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"World Bank Rejects Energy Industry Notion That Coal Can Cure Poverty" [1]

"The World Bank said coal was no cure for global poverty on Wednesday, rejecting a main industry argument for building new fossil fuel projects in developing countries."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 07/30/2015
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Railroads Still Don't Want Public To Know Oil Train Danger [9]

If you want to know whether an oil train is going by your community, just go down to the railroad tracks and watch for it. But don't ask the railroad or the state. In many cases, they don't think you can be trusted with this secret.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [4]
People & Population [5]
Transportation [12]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Coal Not Good for Reducing Poverty, Oxfam Report Says" [13]

"Renewable energy is an easier, quicker and cheaper method than burning coal to help lift people out of poverty through access to power, a new report says."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: Australian AP [14], 07/29/2015
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August 3, 2015

NPF Briefing "Covering the Pope: Policy and Politics" [15]

The National Press Foundation will bring together reporters for a free briefing (in Washington, DC) and live webinar. They’ll have experts with data and knowledge on the issues that the Pope has brought to the fore: poverty, hunger, immigration, the environment and more.

News Events & Press Conferences [16]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
People & Population [5]
Policy [17]

"AP Tracks Slave Boats To Papua New Guinea" [18]

"From space, the fishing boats are just little white specks floating in a vast stretch of blue water off Papua New Guinea. But zoom in and there's the critical evidence: Two trawlers loading slave-caught seafood onto a massive refrigerated cargo ship."

Fish & Fisheries [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: AP [21], 07/28/2015
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August 12, 2015

DEADLINE: IJNR Chesapeake Bay Institute [22]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will take journalists to Maryland, Sep 15-20, 2015, to explore threats to the Chesapeake Bay region, including nonpoint source pollution, depleted fisheries, and a population that grows by 100,000 residents each year. Apply by Aug 12.

Workshops and Fellowships [23]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [26]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]

"At U.S. Capitol, Arizona Apaches Protest Planned Copper Mine" [30]

"Scores of Native American demonstrators protested at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday against a proposed $6 billion copper mine in Arizona at a site that members of the Apache tribe say is sacred."

Activism [31]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Reuters [34], 07/22/2015
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"Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation Uses Frozen Salmon at Youth Fish Camp" [35]

"Declining salmon populations mean Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in elders can't teach fishing like they used to".

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
Canada [36]
Source: CBS News [37], 07/21/2015
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June 30, 2024

DEADLINE: Lorenzo Natali Media Prize [38]

The European Commission rewards outstanding reporting on sustainable development. 2024 entries should relate to topics of inequality, poverty eradication, sustainable development, environment, biodiversity, climate action and more. Cash prizes of €10,000 in each of three categories. Enter by Jun 30.

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Climate Change [2]
Diversity [40]
Environmental Health [41]
Environmental Justice [42]
Health [43]
Journalism & Media [44]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [26]
Region: 
Europe [45]

"Lead Poisoning Is Still A Public Health Crisis For African-Americans" [46]

"Before Freddie Gray died of spinal injuries he received in police custody, sparking weeks of protest in his native Baltimore and around the country, he was a 'lead kid,' one of thousands of children in the city with toxic levels of lead in their blood from years of living in substandard housing -- and long-term health problems as a result."

Chemicals [25]
Environmental Health [41]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [47]
Source: Huffington Post [48], 07/14/2015
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