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States Have Major Differences in "Net Metering" Policies [1]

"Net metering" for selling excess wind or solar energy to utilities shows great variability among states.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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IPCC To Release Climate Change Synthesis Report Nov. 16 [8]

The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change" is expected to be released Nov. 16, 2007, during a Nov. 12-17 gathering in Valencia, Spain.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region: 
International [10]
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Public [7]
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Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start [11]

After years of wrangling, and little significant action, federal legislative efforts addressing greenhouse gases and climate change are beginning to crystallize.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
  • Read more about Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start [11]

Congress Pushing Mining Law Update [13]

Another effort to revamp the US General Mining Act of 1872 is under way. The House on Nov. 1, 2007, passed by a 244-166 margin a bill that for the first time would collect for the U.S. Treasury royalties for mining "hard rock" minerals on federally owned lands.
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TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Ten Key Stories for 2002 That May Be Overlooked [14]

Stories that we think will have great impact on the lives of Americans, but which we suspect will slip "under the radar" because of war-related media inattention.
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TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [15]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Journalism & Media [18]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
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Public [7]
  • Read more about SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [15]

Bush Pushes Flurry of Last-Minute Regulations [20]

As it leaves office, the Bush administration is rushing to complete regulations that will bind the Obama administration.
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Laws & Regulations [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate [21]

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 [9]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [22]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [24]

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.
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Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [23]
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