Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)

June 27, 2009 to June 30, 2009

10th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment

The central theme of this event is "Environmental Communication as a Nexus."
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Northeast Digs Out From Big Snowstorm That Disrupted Flights And Schools

"Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines."

Source: AP, 02/25/2026

Huge Snowstorm In The Northeast Hits Millions, Disrupts Flights, Schools

"A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures."

Source: AP, 02/24/2026
February 25, 2026

Panel Session: Where Did All The Narrative Climate Podcasts Go?

Join climate podcasters Roxanne Scott, Olga Loginova (creator of the investigative podcast “Leaving the Island”), and Dan Leone (host of “Ripple,” an investigative podcast about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill) in a conversation moderated by Jordan Gass-Pooré (creator of the “Hazard” series) to learn how we can save narrative climate podcasts from going extinct.

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"'We Will Not Be Erased': Stonewall Pride Flag Raised In Defiance"

"In defiance of a Trump administration edict, New York City officials and activists have raised the rainbow pride flag again at the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, after it was removed by the National Park Service."

Source: USA TODAY, 02/17/2026

National Park Service Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall After Trump Order

"A Pride flag has been removed from New York’s historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, following a memorandum issued by the federal National Park Service (NPS)."

Source: WPIX/The Hill, 02/11/2026

"Trump Opens Massive Atlantic Marine Monument To Commercial Fishing"

"President Donald Trump revoked a ban Friday on commercial fishing inside a 3.1-million-acre marine national monument, opening up a previously protected swath of the Atlantic Ocean to industry."

Source: E&E News, 02/10/2026

NYC Congestion Pricing Improves Air Quality, but Trump Threatens Its Future

"A toll program in New York City has resulted in environmental gains across all five boroughs. The Trump administration is seeking to end it."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/04/2026

"Courts Allow All Five Offshore Wind Projects Blocked By Trump To Resume"

"A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government."

Source: The Hill, 02/03/2026

Superfund Under Trump 2.0 — Quick … and Dirty?

Every U.S. state has at least one Superfund site, the worst kind of toxic waste dump. And millions live near them. The latest TipSheet has a look at the state of the decades-old Superfund cleanup program under the Trump administration, and how environmental journalists can turn that into local stories, with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

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