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Mixed Bag on Recent Air Pollution Trends [1]

As the summer smog season begins, several sources can help you provide better coverage of this serious health and environmental issue.
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Air [3]
Pollution [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Report on Manufacturers' Energy Use Details Data, Policy [7]

Manufacturing is a large consumer of energy.
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Energy & Fuel [8]
Pollution [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

New EPA Soot Rule: State Plans Coming Next [9]

On March 29, 2007, EPA finalized the Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule.
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Air [3]
Pollution [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Funding Shortfalls May Impede State Pollution Enforcement [10]

Although acknowledging that their calculations are not comprehensive, an advocacy group has concluded that at least 18 states, and possibly 14 others, are significantly undercollecting fees for permitted air pollution.
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Air [3]
Pollution [4]
Environmental Politics [11]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Toxic Releases Increase in 2005 [12]

EPA released its Toxics Release Inventory data for 2005 on March 22, 2007; Suzanne Ackerman, 202-564-7819, or main media number, 202-564-4355.
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Pollution [4]
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2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [13]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Studies [14]
Food [15]
Forests [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [4]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [20]

New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
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Climate Change [21]
Air [3]
Planning & Growth [22]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Pollution [4]
Transportation [23]
Policy [24]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [25]

New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.
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TipSheet [2]
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Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Pollution [4]
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Canada [26]
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20 U.S. States, Canada and Mexico Have Dead Zones [27]

The Gulf waters off of Louisiana aren't the only US area burdened by a "dead zone." There are similar, smaller areas with short- or long-term oxygen depletion off the shores of 20 states, as well as Canada and Mexico.
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Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [19]
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Canada [26]
National (U.S.) [5]
Mexico [28]
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Public [6]

EPA Updating Science for SO2 [29]

After recently issuing highly controversial updates for two of the main criteria air pollutants — fine particulates and ozone — EPA is in the midst of its review of two others.
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