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Georgetown Univ. Receives $20 Million Environmental Studies Gift [1]

"An anonymous donor is giving Georgetown University $20 million to support a major initiative for the study of the environment, school officials say."

Environmental Studies [2]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Wash Post [5], 11/06/2012

"Pennsylvania Report Left Out Data on Poisons in Water Near Gas Site" [6]

"PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania officials reported incomplete test results that omitted data on some toxic metals that were found in drinking water taken from a private well near a natural gas drilling site, according to legal documents released this week."

Chemicals [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Science [10]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: NY Times [11], 11/05/2012

"State Representative Calls for Probe Of DEP Water Testing Reports [12]

"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has created incomplete lab reports and used them to dismiss complaints that Marcellus Shale gas development operations have contaminated residential water supplies and made people sick, according to court documents and other sources."

Environmental Politics [9]
Pollution [13]
Science [10]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [15], 11/02/2012
November 13, 2012 to November 14, 2012

Workshop: Understanding the Connections between Coastal Waters and Ocean Ecosystem Services and Human Health [16]

This free National Academies Institute of Medicine workshop in Washington DC will bring together members of the ecology, ecosystem services, and health communities to gain a better understanding of the connections between coastal waterways and ocean processes and public health risks and benefits. A live webcast of the workshop will also be available for those who are unable to attend in person.

Other Events [17]
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Water & Oceans [14]
Science [10]
Pollution [13]
Policy [18]
Planning & Growth [19]
People & Population [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Health [23]
Food [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Environmental Studies [2]
Environmental Health [8]
Biodiversity [26]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]

"Suit Filed To Block Deer Shoot in Washington Park" [27]

"Animal rights activists filed a lawsuit on Thursday to try to stop a plan to cull deer in a Washington park, saying it would create a 'killing field' in the heart of the U.S. capital."

Wildlife [28]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Reuters [29], 10/26/2012

"Frack Site Near Pennsylvania Nuclear Plant" [30]

"SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. -- Chesapeake Energy has a permit to frack just one mile from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport. Whether that is cause for alarm, experts can’t say."

Disasters [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [33]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Shale Reporter [34], 10/22/2012

Delaware Beaches: "Climate Concerns Have No Easy Fix" [35]

"Already divided over the issues of climate change and sea-level rise, Delaware politicians, voters and communities now face a costly debate over short- and long-term rescue options for eroding beaches along the Delaware Bay and Delaware River."

Climate Change [36]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Wilmington News Journal [37], 10/22/2012

"Argus Energy Mine Spill In Lincoln County, West Virginia Kills Fish" [38]

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State regulators in West Virginia have ordered Argus Energy to repair a water treatment system at a Lincoln County mine site after a blackwater spill killed fish."

Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: AP [39], 10/04/2012
October 9, 2012

Beyond Seven Billion: Reporting on Population, Environment, and Security [40]

From his research and travels to report "Beyond Seven Billion," a landmark five-part series published in the Los Angeles Times, reporter Kenneth R. Weiss will share his stories about the impact of population growth on natural resources, food supply, and conflict in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, China, and the Philippines — and the challenges of covering this complex topic. Sponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program, the SEJ, the Africa Program, and the Asia Program in Washington, DC. Can't attend in person? The archived webcast will be available approximately one week after the posted meeting time.

SEJ Regional Conferences [41]
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People & Population [20]
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Asia [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]

"GenOn Power Plant in Alexandria Is Set To Close" [43]

An ancient coal-fired power plant that has generated electricity -- and pollution -- in the heart of the nation's capital is finally closing for good.

Pollution [13]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Wash Post [44], 10/01/2012

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