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Finding the Right Fit for Journalism Fellowships
For this edition of EJ Academy, MU journalism master's grad Caleb O'Brien surveyed SEJ academics and current and former students to get tips on finding the best internships — and making the most of the experience. Excerpted from the Spring 2016 SEJournal.
Global Estuaries Forum
The second Global Estuaries Forum in France will gather leaders of the public and private sectors from the world’s estuaries to share and build an innovative vision for the future of estuaries based on sustainable growth and technology, governance, community support and research.
"Mossville's End"
"As Sasol’s huge petrochemical project lifts Southwest Louisiana, an environmental justice community dissolves in its shadow".
Source: Chemical & Engineering News, 03/22/2016
"Houston Prepares Now For Zika's Potential Arrival This Summer"
"On March 10, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee held a news conference at the Good Neighbor Healthcare Center in the part of Houston she represents. The mayor and a bevy of other state and local officials stood behind her."
Source: NPR, 03/22/2016
Sec. Jewell in Burns: 'This Land Belongs To All Americans'
"BURNS, Ore. -- Harney County, infamous now for enduring a 41-day occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, may find itself back in the spotlight soon and this time it will be the government's doing. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell concluded a day of tours and meetings in the Burns area Monday by declaring she intends to help trumpet a success that got overshadowed by acts of the armed protesters who took over the reserve Jan. 2."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 03/22/2016
Climate Guru Hansen Warns Of Much Worse Than Expected Sea Level Rise
"The current rate of global warming could raise sea levels by “several meters” over the coming century, rendering most of the world’s coastal cities uninhabitable and helping unleash devastating storms, according to a paper published by James Hansen, the former NASA scientist who is considered the father of modern climate change awareness."
Source: Guardian, 03/22/2016
"Michigan Outlines Flint Recovery Plan"
"Michigan's government on Monday released goals to help the city of Flint recover from a health crisis caused by the lead contamination of its drinking water."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2016
"Panama Canal Sets Depth Limit On Ships Due To Drought"
"The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2016
"Top Climate Diplomat To Leave Obama Administration Next Month"
"Todd Stern, a leading architect of the Obama administration's international climate change strategy, will leave the State Department in the coming weeks, he told POLITICO."
Source: Politico, 03/22/2016
