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May 2, 2014

DEADLINE: IJNR Shale Country Institute [1]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources' Shale Country Institute will take place in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York from June 24-28, 2014. Shale Country will be all about fracking. We’ll talk economics, ecology, and environmental toxicology. We’ll hear about human health, water and air quality, and citizen science. And we’ll meet with scientists, industry representatives, concerned citizens, and many others in the forests, fields and neighborhoods where these important stories are taking place. Apply by May 2nd.

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"Christie Greenhouse Changes Violate N.J. Law, Court Says" [9]

"New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration violated state law in the way it withdrew from a regional program to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, a state appellate court ruled."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Bloomberg [12], 03/26/2014
  • Read more about "Christie Greenhouse Changes Violate N.J. Law, Court Says" [9]

"Tonawanda Coke Ordered To Pay $24 Million" [13]

"Tonawanda Coke on Wednesday was ordered to pay $24 million for what a judge called 'singularly inexcusable' conduct that left much of the community wondering if the company created a public health crisis."

Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Buffalo News [15], 03/20/2014
  • Read more about "Tonawanda Coke Ordered To Pay $24 Million" [13]

Bill Would Give Vermont More Authority To Regulate Toxic Chemicals [16]

"Federal regulations for reporting toxic chemicals in consumer products have not changed in decades, but Vermont is poised to join other states to label – and possibly ban – products containing chemicals considered harmful to public health."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: VTDigger [19], 03/18/2014
  • Read more about Bill Would Give Vermont More Authority To Regulate Toxic Chemicals [16]

"New Jersey Moves To Shut Down Tesla Sales Despite Protests" [20]

"Oh sure, the Tesla Model S may be the 'best car sold in America' per Consumer Reports, and it may be a Wall Street darling and perhaps the only electric vehicles for which demand exceeds supply. But that didn't stop regulators in New Jersey from ordering Tesla to shut down its stores by April 1 because the company doesn't use dealers like every other automaker."

Environmental Politics [11]
Transportation [21]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Motoramic [22], 03/13/2014
  • Read more about "New Jersey Moves To Shut Down Tesla Sales Despite Protests" [20]

"New England Has Environmental Concerns Over Canada Oil Sands" [23]

Last week's Canadian green light for a pipeline flow reversal may mean that oil sands crude will be travelling to New England. Some New Englanders think that's a bad idea.

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [11]
Pollution [24]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Canada [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 03/10/2014
  • Read more about "New England Has Environmental Concerns Over Canada Oil Sands" [23]

"Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany" [27]

"ALBANY — On a clear December morning two years ago, a 600-foot oceangoing oil tanker called the Stena Primorsk left the Port of Albany on its maiden voyage down the Hudson River laden with 279,000 barrels of crude oil. It quickly ran aground on a sandbar."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: NY Times [28], 02/28/2014
  • Read more about "Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany" [27]
March 4, 2014

Society of Environmental Journalists NYC Meet-up [29]

See Meetup.com/Society of Environmental Journalists NYC for details.

SEJ Regional Conferences [30]
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"NY State Expects All Utilities to Prep for Climate Change" [31]

"In a major settlement that could have far-reaching implications nationwide, New York's largest utility is now responsible for preparing for a future of extreme weather, including the impacts of climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Climate Central [32], 02/27/2014
  • Read more about "NY State Expects All Utilities to Prep for Climate Change" [31]

"In Plan to Dump Contaminated Soil, Classic New Jersey Politics Emerge" [33]

New Jersey's GOP Gov. Chris Christie wants to put millions of tons of petroleum-contaminated soil in a place where scientists say it is sure to leak into the environment and threaten public health.

Environmental Politics [11]
Pollution [24]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: NY Times [34], 02/25/2014
  • Read more about "In Plan to Dump Contaminated Soil, Classic New Jersey Politics Emerge" [33]

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