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"Heat Guidelines Help Keep Young Athletes Cool" [1]

"As extremely hot temperatures continue to hit much of the country, high school football teams are busy getting ready for the fall season. Last year, five high school football players died of heat stroke. Across the country, experts are trying to prevent those kinds of tragedies."

Environmental Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NPR [5], 08/29/2012
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"Yosemite Officials Say 1,700 Visitors Risk Disease" [6]

"FRESNO, Calif. -- The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park — a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the nation's most majestic settings — have become the scene of a public health crisis after two visitors died from a rodent-borne disease following overnight stays."

Environmental Health [2]
Natural Resources [7]
Public [3]
California [8]
Source: AP [9], 08/29/2012
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October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress [10]

Media are invited to cover the IUCN World Conservation Congress for free, either in person or virtually. Held every four years, the 2025 event takes place in Abu Dhabi with five themes.

Professional Meetings [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Food [18]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
People & Population [24]
Planning & Growth [25]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Transportation [29]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region: 
International [33]
Middle East [34]
September 16, 2012 to September 17, 2012

Industry Leadership Forum on Arctic Sustainable Development [35]

The World Ocean Council (WOC) Arctic Business Leadership Council meeting marks the start of an ongoing forum for multi-sectoral collaboration among responsible companies on the future of the Arctic. The gathering will bring together representatives of shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, marine science/technology and other industries with interests in the Arctic.

Other Events [36]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [31]
Technology [28]
Policy [26]
Planning & Growth [25]
Natural Resources [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Government [20]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Health [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Economy & Business [14]
Region: 
Europe [37]

"Oil Refineries a Risky Business" [38]

"A crusading oil patch lawyer calls the American refinery industry an 'under-regulated cesspool.' A member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is more polite, describing a mismatch between well-heeled oil companies and under-qualified government regulators."

Disasters [39]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [40], 08/28/2012
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"2nd Yosemite Visitor Dies of Rodent-Borne Illness" [41]

"YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting one of the most popular parts of Yosemite National Park earlier this summer, and park officials were warning past visitors to be aware of some flu-like aches and symptoms and seek medical help immediately if they appear."

Environmental Health [2]
Public [3]
California [8]
Source: AP [42], 08/28/2012
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"Who Determines Safety of New Food Ingredients?" [43]

"Critics say manufacturers are too often making the call on their own products."

Chemicals [44]
Environmental Health [2]
Food [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Chicago Tribune [45], 08/27/2012
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"Researchers Find Deadly Amoeba in Tap Water" [46]

"If you’re worried about picking up an infectious disease this summer, you may be fretting about catching West Nile disease from a mosquito, H3N2v influenza from a pig, or salmonella from a cantaloupe.  But for those who like to dabble in pure medical horror, there’s little scarier to ponder than a brain-eating amoeba lurking in your tap water."

Water & Oceans [31]
Environmental Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: LA Times [47], 08/24/2012
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September 14, 2012 to September 15, 2012

State of the Gulf Fisheries Symposium [48]

The mission of the symposium is to inform and share knowledge among stakeholders so that everyone can move forward with a unified mission of a sustainable and healthy fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.

Other Events [36]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [31]
Policy [26]
Planning & Growth [25]
People & Population [24]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Government [20]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Health [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]

"USDA, McDonald's Suspend Slaughterhouse Buys" [50]

"FRESNO, Calif. – The federal government and McDonald's Corp. suspended purchases of meat Wednesday from a California slaughterhouse under investigation for animal cruelty and possible health issues."

Agriculture [51]
Environmental Health [2]
Food [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [52], 08/23/2012
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