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"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
April 20, 2016 to April 21, 2016

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.

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Bay Cleanup Threatened By Nutrients Flowing Past Conowingo Dam: Study

"After 87 years, the ability of the 14-mile-long reservoir behind the Conowingo Dam to trap sediment and nutrients coming down the Susquehanna River has largely ceased, threatening the region’s ability to meet Bay cleanup goals, a multi-year study concludes."

Source: Bay Journal, 03/14/2016
April 11, 2016 to April 13, 2016

National Water Policy Forum, Fly-In & Expo

The Policy Forum, anchor event of Water Week 2016, will convene in Washington, D.C., featuring distinguished speakers, Capitol Hill visits and regulatory roundtables – all designed to elevate clean water issues to the top of the federal priority list.

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March 3, 2016

Around the Environmental World with SEJ

Journalists, want to get the scoop on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ ocean initiatives? Want to question experts from Climate Nexus and the Walton Family Foundation on what they’re working on for the next few years? Join the Society of Environmental Journalists and The Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, DC for an evening of hors d’oeuvres and environmental chatter.

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March 21, 2024 to March 30, 2024

DC Environmental Film Festival

The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) annually showcases environmentally themed films, since 1993. DCEFF is happy to have locally-based reporters attend screenings, but remote journalists should also feel free to reach out with interview requests for attending guests and filmmakers.

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"Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Bay Cleanup Challenge"

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ended a five-year legal challenge to the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, rejecting without comment the American Farm Bureau Federation’s request that the court hear its argument that the federal government is effectively seizing land use authority from state and local governments. The decision removes any legal cloud from the pursuit of the Bay pollution reduction strategy imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Source: Bay Journal, 03/01/2016

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