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"Cholera Epidemic Envelops Coastal Slums in West Africa" [1]

"DAKAR, Senegal -- A fierce cholera epidemic is spreading through the coastal slums of West Africa, killing hundreds and sickening many more in one of the worst regional outbreaks in years, health experts said."

Environmental Health [2]
Public [3]
Africa [4]
Source: NY Times [5], 08/23/2012

"Romney Energy Plan Would Expand Oil Drilling on US Land and Offshore" [6]

"HOUSTON -- Mitt Romney plans to unveil an energy plan Thursday morning in Hobbs, N.M., that would allow states more control over the development of energy resources on federal lands within their borders, as well as aggressively expand offshore oil and gas drilling -- including along the coasts of Virginia and the Carolinas -- as part of a broader effort to reach energy independence."

Environmental Politics [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NY Times [10], 08/23/2012

"Worst Year for West Nile Is Expected, Officials Say" [11]

"The nation is heading toward the worst outbreak of West Nile disease in the 13 years that the virus has been on this continent, federal health authorities said Wednesday."

Environmental Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NY Times [12], 08/23/2012

SEJ Member Spotlight: John Platt [13]

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Freelance journalist John Platt writes about endangered species on all seven continents, conservation, climate change, trophy hunting, the illegal wildlife trade and more for a wide variety of publications. His blog, Extinction Countdown, has been published by Scientific American since 2009.

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Journalism & Media [14]

Going to Tampa or Charlotte? Some Resources for Reporters [15]

You wouldn't think you would get arrested for trying to cover the 2012 Democratic convention in Charlotte, NC, September 4 or the Republican convention in Tampa, FL, August 27. But such things have happened before, and reporters have available some resources to support their rights.

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Journalism & Media [14]
Environmental Politics [7]
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Will Security Lapse Bring Another EPA Data Blackout? [18]

More than a decade ago, on February 17, 2000, the entire EPA website was taken down for two weeks because of data security concerns raised by the House Energy Committee. There are faint hints that such events may be in the offing again.

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Technology [19]
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Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [21]

The Food and Drug Administration is so far refusing to name a Southwestern Indiana farm that voluntarily recalled its cantaloupes after a Salmonella outbreak last month that killed two people and sickened some 150.

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Health [22]
Food [23]
Agriculture [24]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
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Database on Environmental Treaties an Aid for Reporters on Environmental Stories [26]

There are well over a thousand binational or multinational environmental agreements, usually technical and obscure. However, environmental reporters would do well to know about them — to shed light on local stories and to find national or international news. Here's help.

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Technology [19]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Government [20]
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House Considers Quashing Report on Carcinogens [28]

For years, scientists at the National Toxicology Program have published the "Report on Carcinogens," which lists chemicals known to (or believed to) cause cancer. The "12th Report on Carcinogens" was released on June 10, 2011 — will there be a 13th? Some House Republicans want to stop updating and publication of the report.

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Health [22]
Government [20]
Chemicals [29]
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"The Fallout of Locating Minority Public Schools in Polluted Areas" [30]

"Walking into Riverview High School to hear a presentation by University of Michigan professor Paul Mohai and two of his colleagues last week, News Hits caught a whiff of the nauseating petrochemical stench spewing from the nearby Marathon oil refinery along I-75."

Environmental Health [2]
People & Population [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Detroit Metro Times [32], 08/22/2012

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