Publication Items

2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [1]

It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Food [6]
Forests [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up [14]

Mexico released a report condemning the border fence along the U.S. border as environmentally destructive.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Biodiversity [15]
Government [16]
Policy [17]
People & Population [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Region:
Mexico [20]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Sawmills Drop, Production Increases [21]

Report details how fewer sawmills in the US and Canada see higher production of wood products.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [22]
Forests [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Region:
Canada [23]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Special Year 2008 Look-Ahead: Environmental Refugees Grow in Numbers [24]

E-refugees grow in numbers, reflect threats to safety, security.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Disasters [27]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Region:
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Global Land Cover Map Said To Be Most Detailed Yet [29]

A new righ-resolution world map may add zing to land-use stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Region:
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Feds Continue To Tout Cooperative Conservation [30]

The Bush Interior Department is holding up 21 voluntary conservation projects as role models. Are any in your area? Do they deserve the hype?
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [31]

Should a deal for $200 million in tax breaks for a West Virginia coal-to-liquids plant be kept a secret from taxpayers and voters?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Natural Resources [8]
Environmental Politics [19]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Report: Lead from Hunting and Fishing Still Pollutes [34]

Hunters' lead shot and anglers' lead sinkers are still a pollution source, despite rules restricting them.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [35]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Report: Lead from Hunting and Fishing Still Pollutes [34]

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