Biodiversity

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Public [8]

Source: Wash Post [10], 05/28/2010

Read more about "Wildlife Toll Begins To Confirm Greatest Fears" [1]

Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [11]

Nearly 150 species of North American birds are in significant trouble, according to a report released May 11, 2010, by a consortium of US, Canadian, and Mexican government agencies, NGOs, universities, and individuals.

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TipSheet [12]

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Wildlife [7]

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International [13]

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Russian Olives and Tamarisk Get A Little Federal Love [16]

A new report by the US Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, other federal agencies, and university experts says the water-hogging reputation of the two species has little merit, but found that effects on wildlife are mixed.

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TipSheet [12]

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Forests [17]

Government [18]

Science [19]

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Northwest (OR WA) [20]

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California [23]

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May 19, 2010

2010 National Wetlands Awards [25]

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.

Awards and Grants [26]

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Climate Change [27]

Fish & Fisheries [2]

Planning & Growth [28]

Environmental Studies [29]

Laws & Regulations [30]

Pollution [31]

Activism [32]

Policy [33]

Environmental Politics [34]

Science [19]

Wildlife [7]

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May 19, 2010

Resilient Wetlands = Prosperous Economies: How Restoring and Conserving Wetlands Support Economic Productivity [35]

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 [36]

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Climate Change [27]

Fish & Fisheries [2]

Economy & Business [37]

Planning & Growth [28]

Environmental Studies [29]

Laws & Regulations [30]

Pollution [31]

Activism [32]

Government [18]

Policy [33]

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"To Help Jaguars Survive, Ease Their Commute" [38]

The creation of protected corriders that help jaguars roam is a key to the strategy for preserving them in Costa Rica.

Public [8]

Central America & the Caribbean [39]

Source: NYTimes [40], 05/12/2010

Read more about "To Help Jaguars Survive, Ease Their Commute" [38]

"UN Report Says Planet Falling Short on Goals To Preserve More Species" [41]

"Far too many of the world's plants and animals -- and the wild places that support them -- are at risk of collapse, a U.N. report finds, despite a global goal set in 2002 for major improvement by this year."

Public [8]

International [13]

Source: AP [42], 05/11/2010

Read more about "UN Report Says Planet Falling Short on Goals To Preserve More Species" [41]

Gulf Dispersants Called Trade Secret [43]

The exact ingredients of the chemical mixture being sprayed on and pumped into the spreading BP oil spill are secret, even though some are rated toxic and may endanger the health of Gulf residents and ecosystems.

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WatchDog TipSheet [44]

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Economy & Business [37]

Chemicals [45]

Disasters [3]

Health [46]

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May 19, 2010 to May 20, 2010

America's Everglades Summit [48]

Tom Brokaw is the scheduled roundtable moderator for this event designed to generate political support among policymakers for restoration of America’s Everglades and further raise the profile of its ecological and economic impact.

Other Events [49]

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Economy & Business [37]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]

"Saving Big Cats from Federal Traps, Poison Could Take Legal Action" [52]

"The Center for Biological Diversity has formally notified the predator control branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, that it will file a lawsuit over Wildlife Services' traps, snares, and poisons, which risk injuring or killing endangered jaguars and ocelots in the Southwest."

Public [8]