Publication Items

Feds Begin Second Look at Energy Congestion [1]

The first round of the Department of Energy's national study of energy transmission corridor congestion drew quite a bit of heat in affected areas once the final congested-corridor designations were issued.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Lawyers Get Creative for Climate Change [6]

Some lawyers are trying new legal approaches to climate change litigation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate [7]

The battle to control news media and public perceptions of the climate change issue will heat up this week as the Senate prepares to start debate on the first major US legislation to address the problem of global climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate [7]
TOOLBOX: EPA Site Posts State-by-State Impaired Waters Data [11]

With a click or two, you can get to all the data about your state's waters which are too impaired for their designated uses.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: EPA Site Posts State-by-State Impaired Waters Data [11]
Teflon Woes Still Sticking to Food Packaging [13]

California may be jumping the gun on EPA's voluntary phase-out of PFCs in food packaging.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Teflon Woes Still Sticking to Food Packaging [13]
BLM and DOE Analyzing Western Solar [15]

As part of the federal effort to explore renewable energy sources, the BLM and Dept. of Energy are beginning to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for solar energy on BLM lands in six western states — AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, and UT.
Part of the PEIS will address 125 applications the BLM has received for solar development. BLM says the potential projects cover about 1 million acres, and could generate 70 billion watts of energy, enough to power about 20 million typical US homes.
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Public [5]
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Species Discoveries Are Part of the Biodiversity Story [16]

Scientists beat the bushes looking for species not yet recognized. The tally for 2007? It's 16,969.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [18]

As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [9]
Government [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [18]
21 US Cities Join Carbon Disclosure Project [20]

Some cities are joining big companies in disclosing publicly their greenhouse emissions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about 21 US Cities Join Carbon Disclosure Project [20]
Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [21]

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [9]
Government [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [21]

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