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Latest TipSheet Items
July 18, 2007
Act Against Invasives Expanding to Nurseries
July 18, 2007–The deliberate sale of invasive plants, through nurseries and similar venues, is one of the many routes through which they spread.Cash Crop: Native Grasses
July 18, 2007–Throughout the West, farmers' fields are covered in tall grass. That's not neglect - it's profitable.Federal and State Moves on Wolves Spur More Controversy
July 18, 2007–The long-running battle over the status of wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains is heading into another critical stretch.REPORT: Bush Admin Plan Ignores Air Transport Warming Impact
July 18, 2007–The Bush administration's strategic NextGen plan to enable the tripling of US air traffic ignores global warming, a report out today charges.July 4, 2007
Digg, Hugg, and Other Online Tools for the E-Beat
July 4, 2007–The media landscape is changing fast, sometimes in ways that can benefit environmental coverage and journalists.FED Report: Worrisome Overfishing Continues
July 4, 2007–More fish in US federal marine waters have become overfished, according to NOAA's annual assessment for 2006, released June 22, 2007Forest Service to Release Environmental Assessment for Fire Retardant
July 4, 2007–The US Forest Service is expected, possibly as soon as mid-July 2007, to release its environmental assessment for aerial applications of fire retardant.Sunscreen Safety: Avoiding the Long-Term "Burn"
July 4, 2007–It's summer, and the ozone layer isn't getting any thicker. So it's time to break out the sunscreen. Which brand will protect your health as well as ward off sunburn?Voluntary Program Targets Coastal Boating Pollution
July 4, 2007–A voluntary program designed to reduce nonpoint (diffuse) sources of coastal water pollution caused by boating has been slowly expanding since the late 1990s.June 20, 2007
Conflicts Emerging Over Wind Power
June 20, 2007–US wind-power capacity rose substantially again in 2006, boosting the cumulative total by 27%.
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