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Latest TipSheet Items
May 12, 2010
Air Pollution: EPA Proposes Tougher Industrial Boiler Regs
May 12, 2010–The proposed air toxics standards cover emissions from three types of combustion sources and address emissions of mercury, cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and other pollutants.
EPA Makes Water Polluters A Little Easier To Track
May 12, 2010–A new Web tool summarizes by state the number of smaller dischargers whose actions have been reviewed, the number that had a serious violation of their permit, and the number against whom a state took enforcement action.Feds Have Sent Nearly $650 Million to Private Forest Owners
May 12, 2010–The USFS Forest Legacy Program has awarded a total of $72 million to 36 property owners in 33 states and territories to apply conservation easements to their land, with the goal of preventing development or other uses of the land that would reduce its forest value.Greenwashers, Beware: FTC Updating Its "Green Guides"
May 12, 2010–The 2010 update to the Federal Trade Commission's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims is expected to feature new guidance for marketing carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates, green packaging, textiles, building products, and building.Russian Olives and Tamarisk Get A Little Federal Love
May 12, 2010–A new report by the US Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, other federal agencies, and university experts says the water-hogging reputation of the two species has little merit, but found that effects on wildlife are mixed.April 28, 2010
Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards
April 28, 2010–Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations
April 28, 2010–The 48 mines are also linked by the fact that most of their owners have been legally delaying action on the violations through appeals of the citations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is faced with a backlog of approximately 16,000 appeals.
Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease
April 28, 2010–Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.Surefire Stories Near You: Start with Superfund Data Tools
April 28, 2010–US EPA's "National Priorities List" includes about 1,280 of the nation's worst sites. But there are tens of thousands of sites not on the NPL, and finding them is fairly easy.April 14, 2010
April 22 Earth Day Sparks Local Stories
April 14, 2010–Here are several resources for localizing this 40th anniversary event.
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