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White House Moves To Reinstate Bush-Suppressed Climate Reports [1]

Katharine Jacobs, chair of the forthcoming National Academy of Sciences report on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change and a professor at the University of Arizona, will head up the effort to reinstate the National Assessment — with new emphasis on adaptation.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Climate Change [3]
Government [4]
Science [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Will Off-Record White House Meetings with Coal Lobby Stifle Ash Regs? [8]

After an October 2009 EPA proposal to regulate coal ash, documents show coal industry officials started meeting with OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and soon EPA announced it was postponing proposal of the coal-ash regulation.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Energy & Fuel [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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20% of Chemicals in Commerce Claim To Be 'Trade Secrets' [11]

Washington Post reporter Lyndsey Layton writes about the thousands of chemicals exempted from EPA screening for potential harm to the environment and public health — and the three-decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that renders it possible, in the interest of protecting manufacturers' bottom lines.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Economy & Business [12]
Chemicals [13]
Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
Environmental Health [15]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Localizing Recovery Act Spending Is Getting Easier [16]

Use OMB Watch's user-friendly database to track environmentally-related funds in many ways, such as type of project, affiliated federal or state agency, location, dollar amounts, and number of contracts awarded.
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TipSheet [17]
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Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
- Read more about Localizing Recovery Act Spending Is Getting Easier [16]
EPA Proposes More Monitors for Airborne Lead [18]

Spurred in part by a petition filed in January 2009, the Agency's new rule, if finalized, could add approximately 240 monitors in about 40 states near known lead emission sources.
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TipSheet [17]
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Chemicals [13]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
- Read more about EPA Proposes More Monitors for Airborne Lead [18]
Mapping Tool Allows New Way To Cover EPA Enforcement Actions [19]

With data on ~4,600 civil and criminal enforcement actions in fiscal year 2009, you can determine trends by state and EPA Region for type and extent of enforcement; track down enforcement actions in areas of interest to your audience; and serve as a starting point for stories that are seemingly unrelated to an enforcement action.
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TipSheet [17]
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Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
- Read more about Mapping Tool Allows New Way To Cover EPA Enforcement Actions [19]
Feds Release New Info on Climate-Plant Connections [20]

Research and policy discussions are focusing on both natural plant systems and domesticated ones, especially agriculture — one possible effect being shifts in water availability.
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TipSheet [17]
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Climate Change [3]
Biodiversity [21]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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After Copenhagen: Many Climate Stories at Home Still Unwritten [22]

For journalists not lucky enough to go to the Copenhagen climate talks, the good news is that climate will be news at home and abroad for years to come. Many regional, state, and local climate stories are still waiting to be written.
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TipSheet [17]
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Climate Change [3]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
- Read more about After Copenhagen: Many Climate Stories at Home Still Unwritten [22]
Senate Judiciary Panel OKs Shield Law, Sends Bill to Floor [23]

There is no word yet on when the full Senate will take it up. The House has already passed a different shield bill — raising hopes that one could become law during this Congress.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
- Read more about Senate Judiciary Panel OKs Shield Law, Sends Bill to Floor [23]
TRI Analysis Offers State-Level Toxics Info [24]

It's easier to see trends now, and the analysis includes state-by-state fact sheets summarizing statistics for the year, as well as contacts at state agencies.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Chemicals [13]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
- Read more about TRI Analysis Offers State-Level Toxics Info [24]

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