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Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 1) [1]

Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the first half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2) [8]

Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the second half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2) [8]
November 2008 Elections Include Many Environmental Measures [9]

In addition to casting their vote for president on Nov. 4, 2008, many people will be voting on environmental ballot measures of one type or another. At the state level, there are several dozen ballot measures related to issues such as agriculture, energy, or natural resources.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about November 2008 Elections Include Many Environmental Measures [9]
Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up [10]

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 [11]
Biodiversity [12]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
People & Population [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Region:
Mexico [15]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up [10]
Energy Company Applying for Major "Incidental Take" Permit [16]

A Fortune 500 energy company is applying for an "incidental take" permit that would allow it to kill endangered and threatened species that live on the largest swath of land ever covered by one permit.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Forests [19]
Biodiversity [12]
Policy [5]
Environmental Politics [14]
Region:
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Energy Company Applying for Major "Incidental Take" Permit [16]
Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [23]

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 [24]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Biodiversity [12]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Environmental Politics [14]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [23]
Nations Seek "Roadmap" to Post-Kyoto Climate Treaty at Bali [28]

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 [24]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Environmental Politics [14]
Region:
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Nations Seek "Roadmap" to Post-Kyoto Climate Treaty at Bali [28]
Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [30]

New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [24]
Air [31]
Planning & Growth [32]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [33]
Transportation [34]
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [30]
Smithsonian Adopts FOIA-Like Policies [35]

The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents held its first public meeting in 162 years November 17, 2008. This marks a move away from existing policies that have made the institution's meetings and records less open to public scrutiny than other federal entities.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Policy [5]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Smithsonian Adopts FOIA-Like Policies [35]
Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [38]

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 [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Forests [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Waste [39]
Government [4]
Military [40]
Policy [5]
Environmental Politics [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [38]

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