Natural Resources

"Departments to Toughen Standards for Mining"

"The Obama administration said Thursday that it would toughen standards for mountaintop-removal coal mining but would not end the practice as some environmental groups had hoped."

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Source: NYTimes, 06/12/2009

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New Trails Are in 13 States

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.

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"Canada Plans Massive Expansion of Northern Park"

"Canada plans to expand one of its most prized parks to more than six times its current size in a move to help protect the habitats of grizzly bears, caribou and other species...."

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Source: Reuters, 06/10/2009

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Obama Openness Promise Still Unfulfilled at MSHA

The Mine Safety and Health Administration still denies FOIA requests, including one filed in Oct. 2008 by mine safety attorney Tony Oppegard for some witness statements.

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Salazar Promises To Revitalize Everglades

Touring the Everglades by airboat, Interior Secretary Salazar promised more federal funds to restore them.

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Source: Miami Herald, 05/29/2009

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WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste

Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.

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"Obama's EPA Clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits"

"The Obama administration has cleared more than three-dozen new mountaintop removal permits for issuance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, drawing quick criticism from environmental groups"

05/18/2009

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July 20, 2009 to July 24, 2009

3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration

Highlighted large scale ecosystem restorations will include the Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Louisiana, Everglades, Great Lakes, Lower Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay and Delta.

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June 19, 2009 to June 20, 2009

First Annual Mountain Aid Benefit Concert

This fundraising event is dedicated to ending mountaintop removal and "creating a clean energy future." Speakers include Judy Bonds, Ed Wiley, Maria Gunnoe and Larry Gibson.

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"Michigan Wetlands at Risk in Budget Crisis"

"Environmentalists fear that as many as a million acres of wetlands will fall victim to a confusing patchwork of local rules that will leave them vulnerable to destruction if money for Michigan's protection program dries up."

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Source: Detroit News, 05/12/2009

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