Policy

"Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Text Released" [1]

"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 [2]

Environmental Politics [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Policy [5]

Public [6]

International [7]

Source: Fairfax Media [8], 11/05/2015

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December 4, 2015 to December 5, 2015

The Camp Lejeune Community Assistance Panel (CAP) and Public Meetings [9]

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 [10]

Professional Meetings [11]

Visibility:

Public [6]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [12]

Air [13]

Chemicals [14]

Disasters [15]

Environmental Health [16]

Environmental Politics [3]

Environmental Studies [17]

Government [18]

Health [19]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Military [20]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [21]

Policy [5]

Pollution [22]

Science [23]

Waste [24]

Region:

National (U.S.) [25]

"Obama Overhauls Process for Offsetting Environmental Harm" [26]

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

Laws & Regulations [4]

Natural Resources [27]

Policy [5]

Water & Oceans [28]

Wildlife [29]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [25]

Source: Greenwire [30], 11/04/2015

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November 18, 2015 to November 20, 2015

Greenbuild International Summit [31]

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 [32]

Visibility:

Public [6]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [33]

Economy & Business [2]

Energy & Fuel [34]

Planning & Growth [35]

Policy [5]

Transportation [36]

Water & Oceans [28]

Region:

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]

"Shell Retreat Clouds Obama Admin's Future Exploration Policy" [38]

"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 [34]

Policy [5]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [25]

Source: Greenwire [39], 09/29/2015

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How Do We Know the Science Is Conflict-Free? [40]

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 [41]

Topics on the Beat:

Laws & Regulations [4]

Policy [5]

Science [23]

Visibility:

Public [6]

Read more about How Do We Know the Science Is Conflict-Free? [40]

"No Poverty, Hunger in 15 Years? UN Sets Sweeping New Goals" [42]

"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 [35]

Policy [5]

Public [6]

International [7]

Source: AP [43], 09/22/2015

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November 1, 2015

DEADLINE: Fellowship for Columbia University's MPA in Environmental Science and Policy [44]

The Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University in New York City offers the Dean’s Environmental Science and Policy Fellowship, a full tuition grant worth approximately $72,000. Apply to the program by Jan. 15, 2016, to be eligible for the Fellowship. Early decision deadline is Nov. 1, 2015.

Workshops and Fellowships [45]

Visibility:

Public [6]

Topics on the Beat:

Policy [5]

Science [23]

Region:

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]

Lustgarten Says Data on Who Gets Ag Subsidies Is Rare as Hens' Teeth [47]

Abrahm Lustgarten (left) wrote a nine-part series delving into farm subsidies and water policy. But his efforts to get the actual names of farm subsidy recipients or individual water users were largely thwarted. Read how info flows less quickly to the public than money and water flow to farmers in SPJ's FOI blog. Photo credit: Lars Klove.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [41]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [48]

Policy [5]

Water & Oceans [28]

Region:

California [49]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [51]

Visibility:

Public [6]

Read more about Lustgarten Says Data on Who Gets Ag Subsidies Is Rare as Hens' Teeth [47]

53 Journalism Groups Ask Obama To End Press Office Blockades [52]

SEJ, which has complained about press-office restrictions for years, joined over 50 other journalism groups in signing an Aug 10, 2015 letter requesting government transparency — again. The groups had sent a letter to the White House in July 2014, a followup in Aug 2014, resulting in a non-response response from the WH later that month.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [41]

Topics on the Beat:

Government [18]

Journalism & Media [53]

Policy [5]

Visibility:

Public [6]

Read more about 53 Journalism Groups Ask Obama To End Press Office Blockades [52]

The Camp Lejeune Community Assistance Panel (CAP) and Public Meetings [9]

Greenbuild International Summit [31]

DEADLINE: Fellowship for Columbia University's MPA in Environmental Science and Policy [44]

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