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CO2 Emissions Rise in Most States, But Some Buck Trend [1]

Carbon dioxide emission volumes, trends, and sources vary substantially by state, according to a report released Nov. 12, 2009, by the advocacy group Environment America.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Pollution [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study [7]

Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the US reveal widespread contamination by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Chemicals [9]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [10]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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Germ Killer, Largely Unregulated, Attracts New Concern for Wildlife [11]

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Features [12]
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Pollution [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Germ Killer, Largely Unregulated, Attracts New Concern for Wildlife [11]
EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards [13]

These communities will have to come up with plans for reducing fine particle pollution. Is yours one of them?
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Pollution [4]
Government [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards [13]
Coal Ash Data Waiting for Local Reporters [15]

Use this roundup of sources to write a probing story about the ash, slag, and sludge from coal-burning electric utilities — which containins heavy metals that can pollute water, and even bury people's houses.
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WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [9]
Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [4]
Government [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Coal Ash Data Waiting for Local Reporters [15]
Coal and Water – Do They Mix? [19]

Journalists around the US who cover water quality, as well as those who cover coal mining and/or Appalachia, will benefit from an analytical NYT series and databases, combined with a Sept. 11 EPA announcement about extended NPDES permit reviews.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [10]
Government [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Coal and Water – Do They Mix? [19]
EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early [20]

The rawness of the data, which will be analyzed and revised by EPA at a later date, means that, for now, reporters will need to do more of their own ground-truthing in order to use it.
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WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [9]
Pollution [4]
Government [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early [20]
GM Dropout Endangers Vehicle Mercury Switch Recycling Program [21]

The Associated Press reports "GM says mercury pollution not its problem anymore," defaulting on its dues payments just as the US government's cash-for-clunkers program is causing the retirement of many older vehicles.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [22]
Chemicals [9]
Pollution [4]
Waste [23]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about GM Dropout Endangers Vehicle Mercury Switch Recycling Program [21]
More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You? [24]

The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.
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TipSheet [2]
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Air [3]
Chemicals [9]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [4]
Government [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You? [24]
State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [26]

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Pollution [4]
Transportation [27]
Water & Oceans [10]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [26]

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