Publication Items

Funding Shortfalls May Impede State Pollution Enforcement [1]

Although acknowledging that their calculations are not comprehensive, an advocacy group has concluded that at least 18 states, and possibly 14 others, are significantly undercollecting fees for permitted air pollution.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Pollution [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Toxic Releases Increase in 2005 [8]

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.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Toxic Releases Increase in 2005 [8]
Plug-In Hybrids: Technology Rolls Closer to Reality [9]

In alternative-fuel transport circles, the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is the current Holy Grail.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [10]
Transportation [11]
Technology [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Plug-In Hybrids: Technology Rolls Closer to Reality [9]
Opencongress.Org Simplifies Following Congress, Bills [13]

Often, the workings of the federal legislature appear to be "hiding in plain sight," obscured by arcane, cumbersome language and information systems.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Opencongress.Org Simplifies Following Congress, Bills [13]
Insurance and Climate Change: Where Can We Afford to Live? [15]

You may never have thought it possible, but thanks to climate change insurance has become an exciting - even compelling - story.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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La Nina's Return May Lead to More Hurricanes and Drought [17]

The short-lived El Nino pattern of 2006-2007 is likely already transitioning to a La Nina pattern, NOAA officials said Feb. 28, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about La Nina's Return May Lead to More Hurricanes and Drought [17]
Scramble Is on To Cope With Honeybee Decimation [19]

During the past two years, and especially since last fall, strong hints of far greater than normal die-offs (of honeybees) have been appearing all over the country, in at least 24 states (map of affected states).
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Food [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Scramble Is on To Cope With Honeybee Decimation [19]
2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [21]

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.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Studies [22]
Food [20]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [4]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about 2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [21]
Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up [27]

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 [24]
Biodiversity [28]
Government [14]
Policy [29]
People & Population [30]
Environmental Politics [5]
Region:
Mexico [31]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up [27]
Sawmills Drop, Production Increases [32]

Report details how fewer sawmills in the US and Canada see higher production of wood products.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [33]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Region:
Canada [34]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Sawmills Drop, Production Increases [32]

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