Environmental Groups Start Legal Process to Sue EPA over Fracking Waste
"A coalition of groups have banded together to push the EPA to regulate wastewater disposal from oil and gas drilling."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/27/2015
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"Global Sea Levels Climbed 3 Inches Since 1992, NASA Research Shows"
"Sea levels worldwide rose an average of nearly 3 inches (8 cm) since 1992, the result of warming waters and melting ice, a panel of NASA scientists said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 08/27/2015
DEADLINE: ASEF's "On the Go" Photo Competition
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) invites photographers to participate in On the Go, a photo competition celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). On the Go's theme is the motion and the pace of life in Asia and Europe, illustrating the moments where we are different — and yet, so alike. Enter by Sep 6, 2015.
4th Annual SHIFT Festival
SHIFT 2016, in Jackson Hole, WY, will focus on three main topics: the public land transfer movement; funding for public lands; and next-generation engagement and cultural relevancy.
DEADLINE: Mobile Film Festival
The Mobile Film Festival, taking place in Paris, France, Dec 2015, announces its first international edition in partnership with the United Nations on Climate Change. 30.000 € Grand Prize. Deadline: Sep 28, 2015.
DEADLINE: Metcalf Seminar "Climate Change and the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather"
As policy discussions heat up in advance of the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in December, journalists are invited to apply for a free seminar exploring U.S. responses to coastal climate change impacts. This Metcalf Institute seminar will be held in Cambridge, MA on Nov 4, at the 2015 Rising Seas Summit.
Food Industry Heavyweights Spend Big To Lobby Against Transparency
The battleground over transparency on food origins and ingredients is much wider than labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, as journalist Elizabeth Grossman points out in a recent piece in Civil Eats.
Food Safety Group Sues Ag Department for FOIA'd Records on GMO Crops
The Center for Food Safety has sued the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Freedom of Information Act for withholding information on genetically modified crops (GMOs), after unsuccessfully seeking information over a period of 13 years.
CAMEO Still Making Appearance as First Responders Face Hazmats
CAMEO is a free and publicly available suite of applications useful to reporters. Developed by the U.S. EPA and NOAA, it includes information about the hazards of various chemicals, as well as map overlays that may show how close a spill site is to the nearest facility of interest, such as a nursery school or retirement home.
State Judge Orders Disclosure of Maryland Oil Train Data
A Maryland state judge this month ordered a state agency to give news media routing information about oil trains within Maryland — adding momentum to efforts to warn firefighters and communities about dangers they face. Photo: 2013 Lac Megantic, Quebec, disaster, by Elias Schewel/Flickr.
