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June 16, 2010 to June 17, 2010

Virtual Energy Forum [1]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff will join other leading policymakers and business executives to address the role of energy efficiency in light of pending climate and energy legislation at the 21st Annual Energy Efficiency Forum.  Co-sponsored by Johnson Controls and the U.S. Energy Association.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
June 21, 2010 to June 22, 2010

Chemical Toxicity Testing: The United States and Beyond [9]

In Washington, DC: Day One at the National Press Club, "The Future of Chemical Toxicity Testing in the U.S.: Creating a Roadmap to Implement the NRC’s Vision and Strategy" and Day Two at  Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies, "International Harmonization In Chemical Toxicity Testing: An EU Perspective on the Way Forward".

Professional Meetings [10]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [12]
Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]

June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [16]

The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"UBB Miners Feared Losing Jobs, Panel Told" [21]

"Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine was a 'ticking time bomb' where workers feared for their lives but worried that complaints about growing safety problems would cost them their jobs, members of a congressional committee heard Monday."

Disasters [22]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Charleston Gazette [23], 05/25/2010

"Chesapeake Bay Case Settled With Nation's Largest Water Cleanup Plan" [24]

"Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay entered a new phase [Tuesday] as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, its co-plaintiffs, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled their lawsuit with a binding agreement that will require pollution to be reduced across the nation's largest estuary."

Water & Oceans [19]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: ENS [25], 05/12/2010
May 19, 2010 to May 20, 2010

America's Everglades Summit [26]

Tom Brokaw is the scheduled roundtable moderator for this event designed to generate political support among policymakers for restoration of America’s Everglades and further raise the profile of its ecological and economic impact.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [5]
Water & Oceans [19]
Biodiversity [27]
Policy [28]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]

"A Small Town's Battle With Dioxin Pollution" [30]

Nitro, West Virginia, is still struggling with the toxic legacy of a long-shuttered Monsanto weedkiller plant that has polluted soil and water with dioxin.

Pollution [18]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: U.S. News & World Report [31], 04/29/2010

Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [32]

Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Economy & Business [5]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
California [37]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease [38]

Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [39]
Economy & Business [5]
Biodiversity [27]
Wildlife [40]
Region: 
International [41]
Canada [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations [44]

The 48 mines are also linked by the fact that most of their owners have been legally delaying action on the violations through appeals of the citations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is faced with a backlog of approximately 16,000 appeals.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [22]
Natural Resources [45]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
California [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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