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May 5, 2011 to May 6, 2011

The City: 2nd International Conference [1]

Part of Interdisciplinary Themes Conferences, The City: 2nd International Conference will focus on culture, society and technology in the urban environment.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [4]
Waste [5]
Transportation [6]
Technology [7]
Science [8]
Pollution [9]
Policy [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
People & Population [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Health [14]
Government [15]
Forests [16]
Food [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Climate Change [21]
Biodiversity [22]
Agriculture [23]
Region: 
Canada [24]

"EPA Wears Many Hats in Sprawling Environmental Justice Initiative" [25]

EPA and Justice Department officials in the Obama administration are putting more emphasis on environmental justice  -- an effort to reduce the greater hazards faced by poor and minority communities. But that job is not easy, especially in the face of industry resistance.

Activism [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
People & Population [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Greenwire [29], 04/15/2011
June 22, 2012 to June 25, 2012

Aspen Environment Forum [30]

The 2012 Aspen Environment Forum in Colorado, presented by the Aspen Institute in partnership with National Geographic, will focus on Living in the New Normal: how the planet is adapting, how we are adapting, and how adapting does not mean accepting.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [11]
People & Population [12]
Food [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]

US EPA Plan EJ 2014 [32]

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The US Environmental Protection Agency's Plan EJ 2014 is a strategy to help integrate environmental justice into EPA's day to day activities. The public can comment on the draft plans through April 29, 2011 on Regulations.gov.

Useful Links [33]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
People & Population [12]
May 2, 2011

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Mini Fellowship/Reporting Grant [34]

Call for Applications! Based at USC's Annenberg School of Journalism, The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships offer professional journalists this opportunity to apply for an all-expenses-paid mini fellowship with $2,000-$10,000 reporting grant. Grantees spend the week of July 24 - 29, 2011 in Los Angeles. Students are ineligible. Apply by May 2, 2011.

 

Workshops and Fellowships [35]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Policy [10]
People & Population [12]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Journalism & Media [37]
Health [14]
Government [15]
Food [17]
Region: 
California [38]

"The Truth About the Fukushima 'Nuclear Samurai'" [39]

"Japan's 'nuclear samurai' are risking their lives to avert catastrophe, but many are manual labourers unequal to the task."

Disasters [40]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
People & Population [12]
Public [3]
International [42]
Source: Guardian [43], 03/22/2011

"Japan Meltdown: Could It Happen Here?" [44]

The aging fleet of US nuclear power reactors have some technological similarities to the reactors failing in Japan. Could similar loss-of-cooling events happen at some US reactors — whether caused by earthquake, tsunami, terrorist attack, electrical outage, flooding, equipment failure, or some other problem?

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat: 
People & Population [12]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Disasters [40]
Region: 
Asia [46]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
April 19, 2011

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and A Land Ethic for Our Time [47]

The first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary environmentalist Aldo Leopold, "Green Fire" highlights Leopold’s extraordinary career, tracing how he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement. See all dates and locations here.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
People & Population [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Region: 
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
April 15, 2011 to April 17, 2011

GreenStock Expo and Concert [49]

This three-day music event in Scottsdale, AZ will feature 20 national headliner bands and green companies exhibiting their sustainable products at the free expo. Both the concert stage and expo booths will be powered by solar and other types of alternative energy.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
People & Population [12]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]

"University of Arizona Project Could Bring Clean Water To Navajos" [51]

"Instead of going straight to the faucet, many Navajos in northeastern Arizona have to drive 40 miles to haul water from a well back to their homes." Now a University of Arizona project may offer some help.

People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Source: Green Valley News [52], 03/04/2011

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