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April 11, 2016 to April 13, 2016

National Water Policy Forum, Fly-In & Expo [1]

The Policy Forum, anchor event of Water Week 2016, will convene in Washington, D.C., featuring distinguished speakers, Capitol Hill visits and regulatory roundtables – all designed to elevate clean water issues to the top of the federal priority list.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Policy [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]

"Week Ahead: Obama Budget To Tout Green Priorities" [7]

"President Obama introduces the final budget of his presidency in the coming week, giving a glimpse into what he hopes to accomplish on climate change and other environmental policies before leaving office."

Government [8]
Policy [4]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [10], 02/08/2016

"Energy Policy: Sweeping Package Passes House, Faces Turbulent Road" [11]

"The House passed the Energy and Commerce Committee's broad energy legislation [Thursday] morning, sending the Senate a bill aimed at modernizing the electric grid and speeding natural gas exports."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [4]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [15], 12/04/2015

"Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Text Released" [16]

"The text of the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal has been released by the New Zealand Government, setting the scene for revived protests and political debate."

Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [4]
Public [3]
International [18]
Source: Fairfax Media [19], 11/05/2015
December 4, 2015 to December 5, 2015

The Camp Lejeune Community Assistance Panel (CAP) and Public Meetings [20]

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 [21]
Professional Meetings [22]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [23]
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [28]
Government [8]
Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [31]
Policy [4]
Pollution [32]
Science [33]
Waste [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]

"Obama Overhauls Process for Offsetting Environmental Harm" [35]

"President Obama [Tuesday] ordered five federal agencies to streamline regulations for offsetting environmental harm and to promote independent mitigation efforts."

Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [36]
Policy [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [37]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [38], 11/04/2015
November 18, 2015 to November 20, 2015

Greenbuild International Summit [39]

At the 2015 International Summit, representatives from over 80 nations will come together to discuss common challenges. We see our ideas as valuable, applicable, replicable and worth sharing.  This year, the Summit is the place where we connect the dots between climate change, finance, policy, industry, resource security, practice and innovation.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [40]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Planning & Growth [41]
Policy [4]
Transportation [42]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]

"Shell Retreat Clouds Obama Admin's Future Exploration Policy" [43]

"Royal Dutch Shell PLC's announcement [Monday] that it is putting an indefinite pause on its Arctic exploration activities could play a major role in the Obama administration's decision whether to hold additional oil and gas lease sales in the region."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Policy [4]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [44], 09/29/2015

How Do We Know the Science Is Conflict-Free? [45]

Disclosure issues have been in the news of late — especially the war over research on genetically modified organisms. Now journalist Sara Reardon, in Nature News & Comment, has taken a deep look at disclosure policies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [4]
Science [33]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"No Poverty, Hunger in 15 Years? UN Sets Sweeping New Goals" [47]

"A season of goal-setting begins this month as the United Nations launches a new 15-year plan to fight grinding world poverty, improve health and education and quell climate change."

Planning & Growth [41]
Policy [4]
Public [3]
International [18]
Source: AP [48], 09/22/2015

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