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News Archive

Week of August 19, 2013

News from Across the USM Campuses

University joins United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (By Zoe Sagalow, The Diamondback, 8/15/13)

Program Seeks to Bring More Minority Students into Environmental Fields (By Spy Desk, The Chestertown Spy, 8/15/13) [Article cites the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), part of the University System of Maryland]

Gansler weighs alternative energy options, offers ideas on poultry waste:

Md. attorney general considers economic, environmental effects (By Jennifer Shutt, DelMarVaNow.com, 8/14/13) [Article cites Salisbury University]

UM ranks as 13th greenest campus: College Park moves up on Sierra mag's "Cool Schools" list (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 8/14/13) 

State of Maryland News

Governor O'Malley, Federal, State and Local Officials Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Ocean City Beach Replenishment Program (Maryland Department of Natural Resources - AccessDNR, 8/17/13)

Department of Environment Issues Enforcement Actions: Agency Seeks Penalites, Corrective Actions for Alleged Violations of Land, Air and Water Regulations (Maryland Department of the Environment, Press Release, 8/15/13)

New Report Will Help Protect Maryland's Water Supply (Maryland Department of Natural Resources - AccessDNR, 8/13/13)

National and International News

PHOTOS: Idaho Wildfire Rages On As Media Avoids Mentioning Climate Change (By Joanna M. Foster, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 8/19/13)

It's Not Just Carbon Emissions: Keystone XL Would Have ‘Permanent Impacts' On Wildlife, Interior Department Says (By Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 8/19/13)

A Movement for a New Planet: What to Make of Change on an Overheating Planet (By Bill McKibben, TomDispatch.com as reported by Commondreams.org, 8/19/13)

European forests near 'carbon saturation point' (By Mark Kinver, BBC - Science and Environment, 8/18/13)

GSA ‘green' building saving green: Congress weighs efforts to scrap energy efficiency guidelines (By Sonny Goldreich, Gazette.net, 8/17/13)

Local Businesses Need Not Fear New Bike Lanes, Seattle Study Suggests (By Jeff Spross, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 8/15/13)

Extreme Heat Waves to Quadruple by 2040, According to New Study: Heat said to make growing crops and surviving actually impossible. (By Rod Bastanmehr, Alternet.org - Environment Blog, 8/15/13)

MSNBC's Chris Hayes On Why So Many Conservatives Deny The Climate Problem: They Hate The Solution (By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 8/14/13)

Coral Reefs in danger of disappearing (By Alex Peel, Planet Earth Online as reported by Environmental News Network, 8/13/13)

Media Slammed For ‘Surprisingly Limited Analysis' Of Major Report On Climate Change's ‘New Normal' (By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 8/13/13)

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