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FEDS Announce Preferred Colorado River Plan [1]

The Bureau of Reclamation announced on June 18, 2007, its preferred management option for the Colorado River basin during drought conditions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Conflicts Emerging Over Wind Power [6]

US wind-power capacity rose substantially again in 2006, boosting the cumulative total by 27%.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Conflicts Emerging Over Wind Power [6]
Mixed News for Great Lakes [9]

US and Canadian government agencies acknowledged the glass is only half full with the June 7, 2007, release of their State of the Great Lakes Highlights Report.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [10]
Region:
Canada [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Mixed News for Great Lakes [9]
Team Trying to Predict Detailed Hurricane Locations and Losses [13]

With hurricane season once again upon us, you may find it beneficial to check out an interesting new alternative information source.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Team Trying to Predict Detailed Hurricane Locations and Losses [13]
Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease [15]

As campers and picnickers head outdoors in greater numbers for the summer season, many government agencies are urging them to not bring their own firewood.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [16]
Region:
Canada [11]
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease [15]
Group Provides Fast Access to Money-Politics Connection [17]

Another resource for tracking the influence of money on US politics was announced May 16, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Group Provides Fast Access to Money-Politics Connection [17]
Mercury: The Dark Side of Energy-Efficient Lighting [19]

Around the world, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are widely touted — and sometimes required — as energy-efficient replacements for standard incandescent bulbs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [20]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Region:
International [21]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Mercury: The Dark Side of Energy-Efficient Lighting [19]
Mexican Rice Shipments Cause Stir Over U.S. Genetic Engineering [22]

Greenpeace Mexico revealed what the federal Health Secretariat knew since October: that 47 of 51 samples of US rice import shipments tested positive for contamination.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Food [23]
Region:
Mexico [24]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Mexican Rice Shipments Cause Stir Over U.S. Genetic Engineering [22]
Environmental Reports Offer Baseline Info [25]

After more than four years of work, EPA has released what may be its final draft of its Report on the Environment.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Environmental Reports Offer Baseline Info [25]
Levee Threats Gaining Attention [27]

Recent levee failures in Colorado and Missouri have provided still more examples of the fragility of thousands of miles of US levees.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Levee Threats Gaining Attention [27]

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