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Toxic Releases Increase in 2005 [1]

EPA released its Toxics Release Inventory data for 2005 on March 22, 2007; Suzanne Ackerman, 202-564-7819, or main media number, 202-564-4355.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [6]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Food [10]
Forests [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [3]
Waste [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about 2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [6]
Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [15]

New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [16]
Air [7]
Planning & Growth [17]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Pollution [3]
Transportation [18]
Policy [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [15]
Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [20]

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 [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Pollution [3]
Region:
Canada [21]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [20]
20 U.S. States, Canada and Mexico Have Dead Zones [22]

The Gulf waters off of Louisiana aren't the only US area burdened by a "dead zone." There are similar, smaller areas with short- or long-term oxygen depletion off the shores of 20 states, as well as Canada and Mexico.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
Canada [21]
National (U.S.) [4]
Mexico [23]
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Public [5]
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EPA Updating Science for SO2 [24]

After recently issuing highly controversial updates for two of the main criteria air pollutants — fine particulates and ozone — EPA is in the midst of its review of two others.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [7]
Pollution [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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"Red, White, and...Green?" Eco Wine Tastes Like a Good Story [25]

For many reporters, eco wine can be an intensely local story. While not every state has vineyards, viticulture has spread way beyond California in recent decades.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Food [10]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [14]
Journalism & Media [26]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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New GAO Report Suggests EPA Doesn't Have a Clue on CAFO Toxics [27]

A Congressional watchdog is saying efforts to exempt feedlot air emissions from standard EPA toxics reporting are based on little or no information.
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WatchDog TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [7]
Pollution [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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6-Year Study of Western Parks Contamination Due Soon [29]

The results of a 6-year study of more than 150 contaminants in representative western US national parks are expected to be released shortly.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [3]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
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Public [5]
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Studies Zoom in on Mississippi River Basin and Gulf Polluters [32]

Two new studies have shed light on some of the primary culprits in the degradation of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
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Public [5]
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