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"House GOP Plans Mega-Hearing on Climate Change" [1]

"After virtually ignoring the nation's biggest environmental issue for years, Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning a major hearing on climate change on Sept. 18 and are inviting leaders of 13 federal agencies to testify. It will be the first time since President Obama unveiled his climate action plan in June that administration officials will testify on Capitol Hill about the agenda."

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Source: National Journal [6], 08/22/2013

"New EPA Chief To Visit Alaska Over Controversial Mine Proposal" [7]

"WASHINGTON -- New Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy plans to visit the site of Alaska’s proposed Pebble Mine next week as she decides whether to block the massive project to protect one of the world’s last big runs of wild salmon."

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Natural Resources [9]
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Alaska and Hawaii [11]
Source: McClatchy [12], 08/22/2013

"Foes of Obama Climate Policy Prepare Battle Over Cost of Carbon" [13]

"Three months ago, the Obama administration made a little-noticed but potentially pivotal move in the stepped-up fight against climate change: it boosted the U.S. government's official estimate of the future economic damage caused by carbon pollution."

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Source: Reuters [16], 08/21/2013

"Amid Cattle Health Concerns, Merck Halts Zilmax Sales" [17]

"U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co said on Friday it is suspending sales of its Zilmax animal feed additive in the United States and Canada following concerns about animals showing signs of distress after use of the product, which is given to cattle to increase their weight before slaughter."

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Source: Reuters [22], 08/21/2013

"US Department of Interior Criticises State Over KXL Impact Report" [23]

"Letter calls draft environmental impact statement on controversial transnational oil-sands project 'inaccurate'"

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Source: Guardian [25], 08/21/2013

"Mosquitoes Are Worse This Summer in Parts Of US" [26]

"The tiny mosquito all too often has man on the run. And this summer, it seems even worse than usual."

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Source: AP [28], 08/21/2013
October 22, 2013

ELI Annual Award Dinner [29]

ELI (the Environmental Law Institute) will present the 2013 Environmental Achievement Award to former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz and "green" philanthropist Thomas F. Steyer to recognize their outstanding leadership to reduce climate change and advance clean energy. The Award will be presented to Shultz and Steyer at ELI’s annual dinner on Tuesday evening, October 22 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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Planning & Growth [31]
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Economy & Business [34]
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October 22, 2013

Interactive Forum on Corporate Environmental Management in the Era of Big Data [35]

This half-day Environmental Law Institute conference in Washington, DC will include panel discussions on the applications and implications of big data for corporate environmental management, including a focus on traceability and food. Keynote speakers and panelists will include prominent corporate decision-makers, data scientists, practicing lawyers, academics and nongovernmental organization leaders. Open to the public; RSVP by Oct 16th.

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October 22, 2013

U.S. Agriculture and the Global Environment [38]

This year's Environmental Law Institute – Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum, in Washington, DC, will focus on the environmental and human effects of modern agriculture through the lens of the Farm Bill. Open to the public; RSVP by Oct 14th.

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Waste [39]
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Planning & Growth [31]
People & Population [40]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Government [33]
Food [21]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Health [20]
Consumer [41]
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September 18, 2013

The Smart Grid: The Policy Challenges of a Connected Grid [42]

In our final Smart Grid mini-series panel, legal and energy policy experts will help us understand those more personal implications of the Smart Grid, including active and passive demand management, smart meters, time-of-use pricing, as well as the consumer and privacy issues that they raise. Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute at the UC Berkeley School of Law (and via teleconference).

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