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Urban Forest Projects Address Energy, Health, Education, More [1]

Organizations in IL, NY, and TX received substantial funding from the US Forest Service so they can work on projects related to urban forests. The products and efforts are available for use by others around the country, making them of interest to any journalist covering urban environmental or health issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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FWS Proposes To Expand Hunting at 10 Wildlife Refuges [8]

Hunting, under certain conditions, is already allowed at more than 300 of the 553 sites in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Contact local environmental, animal rights, and hunting groups for opinions for or against these proposals that would allow additional species to be killed at 10 refuges in 8 states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [9]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Central U.S. Is Home to Miscanthus Biomass Crop Projects [13]

The US Dept. of Agriculture is providing financial support for farmers to grow the grass in four project areas in four states. The goal is to substantially increase production of the crop, and USDA estimates about 4,000 jobs will be created.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [14]
Agriculture [15]
Region:
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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41 New Trails Span About 650 Miles [17]

Just in time for summer, 41 new segments of the US National Recreation Trails system in AL, AR, CT, FL, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NM, OK, PA, TN, and WV, covering about 650 land and water miles in 17 states, are open for business. These are part of a much larger system of about 1,100 trails spanning 13,000 miles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [18]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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BUREC Predicts Climate Impacts on Western Waters [19]

The Bureau of Reclamation report says major changes often are expected, with the magnitude varying substantially by location. The data and information provided allow you to dig into the details to some degree for the watersheds of interest to your audience.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [20]
Climate Change [21]
Region:
California [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Wisconsin: Another Case Pits Freedom of Information Against Academic Freedom [24]

A top Wisconsin Republican party official on March 17 filed a request under the state's freedom-of-information law for emails written by University of Wisconsin's William J. Cronon, after the professor blogged about the American Legislative Exchange Council, an anti-regulatory group that lobbies state legislatures.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [25]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
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Public [7]
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EPA Lists Counties Likely To Violate Lead Standard [26]

Counties, currently in 12 states with more likely to be added next year as a result of new lead monitors, must take steps within five years to meet the standard.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [27]
Pollution [28]
Government [29]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
California [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [30]

The National Trails system, already stretching more than 12,500 miles, expands with the addition of 31 more trails totalling 716 miles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [18]
Transportation [31]
Government [29]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [32]

Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Economy & Business [34]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
California [22]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations [35]

The 48 mines are also linked by the fact that most of their owners have been legally delaying action on the violations through appeals of the citations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is faced with a backlog of approximately 16,000 appeals.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [36]
Natural Resources [18]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
California [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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