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Latest TipSheet Items
November 24, 2010
EPA Releases Reports on Toxics at Selected Schools
November 24, 2010–Following a December 2008 USA Today report on outdoor air pollution at hundreds of schools, EPA began a monitoring process. Final reports for 21 (of the small number of schools selected) have now been released; the results are mixed.Feds Funding Clean Energy Employment Efforts
November 24, 2010–As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal government is shoveling more than $32 billion to the states to develop what it considers less-polluting energy and to train, certify, recruit, and retain workers.Interest in High-Speed Rail Is Widespread
November 24, 2010–The Department of Transportation awarded $2.4 billion for 54 projects in 23 states. The winners were selected from 132 applicants in 32 states, who had asked for a total of $8.8 billion for planning, construction, equipment purchases, and other closely related efforts.Private Landowners Increase Protected Wetland Acreage
November 24, 2010–Land owners signed up to protect 272,762 acres, which in one year adds about 12% of the total acreage covered during the 15-year history of the voluntary Wetlands Reserve Program. Funding for the 1,414 contracts totaled $592,562,106.November 10, 2010
3/4 of Public Transportation Measures Approved in 2010
November 10, 2010–Some involved new fees, taxes, or bonds, while others didn't dip into voters' wallets. Get a thumbnail sketch of each measure, and its fate at the hands of votersCreate Custom Environmental Maps with National Atlas
November 10, 2010–Dial up just one layer of data, or add layer after layer (from scores of topics) to create your own concoction of interlinked factors. The zoom function allows you to narrow or enlarge your geographic coverage as you see fit.Disease-Tracking Tool May Help Both People and Wildlife
November 10, 2010–This growing database may help you identify emerging problems and patterns, and supplement what government and university personnel can track.EPA Proposes Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks, Buses
November 10, 2010–The standards, now in a 60-day comment period, cover three types of heavy trucks but would not apply to vehicles built before the 2014 model year.
Pavement Sealcoat Contaminates Lakes and Streams
November 10, 2010–A soon-to-be-published study has found elevated levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, probable human carcinogens toxic to fish and other aquatic life, in waterways are originating from coal tar-based pavement sealcoats.October 27, 2010
25,000 Abandoned Mines Are Just the Beginning
October 27, 2010–The BLM is documenting where the mines are, and ramping up efforts to mitigate threats from them, such as water contamination, traps for people and animals, and deteriorating old explosives lurking in some dark corners.
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