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Supreme Court Property Rights Case Has Environmental Implications [1]

The Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Dec. 2, 2009. The case, which started with legal action in 2004, involves a dispute over restoration of a stretch of Florida panhandle beaches damaged by storms.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
People & Population [6]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [7]
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Public [8]

100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change [9]

A new report identifies 25 park units considered to be most threatened, but the vulnerability principles spill over to hundreds of additional national park units and other types of natural areas that may be of interest to your audience.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [8]

Lobbyists Target Hundreds of Billions in Transportation Spending [13]

Congress must once again approve a 6-year plan for transportation funding. Lobbyists on all sides of the issues have already spent about $45 million in just the first half of 2009, according to the Center for Public Integrity.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [8]

CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill [15]

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [16]
Government [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [8]

CA Set To Curb Energy-Guzzling TVs [18]

Flat-screen TVs can be stunningly energy-inefficient. New California standards could shift manufacturing processes significantly.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Technology [20]
Region: 
California [21]
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Public [8]

Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure [22]

EPA is warning about possible risks from PCBs in the caulking at some schools and older buildings. Are there some in your community?
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [23]
Health [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Tracking Trash? There's an App for That [25]

MIT researchers have been using custom-made sensors planted on trash in New York City, Seattle, and London to track the circuitous route that trash takes each day. Similar efforts are planned for other cities.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Waste [26]
Technology [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [8]

Sept. 27 PBS Show To Focus on National Parks [27]

There are scads of good stories in parks. Find one near you, and check out Ken Burns' 6-part, 12-hour documentary, along with the scheduled pre-screenings and press events.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [11]
Journalism & Media [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

EPA Expands Energy Conservation Push with Churches [29]

The estimated 370,000 houses of worship in the US could reduce energy consumption as much as 30%, so EPA is offering incentives, resources, and tools as encouragement.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [19]
Government [17]
People & Population [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

New Findings Slow CO2 Sequestration Rule [30]

EPA has been working on regulations designed to protect drinking water from impacts of underground carbon sequestration, but new data and concerns have spurred the agency to open a short new public comment period.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [8]

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