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Agenda for SEJ's 24th Annual Conference
SEJ's New Orleans conference continues Friday with concurrent sessions, keynote address by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, and beat dinners. Walk-ins on site are welcome all week — don't miss this opportunity to bolster your career. There are some great things happening with the agenda: concurrent sessions on all topics environmental, loads more. Check out the agenda to see it all!
"Oil Glut Stirs Debate Over US Crude Exports"
"WASHINGTON — As a new year dawns in the nation’s capital, the Obama administration and Congress find themselves grappling with a scenario that was unthinkable just a short time ago: What to do with the domestic oil flowing out of West Texas, North Dakota and other states?"
Source: FuelFix, 01/07/2014
"Tribe Sets New Spokane River Pollution Standards"
"The Spokane Tribe of Indians has adopted new water quality standards aimed at protecting the health of members who eat a subsistence diet of nearly two pounds of fish daily."
Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review, 01/07/2014
"Key Marcellus Study Didn't Test Waste, Researcher Says"
"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A state-sponsored study meant to examine potential pollution from the boom in natural gas drilling never actually tested key wastes from the Marcellus Shale formation, according to a West Virginia University researcher who led the effort."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 01/07/2014
California's Snowpack Scant, Water Conservation Urged in Some Cities
"LOS ANGELES — A swath of California closed out 2013 as the driest year on record, marked by above-normal temperatures and thirsty reservoirs."
Source: AP, 01/07/2014
"Agencies Considering Major Chemical Plant Safety Overhaul"
"An interagency panel created to weigh new chemical safety regulations in response to last April’s deadly explosion in Texas is considering a major overhaul of the way volatile substances are handled and stored, a new federal document shows."
Source: The Hill, 01/07/2014
"Church in Italy's 'Triangle of Death' Demands Cleanup of Mafia Waste"
"The Camorra mafia has been dumping and burning toxic waste for decades in the area between Naples and the province of Caserta."
Source: Reuters, 01/07/2014
Army Corps Proposes Alternatives To Protect Great Lakes From Asian Carp
"TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a report years in the making about options for keeping Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes."
Source: AP, 01/07/2014
"Japanese Whale Hunt Puts Pressure on Australian Minister"
"Anti-whaling activists said on Monday they had captured images of Japanese ships killing protected whales inside an internationally recognized whale sanctuary, sparking criticism of the Australian government's handling of the issue."
Source: Reuters, 01/07/2014
