Policy

Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [1]

US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.

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TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Economy & Business [3]

Energy & Fuel [4]

Forests [5]

Laws & Regulations [6]

Waste [7]

Government [8]

Military [9]

Policy [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

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National (U.S.) [12]

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Public [13]

Read more about Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [1]

League of Conservation Voters Releases Annual "Scorecard" [14]

Scorecard reports environmental records of US Representatives and Senators

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TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Government [8]

Policy [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

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National (U.S.) [12]

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Public [13]

Read more about League of Conservation Voters Releases Annual "Scorecard" [14]

Navy Publishes Draft EIS for Sonar [15]

The US Navy seeks comments on its proposed rules for using sonar for its Atlantic Fleet training exercises

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TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Water & Oceans [16]

Military [9]

Policy [10]

Technology [17]

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]

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Public [13]

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Revised Ozone Standard Due by March 12, 2008 [19]

EPA is scheduled to announce by March 12, 2008, its final rule for a new ground-level ozone standard, last updated more than a decade ago.

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TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [20]

Health [21]

Policy [10]

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National (U.S.) [12]

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Public [13]

Read more about Revised Ozone Standard Due by March 12, 2008 [19]

Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [22]

New language added to the 2007/08 Farm Bill by conferees at the 11th hour could create a sweeping new secrecy mandate that would prohibit the Agriculture Department from disclosing almost any information about individual US farm operations.

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WatchDog TipSheet [23]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [24]

Government [8]

Policy [10]

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National (U.S.) [12]

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Public [13]

Read more about Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [22]

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