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Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law [1]

Critics of the US General Mining Act of 1872 are hopeful that the law, which was crafted at a time when the priority was encouraging mining in a largely unsettled West, will finally be revamped.
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Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [7]

The extended deadline for temporary regulations addressing the security of thousands of chemical facilities expires Oct. 4, 2009. If Congress doesn't enact new legislation, business may continue as usual. But there is a possibility that Congress will act this year.
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Chemicals [8]
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"Draft Executive Order Aims to Curb Floodplain Development" [9]

"The White House is crafting an executive order aimed at toughening federal policies restricting the construction of dams, levees, roads and other structures in flood-prone areas."
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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [10], 07/22/2009

In B.C., Freedom of Information May Not Be Free [11]

"Crown copyright" may be emerging in British Columbia as a way for a government claiming openness to subvert freedom-of-information law.
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Canada [14]
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SEC Poised To Mandate Climate Risk Disclosure by Firms [15]

Federal regulators may require corporations to assess and reveal how the effects of climate change may impact their financial health.
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Climate Change [16]
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Dole Sues "Bananas!" Film-Maker For Defamation [17]

Showing of the film, depicting purported harm and claims of sterility by Nicaraguan plantation workers, went ahead at the Los Angeles Film Festival, even though an April 2009 Superior Court ruled that those claims were fraudulent.
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Agriculture [18]
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California [20]
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August 12, 2009

DEADLINE: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Energy Solutions [21]

This all-expenses-paid conference will convene September 20-22 at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State's Institute for Energy and the Environment, and Battelle.
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Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [23]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]

"White House Begins Rewriting Army Corps' Project Guidelines" [26]

"The White House is rewriting standards for federal water projects, widening 26-year-old rules that guide the Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to consider environmental and social goals as well as economic ones."
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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [27], 07/15/2009

Rockefeller Introduces Bill To Outlaw Bayer Chem-Secrecy Ruse [28]

Rockefeller's bill keeps FOIA exemptions for real security information, but forbids using the "sensitive security information" stamp.
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High Court To Rule on Whether "Animal Cruelty" Is Exempt From 1st Amendment [31]

This case may make it illegal for journalists to cover animal cruelty cases like the Michael Vicks dogfighting prosecution — or even to shoot investigative video of out-of-season fishing.
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