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Roma Displaced to Toxic Area [1]

A settlement of Roma people (often called "Gypsies") at Mitrovica in Northern Kosovo, displaced by the ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia, are living near the toxic slag heap of an old lead mine, Human Rights Watch says.
People & Population [2]
Public [3]
Europe [4]
Source: Guardian [5], 06/22/2009

Guns in Parks Can Be Messy, Violent [6]

Congress decision, under pressure from the gun lobby, to allow loaded, concealed weapons in National Parks creates problems for rangers trying to keep people safe.
People & Population [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [8], 05/29/2009
June 2, 2009

DEADLINE: The Puget Sound Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources [9]

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources is inviting applications for its Puget Sound Institute, a nine-day journey in July 2009 through parts of northwest Washington that will examine a variety of newsworthy topics.

Workshops and Fellowships [10]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [2]
Policy [14]
Science [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [17]

Green Social Networks: It's Not Easy Being Green Alone [18]

Do green social networks actually increase coherence in the environmentalist community, or are they a distraction? Are they sincere or opportunistic? Can they be used for greenwashing? All of the above?
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [20]
People & Population [2]
Journalism & Media [13]
Region: 
International [21]
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Report: Hints of Substantial Urban Residential Infill [22]

Researchers with EPA's Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation has found that residential development in some metro areas has moved from suburbs and exurbs to infill development within urban areas.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [23]
Consumer [24]
People & Population [2]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Food Deserts: Where The Food Isn't [25]

Areas lacking easy access to affordable staple foods can signal larger long-term problems, including environmental ones. Simple interactive maps can play a key role in engaging your community.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [24]
Food [26]
People & Population [2]
Technology [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations" [28]

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [11]
People & Population [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Reporter's Toolbox: Might the Suburbs in your Area Become the Next Slums? [30]

Are Peak Oil, the subprime mortgage mess and generational shifts ending Americans' love affair with the suburbs? That's what some high-profile urban planning types are postulating.
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [31]
Planning & Growth [23]
Transportation [32]
People & Population [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Due Out Soon: TTI Mobility Study [33]

If you cover transportation or urban sprawl, keep an eye out for this year's Texas Transportation Institute mobility study.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [23]
Transportation [32]
People & Population [2]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up [34]

Mexico released a report condemning the border fence along the U.S. border as environmentally destructive.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [35]
Biodiversity [11]
Government [36]
Policy [14]
People & Population [2]
Environmental Politics [37]
Region: 
Mexico [38]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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