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Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy [1]

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The peer-reviewed, open-access journal Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy "disseminate information on sustainability science issues in support of a greater global exchange of knowledge." Included is a searchable collection of doctoral dissertations and master’s theses.

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"Budget Spares Energy Research, Despite Hits to Other Programs" [7]

"President Obama’s budget, released Monday, essentially treads water on energy and the environment, trying to maintain momentum for alternative energy research even as it cuts deeply into some environmental protection programs."

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Government [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [12], 02/15/2011
February 24, 2011

Free Webinar: Tackling Wicked Problems Through ‘Post-Normal’ and ‘Transition’ Science [13]

Join a free webinar presented by Jerome Ravetz, originator of post-normal science, and SEJ member Valerie Brown, editor of Tackling Wicked Problems, who discuss the kinds of knowledge we need to tackle our ecological and social crises.

Other Events [14]
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Pollution [15]
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People & Population [16]
Environmental Studies [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Climate Change [18]
Activism [19]
February 10, 2011

Information Session at Columbia University – Master of Science in Sustainability Management [20]

Sustainability Management (M.S.) program information session at Columbia University in NYC, Feb 10th at 6:30pm

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Wildlife [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Waste [23]
Transportation [24]
Technology [25]
Science [6]
Pollution [15]
Policy [4]
Planning & Growth [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Natural Resources [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Government [8]
Environmental Studies [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Health [9]
Economy & Business [30]
Climate Change [18]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
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National (U.S.) [11]
February 1, 2026

DEADLINE: Vermont Law and Graduate School Summer Media Fellowships [33]

VLGS is accepting applications from full-time journalists at different career stages for its 2026 one- or two-week summer media fellowships program — two on environmental law and policy and one on food and agricultural law and policy. Cash stipends, free housing. Apply by Feb 1.

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Journalism & Media [35]
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Issa Panel Probes Political Vetting of DHS FOIA Disclosures [36]

The Associated Press reports the House Oversight Committee has asked the Department of Homeland Security for documents about its policy requiring political appointees to review Freedom of Information Act requests.

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WatchDog TipSheet [37]
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Jackson Memo Leaves EPA Response on Openness in Doubt [38]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says the Dec. 21 memo implies that existing EPA openness policy meets White House criteria. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget may again be tampering with agency science for political purposes — accused by Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva (pictured) of censoring FOIA'd documents relating to the mid-summer estimate of Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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WatchDog TipSheet [37]
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Science [6]
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Government [8]
Environmental Politics [17]
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Obama Science Policy Legitimizes "Minders," PIO Interview Permissions [39]

Anonymous White House lawyers have blacked out all information about how the administration's science openness policy was arrived at, and are fighting in court against efforts to shed light on it.

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WatchDog TipSheet [37]
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Science [6]
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Government [8]
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"Why We Might Fight, 2011 Edition" [40]

"Rare minerals. Food and water. Arable soil. Air-cleansing forests. In the intellectual heart of the American military and policy-making world, these are emerging not just as environmental issues, but as the potential stuff of conflict in the 21st century."

Military [41]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [42], 12/13/2010
December 16, 2010

High Seas Marine Protected Areas: Safeguarding Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction [43]

Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and the District of Columbia Bar, this event is free and open to the public. You may also join the session via webinar or teleconference. RSVP required.

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Water & Oceans [22]
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Laws & Regulations [29]
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