SEJ's 28th Annual Conference Agenda — Sunday
See the agenda for Sunday, Oct 7, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.
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"He Fought for Iran’s Environment and Was Arrested. Now, He’s Dead."
"A well-known Iranian-Canadian professor has died in prison in Tehran, a statement posted on his son’s Instagram page revealed on Saturday, and his family is seeking an independent autopsy."
Source: NY Times, 02/12/2018
"Chemours' GenX Pollution Worries Spread To West Virginia"
"A Teflon chemical that last year contaminated a North Carolina river that provides drinking water to a region of more than 200,000 people also has been detected at a well under a Chemours facility in West Virginia, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Wilmington News Journal, 02/12/2018
"First-Class Travel Distinguishes Scott Pruitt’s EPA Tenure"
"Just days after helping orchestrate the United States’ exit from a global climate accord last June, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt embarked on a whirlwind tour aimed at championing President Trump’s agenda at home and abroad. On Monday, June 5, accompanied by his personal security detail, Pruitt settled into his $1,641.43 first-class seat for a short flight from the District to New York City."
Source: Washington Post, 02/12/2018
Is Pruitt Bluffing? Or Will He Gut Tough Calif. Emissions Standards?
"California officials and clean air advocates are increasingly concerned the Trump administration may attempt to unravel a key program to drive down greenhouse gas emissions from automobile fleets while also jeopardizing the ability of California and other states to set pollution standards stronger than federal rules."
Source: McClatchy, 02/12/2018
"Blackout Hits Northern Puerto Rico Following Fire, Explosion"
"An explosion and fire at an electric substation threw much of northern Puerto Rico into darkness late Sunday in a setback for the U.S. territory’s efforts to fully restore power more than five months after Hurricane Maria started the longest blackout in U.S. history."
Source: Washington Post, 02/12/2018
America’s Ski Trails Vanishing. This Olympian Has Taken Up the Cause.
"Winter athletes like the cross-country skier Jessie Diggins are demanding action on climate change."
Source: NY Times, 02/12/2018
"Can Red Wolves Be Saved Again?"
"Their fate is mired in politics, bickering, scientific disputes and a legal challenge".
Source: Washington Post, 02/12/2018
Slowly But Surely, South Carolina's Shoreline Is Losing Ground
"In South Carolina, tides flow deep inland through twists and turns of creeks, beaches and salt marsh, a shoreline that from above looks more like plant roots than a straight edge."
Source: Charleston Post and Courier, 02/12/2018
"Oroville Crisis Drives Harder Look At Aging US Dams"
"One year after the worst structural failures at a major U.S. dam in a generation, federal regulators who oversee California's half-century-old, towering Oroville Dam say they are looking hard at how they overlooked its built-in weaknesses for decades."
Source: AP, 02/12/2018
