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"Michigan Wetlands at Risk in Budget Crisis" [1]

"Environmentalists fear that as many as a million acres of wetlands will fall victim to a confusing patchwork of local rules that will leave them vulnerable to destruction if money for Michigan's protection program dries up."
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: Detroit News [5], 05/12/2009

Farmers v. Enviros Over CA Wilderness [6]

"SAN FRANCISCO -- A Bay Area oyster cannery in an estuary slated to become a federal wilderness area is at the heart of a battle pitting proponents of fishing and local food production against environmental advocates."
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
California [7]
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes [8], 05/08/2009

"Most Endangered Rivers" List To Be Released April 7 [9]

The conservation group American Rivers publishes an annual list of rivers endangered by dams, pollution, mining projects, and other threats they believe require urgent action.
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TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [2]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [3]

"Alaskan Lake's Fate Could Echo Across Continent" [14]

Test Teaser
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [16], 03/25/2009

"EPA Says It Could Block Mountaintop Coal Permits" [17]

EPA, in a surprise move, is asserting its Clean Water Act authority over mountaintop removal mining permits.
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Source: Reuters [19], 03/25/2009

Nation's First Investigative Reporter Drilled Deep On Big Oil [20]


By STEVE WEINBERG

Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [2]
Journalism & Media [21]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [3]

Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas [22]

The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Forests [25]
Natural Resources [2]
Transportation [26]
Water & Oceans [12]
Biodiversity [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
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SEJournal Spring 2000, Vol. 10 No. 1 [29]

In this issue: Smog lingers over Houston–media muddle Bush's record as air progress slows; Green space may calm and cool us; Journalists probe environmental justice issues; Land use in the West; The award-winning beryllium story; Montana mine's toxic legacy; Tracking campaign cash; What was behind EPA blackout? and more. Download the PDF here.

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SEJournal Online [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [27]
Chemicals [31]
Government [32]
Natural Resources [2]
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Public [3]

Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Turns 40 [33]

On Oct. 2, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act turns 40. How are your local rivers faring? Here's a collection of ideas, sources, and resources for river-related stories.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [2]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [3]

2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [35]

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 [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [36]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Studies [37]
Food [38]
Forests [25]
Natural Resources [2]
Pollution [11]
Waste [39]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [3]

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