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"Eric Cantor Silent On Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Offsets"

"Eric Cantor is rarely shy about his position on disaster relief aid. Even before Hurricane Irene made landfall last year, the House majority whip's office said extra spending on recovery efforts should be balanced by spending cuts elsewhere. But in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Cantor and many of his conservative colleagues have suddenly gone mostly silent on such disaster relief 'offsets' -- even though New York and New Jersey are collectively asking for a whopping $79 billion in federal aid."

Source: Huffington Post, 12/05/2012

DEADLINE: AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship

The journal Science offers an 11-week, paid summer internship for undergraduate students who are interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. The internship is intended to increase diversity among journalists who cover science. Deadline: Jan 10, 2025.

DEADLINE: Reed Environmental Writing Award

The Southern Environmental Law Center invites submissions until Oct 1, 2025 for its annual award, which seeks to enhance public awareness of the value and vulnerability of the natural environment in at least one of these states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia. Cash prizes.

S. African Company to Build US Plant to Convert Gas to Liquid Fuel

"WESTLAKE, La. -- In an ambitious bet that the glut of cheap natural gas in the United States will last for many years, a South African energy company announced on Monday that it would build America’s first commercial plant to convert natural gas to diesel and other liquid fuels."

Source: NY Times, 12/04/2012

"Justices Consider Whether Logging Case Moot in Light of New EPA Rule"

"The Supreme Court [Monday] weighed whether a U.S. EPA rule issued Friday could resolve a dispute over stormwater runoff from logging roads."

Source: Greenwire, 12/04/2012

"Slow Pace of Paulsboro Cleanup Frustrates Some Residents"

"Frustration and inconvenience are growing in Paulsboro as a risky cleanup proceeds at a deliberately slow pace following the derailment Friday of chemical-laden train cars on a bridge over the Mantua Creek."

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/04/2012

"Judge Tosses Asian Carp Suit; States Can Amend It"

"CHICAGO — A federal judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by five states that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but said he would consider new arguments if the case were filed again."

Source: AP, 12/04/2012

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"Eric Cantor Silent On Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Offsets"

DEADLINE: AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship

DEADLINE: Reed Environmental Writing Award

S. African Company to Build US Plant to Convert Gas to Liquid Fuel

"Justices Consider Whether Logging Case Moot in Light of New EPA Rule"

"Slow Pace of Paulsboro Cleanup Frustrates Some Residents"

"Judge Tosses Asian Carp Suit; States Can Amend It"

Pioneer Study Finds 44 Hazardous Air Pollutants at Gas Drilling Sites

"New Plastic Lighting Saves Energy. Goodbye, Fluorescent Lights?"

"Hurricane Sandy Damage In New York By-The-Numbers"

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