy.

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Public [9]

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Pollution [22]

Energy & Fuel [24]

Region:

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

April 30, 2012

Driving Innovation to Build Sustainable Cities [25]

This workshop in Washington DC, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute, World Business Council on Sustainable Development and World Environment Center, will focus on case studies related to sustainable transportation and energy efficiency.

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Public [9]

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Planning & Growth [26]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

"Plan to Let Poultry Plants Inspect Birds Is Criticized" [27]

"WASHINGTON — Federal food safety inspectors said a proposal by the Agriculture Department to expand a pilot program that allows private companies to take over the inspections at poultry plants could pose a health risk by allowing contaminated meat to reach customers.""Currently, the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service inspectors are stationed along the assembly lines in poultry plants and examine the birds for blemishes, feces or visible defects before they are processed."

Health [3]

Food [5]

Agriculture [8]

Public [9]

Source: NY Times [28], 04/06/2012

Read more about "Plan to Let Poultry Plants Inspect Birds Is Criticized" [27]

"Texas Tornadoes: How Much Warning Time Was Possible?" [29]

"Texas tornadoes that hit the Dallas area Tuesday resulted in no fatalities, in part due to timely warnings. But a new model could improve tornado warning times dramatically."

Disasters [30]

Public [9]

Source: Christian Science Monitor [31], 04/06/2012

Read more about "Texas Tornadoes: How Much Warning Time Was Possible?" [29]

Integrity Problems at Interior's Science Integrity Program? [32]

One sign of problems came when Interior's Inspector General office launched what seemed to be a ham-handed investigation, later dropped, into activities of the scientist who sounded the alarm on polar bears losing habitat to global warming. Now Interior has fired one of its scientific integrity officers — who is defending himself by saying he was just doing his job.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Wildlife [33]

Water & Oceans [34]

Science [12]

Fish & Fisheries [15]

Climate Change [35]

Biodiversity [36]

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Public [9]

Read more about Integrity Problems at Interior's Science Integrity Program? [32]

March 27, 2012

A Conversation about Environmental Protection and Human Rights [37]

Presented as part of The George Washington University’s “Moving the Planet Forward: Turning Innovation into Action” Program, this event in Washington, DC is co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute, Center for International Environmental Law, GW Journal of Energy and Environmental Law, GW Environmental Law Association.

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Public [9]

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Activism [38]

Mexico Moves Toward Federalizing Crimes Against Journalists [39]

The Mexican Senate on March 13, 2012, approved a constitutional amendment making attacks on journalists a federal crime — which would help journalists bypass possibly corrupt local police officials. The measure must now be approved by a majority of Mexico's state legislatures.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [2]

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Journalism & Media [40]