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"Senate Passes Energy and Water Bill" [1]

"The Senate on Wednesday passed a $34.3 billion energy spending bill that backs up President Barack Obama's promise to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada."
Government [2]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [5], 07/30/2009

"Beach Pollution Still Nationwide Problem" [6]

"Raw sewage and other pollution continued to foul American beaches in 2008. For the fourth year in a row, more than 20,000 beach closing days were reported in the USA, according to a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Washington, D.C."
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: USA TODAY [8], 07/30/2009

Obama To Nominate David Michaels To Head OSHA [9]

"The White House says President Barack Obama plans to nominate an epidemiologist to head the government's workplace safety agency."
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [11], 07/30/2009

DOE Closes Door To Journos [12]

Journalists were told to leave the room before Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman spoke to a group of lobbyists and private-industry representatives at the June 2009 meeting of the Energy Facility Contractors Group in Washington.
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POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [15]

The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
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Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [16]

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
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Agriculture [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Food [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [7]
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Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [22]

A July 26 McClatchy story about an ammonia spill that killed one in South Carolina is similar to others that could be told in other U.S. states.
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Chemicals [23]
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Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [25]

The Obama administration releases high-resolution photos, taken by US spy satellites over the years, documenting the extent and quality of arctic sea ice.
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Climate Change [26]
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Alaska and Hawaii [27]
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SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [28]

Sloppy legal draftsmanship resulted in a 1999 law that could put journalists and publishers in jail for doing investigative exposés of animal cruelty.
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Laws & Regulations [29]
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"Beach Bacteria Contamination Part of Nationwide Problem" [31]

"HOUMA, La. -- As thousands attended Grand Isle's biggest tourist event this weekend most of its beaches -- and others close by -- were under advisories for high levels of bacteria in the water. State environmental officials say they don't know the cause because there are too many potential contamination sources."
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Houma Today [32], 07/29/2009

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