On the beat: Environment

• Event: 2012 IRE Conference
• Speakers: TBA
• Date/Time: Saturday, June 16 at 8:30 a.m.
• Location: Arlington-Berkeley
• Audio file: Only members can listen to conference audio

Veteran journalists will offer tips on investigating pollution and its health impacts in the U.S. and abroad. Topics will include: covering tough environmental issues even when you have no background in that area, deciphering chemical jargon, researching public records on toxic sites and piecing together narratives from documents and interviews.

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