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"Climate Change Equals More Mexican Migration: Study" [1]

"Continued climate change will drive Mexican farm workers to migrate to the United States in greater numbers, environmental experts predicted on Monday."
 

Climate Change [2]
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mexico [7]
Source: Reuters [8], 07/27/2010

New Federal Web Site Pulls Together Coastal Info [9]

NOAA's "State of the Coast" contains both quick facts and detailed information regarding this 95,000-mile-long zone and all the players involved. It generally addresses longer-term issues, such as environmental degradation, climate, hazards, economics, and demographics.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [11]
Planning & Growth [3]
Water & Oceans [12]
Government [13]
People & Population [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Extreme Heat Events Worse in Sprawling Cities [14]

A study was published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that the most sprawling US cities have 2.6 times the risk of deadly extreme heat events than those with the least sprawl — regardless of the population, location, or rate of growth of an urban area.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Feds Have Sent Nearly $650 Million to Private Forest Owners [15]

The USFS Forest Legacy Program has awarded a total of $72 million to 36 property owners in 33 states and territories to apply conservation easements to their land, with the goal of preventing development or other uses of the land that would reduce its forest value.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [11]
Planning & Growth [3]
Forests [16]
Government [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
May 19, 2010

2010 National Wetlands Awards [17]

Senator Benjamin Cardin (MD) will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 National Wetlands Award ceremony to be held on May 19 on Capitol Hill. In addition U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will be on hand to present one of the six awards.

Awards and Grants [18]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Planning & Growth [3]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [12]
Activism [23]
Biodiversity [24]
Policy [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Science [27]
Wildlife [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
May 19, 2010

Resilient Wetlands = Prosperous Economies: How Restoring and Conserving Wetlands Support Economic Productivity [29]

Preceding this year’s National Wetlands Awards Ceremony, the Environmental Law Institute will host a panel discussion that will include a look at new wetland restoration efforts, collecting data to show economic benefits, developments on greenhouse gas offsets, and how to adapt and protect wetlands from future loss.

News Events & Press Conferences [30]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Economy & Business [11]
Planning & Growth [3]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [12]
Activism [23]
Biodiversity [24]
Government [13]
Policy [25]
Science [27]
Wildlife [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
April 22, 2010

U of Toronto's Centre for Environment Research Day [31]

On Earth Day, the University of Toronto will host a free presentation of research conducted by members of its Centre for Environment.

News Events & Press Conferences [30]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Health [33]
Pollution [22]
Science [27]
Region: 
International [34]
Canada [35]
March 11, 2010

Arctic Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning and the Role of the Arctic People [36]

The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and the Environmental Law Institute bring together representatives of Arctic communities and federal agencies to begin a national conversation on the rights, traditions, and experiences of the Arctic people; existing co-management practices; competing management imperatives; and how to build from the existing system toward an Arctic marine spatial planning framework.

Professional Meetings [37]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Planning & Growth [3]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Natural Resources [38]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Water & Oceans [12]
Government [13]
People & Population [4]
Science [27]
Region: 
Alaska and Hawaii [39]

Group Is Releasing Improved Conservation Lands Information [40]

The Trust for Public Land's updated online database includes mapping and a finer level of detail, such as information at the county and parcel levels, for some but not all states as yet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Natural Resources [38]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

"Portland Promotes Urban Cycling, But Costs Will Be High" [41]

"The eco-conscious city plans to build more than 680 miles of new bikeways in the coming two decades at a cost of $613 million."

Planning & Growth [3]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
Source: Portland Oregonian [43], 02/05/2010

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