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Scientist Says USDA Used Press Office To Silence Him [1]

Scientist Jonathan Lundgren (left), who has been researching the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on Monarch butterflies, filed a whistleblower complaint and lost. And, Lundgren claimed his supervisors at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service told him not to talk to news media and punished him when he did.

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Agriculture [3]
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USDA Rejects Scientist's Claim It Tried To Hide His Pesticide Research [10]

"Federal officials have rejected a complaint by an entomologist who charged that the government has tried to suppress negative research findings about a widely used pesticide, in a complex case involving monarch butterflies, scientific freedom and the safety of the nation’s food supply."

Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [5]
Environmental Health [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [15], 03/01/2016

Top Scientists Insist Global Warming Really Did Slow Down In The 2000s [16]

"You could be forgiven for not being able to keep up with whether scientists do, or don’t, think global warming “paused” during the early 2000s."

Climate Change [17]
Science [7]
Public [9]
International [18]
Source: Wash Post [19], 03/01/2016

Scientists Protest Cuts, Commercialization at Australian Climate Center [20]

"Perched on a wild, windy promontory on the rugged tip of northwestern Tasmania, the tiny Cape Grim research station has been measuring airborne greenhouse gases since 1976."

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Science [7]
Public [9]
Australia & Oceania [21]
Source: NY Times [22], 02/29/2016
April 6, 2016

Kavli Conversations on Science Communication at NYU [23]

The Spring 2016 series of live webcasts, hosted by NYU's Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program and moderated by the Wall Street Journal's Robert Lee Hotz, began with climate change on Feb 24. Upcoming events include physics (Mar 9), genetic modification (Apr 6), the neuroscience of violence (Apr 20), human evolution (May 4), followed by additional events in the fall.

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Science [7]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]

Climate Experts Urge Earth Scientists Group: Reject Exxon Sponsorship [26]

"Leading researchers have called on the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists to reject sponsorship from ExxonMobil, because of the oil company’s record of funding climate denial."

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Science [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [27], 02/23/2016

Memo to Energy, Business, Science and Health Reporters [28]

Fellow Journalists, we have a lot in common. We’ve read many of your stories on issues surrounding energy, business, science and health. We couldn’t help noticing a common link in so many of your stories: The environment. Those of us at the Society of Environmental Journalists think we are a very good fit for you. Read all the reasons why, by board president Jeff Burnside in the new issue of SEJournal.

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"Science for Sale: Brokers of Junk Science?" [33]

"Two scientific journals known for their industry ties have become go-to publications for researchers who minimize risks from chemicals".

Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [6]
Science [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Center for Public Integrity [34], 02/19/2016
April 13, 2016

Sensor Reporting for the Environment Workshop [35]

John Keefe, senior editor for Data News & Journalism Technology at WNYC, is your guide for this hands-on, 3-hour evening workshop at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on how we can use sensors to gather data — on air and water quality, soil pollution, temperatures and more- for engaging environmental stories. Discount for SEJ members.

Workshops and Fellowships [36]
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Air [38]
Chemicals [5]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [39]
Health [32]
Journalism & Media [12]
Pollution [40]
Science [7]
Technology [41]
Transportation [42]
Waste [43]

"Europe Launches Satellite To Help Track Global Warming" [44]

"Europe launched a satellite on Tuesday that will help predict weather phenomena such as El Nino and track the progress of global warming as part of the multibillion-euro Copernicus Earth observation project."

Climate Change [17]
Science [7]
Technology [41]
Public [9]
International [18]
Source: Reuters [45], 02/17/2016

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