Publication Items

Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [1]

The public comment period for a long-delayed EIS draft designating energy corridors in 11 Western states is open.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Government [6]
Policy [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [1]
Nations Seek "Roadmap" to Post-Kyoto Climate Treaty at Bali [13]

Post-Kyoto climate change negotiations began in earnest in Bali, Indonesia, to prepare for the next iteration of world consensus on the topic.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [6]
Policy [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
International [15]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Nations Seek "Roadmap" to Post-Kyoto Climate Treaty at Bali [13]
Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [16]

New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Air [17]
Planning & Growth [18]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [19]
Transportation [20]
Policy [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [16]
Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [22]

US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Forests [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Waste [25]
Government [6]
Military [26]
Policy [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [22]
Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [27]

New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [17]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [19]
Region:
Canada [28]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [27]
Some States Win, Some Lose with Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs [29]

Compact fluorescent lighting reduces energy use, but what's the trade-off in mercury exposure via broken bulbs and disposal? Now a team of Yale scientists has estimated where there will be a net increase or decrease in mercury emissions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [17]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Health [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Some States Win, Some Lose with Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs [29]
Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon [31]

The future of alternative energy development in coastal US waters will likely become clearer at the end of March 2007, when a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be released.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon [31]
FEDS Set Stage for Geothermal Development [32]

The Dept. of Interior released its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for geothermal energy on Oct. 22, 2008
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about FEDS Set Stage for Geothermal Development [32]
Can "Smart Grids" Really Help? [33]

"Smart grids" are packages of technologies and services that allow two-way communication between homes and utilities, as well as between various parts of regional power distribution systems.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Can "Smart Grids" Really Help? [33]
Supreme Court Case Could Affect Nearly 550 Power Plants [34]

On Dec. 2, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could decide whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) allows EPA to weigh costs and benefits when determining the best technology available for the cooling water intake structures at existing power plants.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Water & Oceans [35]
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Supreme Court Case Could Affect Nearly 550 Power Plants [34]

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