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Report: 100s of Millions of Pounds of Toxics Dumped into US Waters [1]

Advocacy group Environment America based its conclusions on 2007 US EPA Toxics Release Inventory data, while overcoming some of the errors and limitations embedded in TRI.

 

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Natural Gas Case Sparks Change in Air Pollution Assessments [7]

Dogging the resulting developments of a new EPA policy could lead to many stories that focus on both the specific cases and the underlying principle of cumulative assessments of pollutants.

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"EPA: Toxic Chemicals in Freshwater Fish Widespread" [13]

"Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday."

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Source: AP [15], 11/11/2009

"New Models for Environmental Communication" [16]

An interesting new experiment in journalism "surfaced today in a Science Times article by  Lindsey Hoshaw, known on Twitter as  @thegarbagegirl. The feature is an up-close examination of the  Pacific Ocean's vast patch of plastic flotsam, reported with travel funds provided by readers of Spot.us."

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Source: Dot Earth [18], 11/11/2009

EPA Warns 2 Staff Lawyers on Videos Criticizing Climate Policy [19]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has directed two of its lawyers to makes changes to a YouTube video they posted that is critical of the Obama administration's climate change policy."

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Source: NYTimes [21], 11/11/2009

"High BPA Levels Linked To Male Sexual Problems" [22]

"Exposure to high levels of a controversial chemical found in thousands of everyday plastic products appears to cause erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men, according to a new study published Wednesday."

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Source: Wash Post [23], 11/11/2009

"Animal Investigators: How the World's First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species" [24]

 

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Media on the Move: In the Journalism Storms, These Awards and Achievements Stand Out [26]

 

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New Journalism-Science Initiatives Alter How News Is Shaped [28]

 

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SEJ Annual Award Winners: From Books to Investigations to Explanatory Gems [30]

 

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