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"Montana Coal Railroad Line Faces Federal Review" [1]

"BILLINGS, Mont. -- Eastern Montana residents will weigh in this week on a proposed 83-mile coal railroad with the potential to usher in a dramatic expansion of mining in the state and increase exports of the fuel to Asia."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Source: AP [7], 11/13/2012

Traveling Florida’s Lost Wildlife Highways [8]

Freelance writer and photographer Roger Archibald tells the tale of the 2012 Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition, which sought to reclaim a tenuous natural migratory route that the state’s surviving endemic wildlife might once again follow.

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Natural Resources [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Transportation [4]
Wildlife [13]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
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Public [5]

"Climate Change Forecast: More Drought, Lower Great Lakes Water Levels" [15]

"Climate change is expected to drop water levels in the Great Lakes, experts said Wednesday. Levels could drop anywhere from a few inches to several feet as water evaporates in the drought conditions."

Climate Change [16]
Transportation [4]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Source: Medill [19], 10/11/2012

Corps OKs $2.9 Billion MR-GO Restoration Plan, With 35% State Share [20]

"The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday approved a $2.9 billion plan to restore wetlands destroyed by construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. But the corps continues to demand that

Natural Resources [11]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [21], 10/04/2012

Great Lakes: "Low Waters and High Anxiety" [22]

25 Senators are asking the White House to spend more money on dredging harbors and channels -- a special problem in the Great Lakes, where near-record low water levels caused by drought and possibly climate change are costing shippers money.

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Politics [3]
Transportation [4]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Green/NYT [25], 09/25/2012

Can You Find Local Stories in FAA Wildlife Strike Database? [26]

Should passengers taking off from — or landing at — your local airport worry about bird strikes? You can find information leading to a few answers in the Federal Aviation Administration's online, searchable FAA Wildlife Strike Database.

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Wildlife [13]
Transportation [4]
Disasters [28]
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Public [5]

More Secret CRS Backgrounders Written at Public Expense [29]

The Congressional Research Service regularly produces objective and informative background material on matters of interest to environmental journalists. Because Congress refuses to release these reports to the public, the WatchDog links to leaked versions published by the Project on Government Secrecy of the Federation of American Scientists.

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Government [30]
Climate Change [16]
Military [31]
Transportation [4]
Water & Oceans [17]
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Public [5]
October 3, 2012 to October 5, 2012

SXSW Eco Conference on Sustainability [32]

In its second year, SXSW Eco is a three-day conference in Austin, TX addressing the need for a concerted, cross sector approach to solving the recognized challenges facing the economy, the environment and civil society.

Other Events [33]
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Wildlife [13]
Water & Oceans [17]
Waste [34]
Transportation [4]
Technology [35]
Science [36]
Pollution [37]
Natural Resources [11]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Health [40]
Forests [41]
Food [42]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Environmental Health [44]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Economy & Business [23]
Climate Change [16]
Chemicals [45]
Biodiversity [46]
Air [47]
Agriculture [48]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress [50]

Media are invited to cover the IUCN World Conservation Congress for free, either in person or virtually. Held every four years, the 2025 event takes place in Abu Dhabi with five themes.

Professional Meetings [51]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Food [42]
Forests [41]
Government [30]
Health [40]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Natural Resources [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
People & Population [53]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [54]
Pollution [37]
Technology [35]
Transportation [4]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [13]
Region: 
International [55]
Middle East [56]
April 9, 2013 to April 13, 2013

AAG Annual Meeting [57]

Get the latest in research and applications in environment, energy, climate, sustainability, and health GIS at the Association of American Geographers annual gathering in Los Angeles.

Professional Meetings [51]
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Public [5]
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Wildlife [13]
Water & Oceans [17]
Transportation [4]
Planning & Growth [12]
People & Population [53]
Natural Resources [11]
Environmental Studies [58]
Environmental Health [44]
Disasters [28]
Climate Change [16]
Agriculture [48]
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California [59]

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