10th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment
Event Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009 to Tuesday, June 30, 2009The central theme of this event is "Environmental Communication as a Nexus."Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)Environmental...
View ArticleEPA Aims to Kill Bedrock Scientific Finding For Key Climate Rollback
"The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus." "Lee Zeldin, the...
View ArticleEPA Climate Rollback Based On Document Authored By 5 Climate Contrarians
"In one of its most significant reversals on climate policy to-date, the Trump administration on Tuesday proposed to repeal a 2009 scientific finding that human-caused climate change endangers human...
View Article"USDA Reorganization Will Cut Agricultural And Forest Research"
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will close its flagship, but deteriorating research site in Maryland as part of a major reorganization aiming to shift 2600 employees away from the nation’s...
View ArticleFireflies Are Lighting Up Summer Skies, But They Are Still On The Decline
"Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks."BiodiversityEnvironmental StudiesNatural ResourcesWildlifeNational...
View Article"EPA Research Cuts Stoke Fears Over Scientific Independence"
"“This is a very baffling moment in time,” said one researcher. “I never would have thought we had to advocate for science.”" AirBiodiversityChemicalsClimate ChangeEnvironmental StudiesGovernmentLaws...
View ArticleReport Calls Plastics “Grave” Danger To Health As Nations Negotiate Treaty
"Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as they finalize the global...
View Article"Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets"
"The newest draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement lacks meaningful pollution reduction targets and allows states to evade legal accountability, according to concerned environmental advocates...
View ArticleNIH Details Options For Limiting Its Payments For Open-Access Publishing Fees
"In a move that could shake up scientific publishing, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) last week proposed specific limits on how much it would reimburse grantees who pay publishers to make...
View ArticleDOE Boss Says Trump Admin May Alter Past National Climate Assessments
"Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said officials are reviewing previously published National Climate Assessments and may update them. Earlier this year, the Trump administration fired more...
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