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Species Discoveries Are Part of the Biodiversity Story [1]

Scientists beat the bushes looking for species not yet recognized. The tally for 2007? It's 16,969.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [6]

As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

21 US Cities Join Carbon Disclosure Project [10]

Some cities are joining big companies in disclosing publicly their greenhouse emissions.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [12]

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts [13]

A research team led by Purdue claims in a soon-to-be-published article to have mapped local U.S. climate change more precisely than has been done before.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources [14]

Reporters: you now have a contact list of expert sources of climate information in or about your region.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [15]

Reports are coming out, as required by law, telling consumers what contaminants are in their local utility's drinking water. What's in yours?

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda [17]

The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Competition Heats Up For Green Prestige On Campus [18]

Today, prospective college students may be less interested in a school's football team than its carbon footprint.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Air Pollution From Ships: New Laws, New Science [20]

Ocean-going ships are a major unregulated air pollution source.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [21]
Pollution [22]
Transportation [23]
Region: 
International [24]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/species-discoveries-are-part-biodiversity-story [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [6] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/midnight-regs-many-environmental-items-final-bush-agenda-part-1 [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [10] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/21-us-cities-join-carbon-disclosure-project [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [12] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/is-epas-get-out-jail-free-program-working [13] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/researchers-predict-local-scale-climate-change-shifts [14] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/sej-lists-new-rolodex-regional-climate-change-info-sources [15] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/many-eyes-take-a-fresh-look-drinking-water-reports [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [17] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/midnight-regs-many-environmental-items-final-bush-agenda [18] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/competition-heats-up-for-green-prestige-on-campus [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [20] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/air-pollution-from-ships-new-laws-new-science-0 [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [24] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [25] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=88 [26] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=82 [27] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=83 [28] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=84 [29] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=85 [30] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=86 [31] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=87 [32] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet?page=90