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Oyster Populations Have Plummeted in US and Globally [1]

Down about 85% from their levels around 130 years ago, according to researchers from the US, China, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia, the decimation of native oysters — a contributor to healthy ecosystems and an indicator of ecosystem health — has largely been caused by overharvesting, disease, and introduction of exotic species.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Food [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Biodiversity [6]
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Public [7]
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Minerals Extraction Affects Many Beats [8]

With the US now 99-100% dependent on foreign countries for 20 of the 90 or so mineral commodities covered in a new USGS report, there are plenty of opportunities for you to concurrently cover the environment, business, national security, and crime.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [9]
Economy & Business [10]
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Public [7]
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First of Many Potential Offshore Wind Power Sites Identified [11]

After participating in an 8-year struggle to get offshore wind development approved in Massachusetts waters, federal officials are pushing for expedited reviews and approvals in a rapidly growing number of other US coastal areas.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
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Public [7]
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"How to Cool the Planet" and "Hack the Planet" [13]

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BookShelf [14]
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Public [7]
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Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response [15]

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Reporters Toolbox [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [17]
Planning & Growth [18]
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Public [7]
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Tiny Bits of Silver, Used As Bacteria-Eaters, Emerge As New Health Concern [19]

Rae Tyson reports there may well be a connection between odor-resistant socks and an emerging health and environmental concern.

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Backgrounders [20]
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Health [21]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
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Public [7]
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Would You Friend House Energy on Facebook? Or Poke Them? [24]

You can easily find the Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr accounts of committees, federal agencies, and others on the Government & Social Media Wiki. As in the real world, however, the existence of these channels may not necessarily mean they carry any substantial information.
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WatchDog TipSheet [25]
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Government [26]
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Public [7]
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Enviros Claim "Secret Plan" To Use Weapons Plutonium in Reactors [27]

The environmental group Friends of the Earth got the information that an electric utility wants to use surplus weapons plutonium in a commercial power reactor through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Energy Department.
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WatchDog TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Military [28]
Energy & Fuel [12]
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Public [7]
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Wikileaks Cables Confirm Secret US-China Climate Talks [29]

The massive trove of diplomatic cables disclosed by Wikileaks disclosed one of the Obama administration's darkest environmental secrets — that the U.S. held secret diplomatic talks on climate change during the run-up to the December 2009 Copenhagen meeting.
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WatchDog TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [30]
Climate Change [31]
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National (U.S.) [32]
Asia [33]
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Public [7]
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Issa's Push on Homeland Security FOIA Raises Worries [34]

The House Oversight Committee Chair's method of investigating whether DHS was politically screening its responses to FOIA requests has at least one member of his committee worried about the privacy of the FOIA requesters due to Issa's demand for specifics of information.
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WatchDog TipSheet [25]
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Laws & Regulations [35]
Government [26]
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Public [7]
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