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Conferencias nacionales, regionales y locales

La conferencia anual de la SEJ, reúne a periodistas, científicos, miembros del gobierno, líderes de defensa y otros, con el fin de explorar las diversas facetas que tienen las historias ambientales, y tiene por objeto mejorar la calidad y precisión del reporteo ambiental. Las conferencias anuales están abiertas tanto para miembros de la SEJ, así como para todos aquellos que no lo sean.

Heading Out On A BioBlitz

A BioBlitz is a kind of whirlwind count of all the species in a specific place. The Park Service has been co-sponsoring BioBlitzes with National Geographic.

Source: Environment Report, 05/28/2009

Shad Struggle for Comeback in James River

American shad are struggling with little success to make a comeback in Virginia's James River. Historically abundant, this "founding fish" disappeared for years because its spawning was blocked by dams.

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, 05/28/2009

"Feds Ready to Spend $2 Billion on Hanford Cleanup"

The economic stimulus will bring another $2 billion in cleanup funds to the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.

Source: AP, 05/28/2009

"The Sixth Extinction"

The earth's species may be facing a sixth major mass extinction that could take millions of years to recover from, Elizabeth Kolbert reports in The New Yorker.

Source: New Yorker, 05/28/2009

"House Leaders Call for Closer Watch on Food Supply"

Two key House leaders have introduced a bill that would drastically overhaul and tighten the nation's food safety system.

Source: WashPost, 05/28/2009

Enviros Like Sotomayor

Environmental groups seem to like President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.

Source: Greenwire, 05/28/2009

Test Well Water Yearly To Protect Kids: Scientists

Private well water should be tested yearly, two major scientific bodies say -- sometimes more often when kids are drinking it.

Source: SPX, 05/28/2009

"Global Energy Demand Seen Up 44 Percent By 2030"

"Global energy demand is expected to soar 44 percent over the next two decades with most of the demand coming from developing countries such as China and Russia, the U.S. government's top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 05/28/2009

House Panel Launches Interior Reform

A draft bill from the House Natural Resources Committee would drastically reform the Interior Department's corruption-plagued system for collecting oil and gas royalties.

Source: Greenwire, 05/28/2009

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