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EPA's Jackson Calls for More Transparency on Water Quality, Enforcement

Jackson ordered staff to make existing information more accessible and understandable to the public, including posting on the Web state performance reports under the Clean Water Act.

DEADLINE: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Energy Solutions

This all-expenses-paid conference will convene September 20-22 at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State's Institute for Energy and the Environment, and Battelle.

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowship

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's annual reporting grants and health journalism fellowships will be held June 23-26, 2025. Preference given to reporters pursuing collaborative projects between mainstream and ethnic news outlets. Deadline is Apr 30.

"New Heights for Water Recycling"

NASA is taking water recycling -- something necessary for space travel -- to new heights.

Source: Environment Report, 07/15/2009

Report Predicts Hotter Southeast

Middle Georgia summers are going to get hotter, according to a new report on global warming.

Source: Macon Telegraph, 07/15/2009

Survivors of Attacks Fight to Save Sharks

Survivors of shark attacks are in Washington lobbying for new fishing restrictions to protect sharks.

Source: Wash Post, 07/15/2009

"Exxon to Invest Millions to Make Fuel From Algae"

"The oil giant Exxon Mobil, whose chief executive once mocked alternative energy by referring to ethanol as “moonshine,” is about to venture into biofuels."

Source: NYTimes, 07/15/2009

"NOAA Bans Commercial Harvesting Of Krill"

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington."

Source: SPX, 07/15/2009

"White House Begins Rewriting Army Corps' Project Guidelines"

"The White House is rewriting standards for federal water projects, widening 26-year-old rules that guide the Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to consider environmental and social goals as well as economic ones."

Source: Greenwire, 07/15/2009

El Nino Augurs Mild Hurricane Season

"This year's Atlantic hurricane season could be less severe than usual due to start of another El Nino period in June."

Source: ENS, 07/15/2009

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