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"Powerful 'Gene Drive' Can Quickly Change An Entire Species" [1]

A new discovery in genetic engineering seems to have profound potential for good or bad consequences. Changes can be made to an organism which will propagate through an entire species."

Biodiversity [2]
Technology [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: NPR [6], 11/05/2015

"New Plant Tests US Appetite for Seawater Desalination" [7]

"There's far more riding on the Americas' largest seawater desalination plant than the 50 million gallons of drinking water it will produce for the San Diego area each day."

Technology [3]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [4]
California [9]
Source: AP [10], 11/02/2015
October 30, 2015

Making Invisible Fracking Air Pollution Visible [11]

Reporters may find useful an Oct 30 webinar hosted by Earthworks on the FLIR camera, used by regulators to detect air pollution "leaks" from fracking-related facilities. Learn about how these infrared cameras work, the pollution they show and how to bring one to your community; the EPA's proposed rule to cut this pollution and where it needs strengthening; and more.

Other Events [12]
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Energy & Fuel [13]
Pollution [14]
Technology [3]
September 30, 2015

DEADLINE: Knight News Challenge on Data [15]

How might we make data work for individuals and communities? This is an open call for ideas using data to inform & empower people to make decisions about their lives, their communities and democracy. Enter by Sep 30.

Awards [16]
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Journalism & Media [17]
Technology [3]

Feds Open Unclassified Spy Satellite Data on Arctic to Public [18]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which runs satellites collecting geodata both classified and unclassified, has put up a new Web page with Arctic information. It just went up, and it's as little geeky, but it shows promise for longer-term utility.

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Technology [3]
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Antarctica & Arctic [20]
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Public [4]

FOIA'd E-Mails Open Window on GMO Lobbying by Academics [21]

Investigative reporting in the environmental area depends on the Freedom of Information Act. The latest exposé on GMO lobbying in the New York Times by double-Pulitzer-winner Eric Lipton is a good example.

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WatchDog TipSheet [19]
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Agriculture [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Food [24]
Technology [3]
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Public [4]

CAMEO Still Making Appearance as First Responders Face Hazmats [25]

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.

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WatchDog TipSheet [19]
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Disasters [26]
Technology [3]
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Public [4]

"Los Angeles Covers Reservoir Waters With 'Shade Balls'" [27]

"Los Angeles has been blackballed. The city has completed a program of covering open-air reservoirs with floating "shade balls" to protect water quality."

Technology [3]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [4]
California [9]
Source: AP [28], 08/13/2015

FERC Moves To Combat Emerging Utility Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities [29]

"Federal regulators have begun a push for new cybersecurity defenses to prevent sophisticated attackers from penetrating utility control rooms and other industrial control system centers by infiltrating malware on third-party vendors' products."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Military [30]
Technology [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: EnergyWire [32], 07/21/2015

Once Hailed as Panacea, Carbon Capture and Storage "Is Not Happening" [33]

"One of the much-heralded solutions to climate change which its supporters believe could enable the world to continue to burn fossil fuels looks likely to be a failure."

Climate Change [34]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Technology [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: Climate News Network [35], 07/06/2015

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