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April 23, 2019 to April 25, 2019

National Adaptation Forum [1]

This three-day event in Madison, WI, will focus on established and emerging issues related to practical climate adaptation solutions. It's known as a great resource for finding story ideas and meeting scientists, agency staff, citizens and more. On Tuesday, April 23, Concurrent Session 3, "Overcoming Flood Amnesia: How Two Cities and Two States Are Becoming Resilient," is organized by SEJ member Penny Loeb.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
April 1, 2019 to April 4, 2019

BioCycle WEST COAST19 [10]

BioCycle's 32nd annual conference will bring experts together Apr 1-4, 2019 in Portland, Oregon to cover current core challenges and solutions to catalyze organics recycling.

Professional Meetings [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Technology [12]
Waste [13]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [14]

"New Mexico Sues US Air Force Over Groundwater Contamination" [15]

"New Mexico on Tuesday sued the U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, saying the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemicals left behind by past military firefighting activities."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [7]
Military [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: AP [21], 03/06/2019
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Gov. Whitmer Proposes $120M For Michigan Drinking Water [22]

"LANSING, MI — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing $120 million in new general fund spending to improve drinking water infrastructure."

Environmental Health [7]
Government [23]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Grand Rapids Presss [24], 03/06/2019
  • Read more about Gov. Whitmer Proposes $120M For Michigan Drinking Water [22]

"Wheeler On Climate: 'I Don't See It As The Existential Threat'" [25]

"Climate change isn't an "existential threat," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said yesterday."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Science [28]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Greenwire [30], 03/06/2019
  • Read more about "Wheeler On Climate: 'I Don't See It As The Existential Threat'" [25]

Watchdog Says Political Appointees Delayed EPA Toxic Chemical Assessments [31]

"A top government watchdog reported that political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency delayed reviews of toxic chemicals like formaldehyde for months last year during a review to see if the agency’s work met the leadership’s priorities."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: ABC News [33], 03/05/2019
  • Read more about Watchdog Says Political Appointees Delayed EPA Toxic Chemical Assessments [31]

"Chemicals: Frustrated By EPA, States Blaze Ahead On PFAS" [34]

"EPA's action plan on toxic chemicals found in drinking water did not satisfy several states that plan to push forward with their own policies."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Greenwire [35], 03/05/2019
  • Read more about "Chemicals: Frustrated By EPA, States Blaze Ahead On PFAS" [34]

"Oil And Gas: Deadly Pipelines, No Rules" [36]

"Delaney Tercero, 3, was sitting on her family's couch with her father and sister that summer day. Her mother was doing laundry. They didn't know a pipeline with a dime-sized hole a few yards from their front door was filling their mobile home with raw natural gas."

Disasters [37]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: EnergyWire [39], 03/05/2019
  • Read more about "Oil And Gas: Deadly Pipelines, No Rules" [36]

Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of US Coal Plants, Tests Show [40]

"An analysis of water monitoring reports found unsafe levels of toxic substances near hundreds of coal ash sites, many of them in the Midwest and Southeast. "

Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [7]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: InsideClimate News [41], 03/05/2019
  • Read more about Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of US Coal Plants, Tests Show [40]

Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of US Coal Plants, Tests Show [42]

"An analysis of water monitoring reports found unsafe levels of toxic substances near hundreds of coal ash sites, many of them in the Midwest and Southeast."

Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [7]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: InsideClimate News [41], 03/04/2019
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