Policy

International Union of Forest Research Organizations - 2014 World Congress [1]

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations is holding its every-5th-year World Congress in Salt Lake City, UT this year. Media professionals are encouraged to attend. All attendees with a media/press pass will have access to the conference plenary, sub-plenary and technical sessions, the media room and press events, and entry to the expo floor.

Professional Meetings [2]

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Activism [4]

Agriculture [5]

Biodiversity [6]

Climate Change [7]

Disasters [8]

Economy & Business [9]

Energy & Fuel [10]

Environmental Health [11]

Fish & Fisheries [12]

Food [13]

Forests [14]

Government [15]

Natural Resources [16]

Policy [17]

Pollution [18]

Science [19]

Water & Oceans [20]

Wildlife [21]

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National (U.S.) [22]

International [23]

When Is a Policy Not a Policy? When Reporters Want To Talk to EPA Staff [24]

For some years now, under multiple administrations, journalists who have called EPA scientists and other experts asking to talk to them about matters large and small have almost universally been told something like, "I'm not allowed to talk to news media without Press Office permission." Yet EPA officials maintain they do not have a press policy. SEJ's WatchDog filed June 10, 2014 the first of what will be an ongoing series of FOIA requests to get to the bottom of this ironic situation.

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WatchDog TipSheet [25]

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Journalism & Media [26]

Policy [17]

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Public [3]

Read more about When Is a Policy Not a Policy? When Reporters Want To Talk to EPA Staff [24]

Methane Leakage from Hydraulic Fracturing: A Science Update (an ELI Professional Practice Seminar) [27]

Join the Environmental Law Institute for an online seminar examining the status of the science and policy on methane leakage from oil and gas wells, pipelines, and processing.

Professional Meetings [2]

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Energy & Fuel [10]

Policy [17]

Science [19]

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National (U.S.) [22]

McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Shale Gas and Oil Development [28]

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SEJ invites U.S. journalists and educators to apply for fellowships to attend this expenses-paid Specialized Reporting Institute, June 22-24, 2014 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Come learn about an issue that regularly grabs national, regional and local headlines. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2014.

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [29]

Economy & Business [9]

Energy & Fuel [10]

Environmental Health [11]

Health [30]

Laws & Regulations [31]

Policy [17]

Pollution [18]

Science [19]

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Public [3]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]

Read more about McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Shale Gas and Oil Development [28]

Workshop on Principles and Best Practices for Sharing Data from Environmental Health Research [33]

The IOM Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine will host a workshop on Principles and Best Practices for Sharing Data from Environmental Health Research. Webcast and in-person event starting at 8:30 a.m.

Other Events [34]

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Policy [17]

Environmental Health [11]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]

Key Legal Issues Facing the Administration in 2014: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources [35]

The Environmental Law Institute will host a panel of four expert practitioners with an “inside-baseball” discussion about upcoming policies and regulatory agendas at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Interior, among other regulatory agencies. Attend live in Washington, DC or via teleconference, 12:00-1:30 p.m. RSVP by Jan 31.

Professional Meetings [2]

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Public [3]

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Policy [17]

Natural Resources [16]

Laws & Regulations [31]

Government [15]

Environmental Politics [36]

Environmental Health [11]

Energy & Fuel [10]

Economy & Business [9]

Disasters [8]

Climate Change [7]

Chemicals [29]

Agriculture [5]

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National (U.S.) [22]

"What's Driving Chaotic Dismantling of Canada's Science Libraries?" [37]

"Scientists say the closure of some of the world's finest fishery, ocean and environmental libraries by the Harper government has been so chaotic that irreplaceable collections of intellectual capital built by Canadian taxpayers for future generations has been lost forever."

Disasters [8]

Environmental Politics [36]

Journalism & Media [26]

Policy [17]

Science [19]

Public [3]

Canada [38]

Source: The Tyee [39], 12/31/2013

Read more about "What's Driving Chaotic Dismantling of Canada's Science Libraries?" [37]

Society for Risk Analysis Meeting in Baltimore, MD [40]

Key policy issues are up for discussion at the SRA's annual meeting in Baltimore, MD. Sessions will include sustainability, Big Data, bioterrorism, nanotechnology, toxics, climate change, food safety and whether regulation kills jobs, among many others.

Professional Meetings [2]

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Policy [17]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]

Interactive Forum on Corporate Environmental Management in the Era of Big Data [41]

This half-day Environmental Law Institute conference in Washington, DC will include panel discussions on the applications and implications of big data for corporate environmental management, including a focus on traceability and food. Keynote speakers and panelists will include prominent corporate decision-makers, data scientists, practicing lawyers, academics and nongovernmental organization leaders. Open to the public; RSVP by Oct 16th.

Professional Meetings [2]

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Public [3]

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Policy [17]

Economy & Business [9]

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National (U.S.) [22]

U.S. Agriculture and the Global Environment [42]

This year's Environmental Law Institute – Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum, in Washington, DC, will focus on the environmental and human effects of modern agriculture through the lens of the Farm Bill. Open to the public; RSVP by Oct 14th.

Professional Meetings [2]

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Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Waste [43]

Policy [17]

Planning & Growth [44]

People & Population [45]

Laws & Regulations [31]

Government [15]

Food [13]

Environmental Politics [36]