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Voluntary Superfund Cleanup: Show Me the Money [1]

On June 11, the US Supreme Court unanimously decided to allow polluters who engage in voluntary Superfund site cleanups to recoup costs from other responsible parties.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

FEDS Announce Preferred Colorado River Plan [7]

The Bureau of Reclamation announced on June 18, 2007, its preferred management option for the Colorado River basin during drought conditions.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [8]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Conflicts Emerging Over Wind Power [10]

US wind-power capacity rose substantially again in 2006, boosting the cumulative total by 27%.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Mixed News for Great Lakes [12]

US and Canadian government agencies acknowledged the glass is only half full with the June 7, 2007, release of their State of the Great Lakes Highlights Report.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [3]
Region: 
Canada [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Team Trying to Predict Detailed Hurricane Locations and Losses [15]

With hurricane season once again upon us, you may find it beneficial to check out an interesting new alternative information source.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease [17]

As campers and picnickers head outdoors in greater numbers for the summer season, many government agencies are urging them to not bring their own firewood.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Forests [18]
Region: 
Canada [13]
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Group Provides Fast Access to Money-Politics Connection [19]

Another resource for tracking the influence of money on US politics was announced May 16, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Mercury: The Dark Side of Energy-Efficient Lighting [21]

Around the world, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are widely touted — and sometimes required — as energy-efficient replacements for standard incandescent bulbs.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [22]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Region: 
International [23]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Mexican Rice Shipments Cause Stir Over U.S. Genetic Engineering [24]

Greenpeace Mexico revealed what the federal Health Secretariat knew since October: that 47 of 51 samples of US rice import shipments tested positive for contamination.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Food [25]
Region: 
Mexico [26]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Environmental Reports Offer Baseline Info [27]

After more than four years of work, EPA has released what may be its final draft of its Report on the Environment.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/voluntary-superfund-cleanup-show-me-money [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [7] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/feds-announce-preferred-colorado-river-plan [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [9] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west [10] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/conflicts-emerging-over-wind-power [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [12] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/mixed-news-great-lakes [13] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [15] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/team-trying-predict-detailed-hurricane-locations-and-losses [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [17] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/transported-firewood-can-be-source-lethal-plant-disease [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [19] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/group-provides-fast-access-money-politics-connection [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [21] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/mercury-the-dark-side-energy-efficient-lighting [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [23] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [24] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/mexican-rice-shipments-cause-stir-over-us-genetic-engineering [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [26] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/mexico [27] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/environmental-reports-offer-baseline-info [28] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=72 [29] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=69 [30] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=70 [31] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=71 [32] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=74 [33] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=75 [34] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=76 [35] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=77 [36] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=89