"Michigan Outlines Flint Recovery Plan"
"Michigan's government on Monday released goals to help the city of Flint recover from a health crisis caused by the lead contamination of its drinking water."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2016
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"Panama Canal Sets Depth Limit On Ships Due To Drought"
"The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2016
"Top Climate Diplomat To Leave Obama Administration Next Month"
"Todd Stern, a leading architect of the Obama administration's international climate change strategy, will leave the State Department in the coming weeks, he told POLITICO."
Source: Politico, 03/22/2016
"Baltimore Struggles To Protect Children From Lead Paint"
"When a doctor found that Kenicer Carty's 1-year-old daughter had a dangerously high level of lead last year, it triggered an alarm of sorts. Officials sent an inspector to Carty's 1930 row house in northeast Baltimore. It turned out that every single window had hazardous chipping lead paint."
Source: NPR, 03/22/2016
"Trump Hates Hair Spray Regs. But Does He Have An Energy Policy?"
"Donald Trump is loaded. He has 673 delegates, billions of dollars and a gun permit. But he doesn't seem to have a coherent policy on energy and climate."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/22/2016
"How Water Shortages Threaten Jobs And Growth Across The World"
"Three out of four jobs globally are dependent on water – which means shortages and limited access may limit economic growth in the future."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2016
DEADLINE: Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition
The competition's goal is to showcase the best in mountain-themed photo essays — to recognize the best stories told through a series of still images. $3,000CAD grand prize. Deadline to enter is May 5, 2025.
Food Tank Summit
Food Tank, in partnership with American University, will hold the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C. It's the first in a series of four two-day Summits in 2016 which will bring together some the world’s most impactful food system leaders. All the panels are moderated by journalists, some of them SEJ members.
Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2014)
Are you an SEJ member who's authored, co-authored or edited a non-fiction or fiction environmental book (published in 2014) you'd like included on this page? Documentaries are also welcome. Please send the following to web content manager Cindy MacDonald:
DEADLINE: NECIR’s Investigative Journalism Certificate Program
Working journalists and recent grads: Spend June 6-10, 2016 at The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, based at Boston University’s College of Communication and at the studios of WGBH News, learning valuable investigative reporting skills and earning a certificate. $1,000 tuition plus meals. Apply by May 25.
