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TOOLBOX: A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases [1]

One tool to help tell shady lawyers from shiny is the recently updated, free, searchable online compilation at llrx.com.

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Forest Service Gags Employees, Belies Obama Openness Vow [7]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility obtained and disclosed a USFS memo ordering its law enforcement personnel not to talk to reporters about anything without first getting clearance from its Washington director and press office.

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Forests [8]
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Judge Backs Chevron's Grab for Documentary Out-takes in Ecuador Case [10]

A federal district judge in New York ordered film-maker Joe Berlinger to turn over more than 600 hours of raw footage from his documentary "Crude," about a lawsuit by natives in Ecuador charging Chevron with polluting the Amazon rainforest there.

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Energy & Fuel [11]
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International [14]
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Air Pollution: EPA Proposes Tougher Industrial Boiler Regs [16]

The proposed air toxics standards cover emissions from three types of combustion sources and address emissions of mercury, cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and other pollutants.

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Air [18]
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Waste [19]
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May 19, 2010

2010 National Wetlands Awards [20]

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.

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Climate Change [22]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Planning & Growth [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
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Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Activism [27]
Biodiversity [28]
Policy [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Science [31]
Wildlife [32]
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May 19, 2010

Resilient Wetlands = Prosperous Economies: How Restoring and Conserving Wetlands Support Economic Productivity [33]

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 [34]
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Climate Change [22]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Economy & Business [35]
Planning & Growth [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
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Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Activism [27]
Biodiversity [28]
Government [9]
Policy [29]
Science [31]
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Louisiana Mulls Bill To Quash Tulane's Environmental Law Clinic [36]

"Law clinics at universities across Louisiana fear a state senator's proposal could force them to close, leaving their impoverished clients without free legal services in cases ranging from child support to water pollution."

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May 13, 2010

ENERGY STAR Gets the Spotlight [39]

A recent GAO report indicates the ENERGY STAR product certification process is vulnerable to fraud and abuse. The Environmental Law Institute brings together a panel of EPA and DOE reps with commentators who will discuss the impacts to energy efficiency and the roles of consumers, investors, and the manufacturing bottom line.

Professional Meetings [40]
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Supreme Court Tosses Overbroad Cruelty Video Law [42]

SEJ and other journalism groups had urged the court to strike down the sweeping law that could criminalize ordinary journalistic investigations meant to expose and end animal cruelty.

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April 27, 2010

The Supreme Court Revisits NEPA: A Post-Argument Panel on Monsanto v. Geertson Farms [43]

Immediately following oral argument before the Supreme Court on April 27, the Environmental Law Institute will gather attorneys involved in the case for a panel discussion about the argument, their impressions of how the Court will resolve the case, its political and legal context, and implications for the future use of injunctions in environmental cases.

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