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"Bald Eagles Are Starting To Flourish Again — But Hold the Confetti" [1]

"Working late in a tiny Arkansas lab, Susan Wilde found herself alone with a killer."

Water & Oceans [2]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Source: Wash Post [6], 02/20/2015
March 18, 2015 to March 22, 2015

Turning Protest Into Policy: Environmental Values and Governance in Changing Societies - Conference of the American Society for Environmental History [7]

The 2015 ASEH annual conference, taking place in Washington, DC near Georgetown, will feature 11 field trips and more than 100 sessions discussing climate change, environmental justice, endangered species, public lands, energy policy, forestry management, natural disasters, and other topics. A large exhibit area will feature the latest research and scholarship in environmental history.
Professional Meetings [8]
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Environmental Studies [9]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]

Journalism Groups Oppose Photo Fees and Permits in Va. Local Parks [10]

A coalition of journalism and photography groups, including SEJ, objected to requirements for permits and fees for photography in the public parks of Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC. In a February 4, 2015, letter to the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA), the 14 groups asked the agency to revise its rules to protect photojournalists' First Amendment rights.

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WatchDog TipSheet [11]
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Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
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Public [4]

West Virginia: "Bills Would Weaken Water Protections" [14]

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A year after a toxic leak contaminated drinking water for 300,000 residents, West Virginia lawmakers are considering a series of proposals that would weaken a new chemical tank safety law, remove stronger pollution protections for streams across the state, and protect the coal industry from enforcement actions over violations of water quality standards."

Chemicals [15]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Source: Charleston Gazette [17], 02/10/2015

"N.Y. Landfills Taking Tons of Pa. Drilling Waste" [18]

"At least 460,000 tons and 23,000 barrels of waste from Pennsylvania drilling operations have been taken in by a handful of New York landfills since 2010, according to a new analysis Thursday."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Waste [21]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
Source: Ithaca Journal [23], 02/09/2015

"Chesapeake Bay Recovering But Still Under Stress, Report Finds" [24]

"The ailing Chesapeake Bay is slowly recovering from pollution and overfishing but still has problems that include a drop by half in a key segment of the blue crab population, a report on the largest U.S. estuary said on Tuesday."

Agriculture [25]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Source: Reuters [26], 02/04/2015

"Bill Would Exempt Thousands of Tanks From Post-Spill Safety Law" [27]

"Thousands of chemical storage tanks across West Virginia would be exempt from the law passed in the wake of the Freedom Industries spill, under legislation introduced Tuesday in the House of Delegates."

Chemicals [15]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [20]
Pollution [16]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Source: Charleston Gazette [29], 02/04/2015
January 31, 2015

DEADLINE: Google Journalism Fellowship [30]

This program is for undergraduate and graduate students of all disciplines interested in using technology to tell stories in new and dynamic ways. Fellows will spend Summer 2015 contributing to a variety of organizations — from those that are steeped in investigative journalism to those working for press freedom around the world and from those forging new approaches to reporting to those that are helping the industry figure out its future in the digital age. Cash stipend. Deadline: Jan 31st.

Workshops and Fellowships [31]
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California [32]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]

"Pennsylvania Governor Bans New Oil/Gas Leases on State Land" [37]

"Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday signed an executive order reinstating a moratorium on new leases for oil and natural gas development in state parks and forests."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Source: Reuters [38], 01/30/2015

Local Authority Slaps Permits, Fees on Photography in Parks [39]

Professional photojournalists may again be facing unconstitutional requirements for permits to work in public parks — this time at the county level in a well-heeled District of Columbia suburb. But Virginia's Fairfax County Park Authority is encountering pushback as they conduct an annual review of their fee policies at various park units.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [11]
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Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [40]
Policy [41]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
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