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June 11, 2012

Free Webinar on Rio+20 Summit : A Primer on U.S. Issues Designed for Reporters in Advance of a Critical International Environmental Event [1]

Join this hour-long webinar with speakers John C. Dernbach, co-director of the Widener Environmental Law Center and author, ELI's Carl Bruch, and Jacob Scherr, NRDC, for story ideas, helpful background, trend alerts, source building, and their take on what will be the hot topics at the upcoming summit. The hour will include 30 minutes for journalist questions.

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Wildlife [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Waste [6]
Transportation [7]
Technology [8]
Science [9]
Pollution [10]
Policy [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
People & Population [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Government [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Climate Change [20]
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South America [21]
May 16, 2012

Sustainability and Certification Impacts [22]

To air the evidence that sustainability certification is achieving its goals, the Rainforest Alliance presents this daylong workshop in New York where leading executives, producers and sustainability experts from around the world will gather to share and contextualize current data on diverse impacts of the sustainability certification movement. Journalists and bloggers are invited to attend and cover.

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Forests [23]
Food [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Consumer [27]
Biodiversity [28]
Agriculture [29]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
April 16, 2012

The Questions that Should be Asked: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources in the Presidential Race [31]

The Society of Environmental Journalists and the Environmental Law Institute will co-host a panel  — open to the public and press — at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., moderated by the AP's Dina Cappiello. Experts with broad policy experience will discuss their answers to two key questions: "What should the presidential candidates discuss concerning the important issues of environment, energy, and natural resources facing the people of the United States?" and "What questions should be asked of candidates in the presidential debates that will help us learn how they will confront these issues?"

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
March 13, 2012

Poisons in the Press: Deciding for Yourself What's 'Safe' (in San Francisco) [34]

When the news media report on contamination in the air, drinking water or food supply, the public understandably demands to know straight away, “Is it safe?” A distinguished panel of toxicologists and environmental journalists will discuss why the question defies straightforward answers, what’s keeping the public in the dark, and how citizens can make informed decisions on toxic risks in the absence of certainty.

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Pollution [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Chemicals [35]
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California [36]
June 2, 2011

Presentation and Book Signing "The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)" [37]

Join a discussion of the book with authors Charles Saylan, executive director of the Ocean Conservation Society and SEJ member, and Daniel T. Blumstein, professor and chair of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA.

 

 

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Environmental Studies [38]
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March 21, 2011

Webcast: Briefing on NRC Response to Recent Nuclear Events in Japan [39]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be briefed by its staff on the NRC’s response to the ongoing nuclear event in Japan in a public meeting on March 21, 9-11 a.m. at NRC HQ in Rockville, Md. The event will be webcast.

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Energy & Fuel [19]
Disasters [40]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
March 3, 2011

House Natural Resources Interior Dept. Budget/Oversight Hearing [41]

The full House Natural Resources Committee will hold an Interior Department  budget and oversight hearing at 10 am EST.

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Environmental Politics [18]
Natural Resources [14]
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National (U.S.) [42]
March 1, 2011

House Energy Hearing on EPA Greenhouse Rule [43]

House Energy & Commerce Committee GOP Hearing on EPA Climate Regulations and Jobs

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Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [18]
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National (U.S.) [42]
February 14, 2011

EPA FY 2012 Budget Press Conference Call [44]

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will hold a press conference call today at 2:00 p.m. EST to discuss the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget.

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December 15, 2010

US CSB Deep Water Horizon Public Hearing [45]

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board, an independent federal agency charged with investigating chemical accidents, will hold a public hearing Wednesday, December 15, 2010, as part of its ongoing investigation into the causes of the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and fire which occurred on April 20, 2010, killing eleven workers.

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]

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