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"Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change" [1]

"As the Senate prepares to tackle global warming, the nation’s energy producers, once united, are battling one another over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming decades."

Climate Change [2]
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Source: NYTimes [5], 10/19/2009

Al Gore-Phelim McAleer Q&A Exchange [6]

View Unedited Video of Gore-McAleer Exchange [7] on Oct. 9, 2009, during SEJ's 19th Annual Conference or Complete Gore Speech and Q&A [8]. Listen to Audio of the Gore Speech and Q&A. [9]Read Transcript of the Gore-McAleer Exchange [10]. Read SEJ Q&A Ground Rules [11]. Read the Backstory [12].

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EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards [15]

These communities will have to come up with plans for reducing fine particle pollution. Is yours one of them?
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Air [17]
Pollution [18]
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USGS Offers Early Warning On Wildlife Die-Offs [20]

You may find a local wildlife story by keeping your eye on the US Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center which keeps constant surveillance on outbreaks of wildlife disease and posts the information online as it comes in.
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100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change [22]

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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"U.S. Rejects Nuclear Plant Over Design of Key Piece" [24]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it had rejected a design by Westinghouse for a new reactor because a key component might not withstand events like earthquakes and tornadoes."
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [26], 10/16/2009

"Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season A Boon For Insurers" [27]

"Thanks to El Nino, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade, offering a reprieve for residents in the danger zone and a chance for insurance firms to refill depleted coffers."
Disasters [28]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Reuters [29], 10/16/2009

"New Twist in 'Astroturf' Coal Campaign" [30]

"A prominent coal industry association spent nearly $10 million over the past 18 months on lobbying efforts supervised by a public affairs firm currently under congressional investigation for its involvement in sending forged letters opposing the climate bill."
Environmental Politics [14]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Politico [31], 10/16/2009

"Experts Pin Hopes on Cutting, Burning to Save West's Dying Aspen" [32]

Over the last decade, aspens in the Rocky Mountains have been fading away from "sudden aspen decline." Now, as scientists have gained better understanding of the syndrome, they hope that timber harvesting and prescribed burns will help stands regenerate.
Forests [33]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Greenwire [34], 10/16/2009

"E.P.A. Vows Better Effort on Water" [35]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would overhaul enforcement of the Clean Water Act, as lawmakers sharply criticized the agency's decade-long lapses in punishing polluters."
Water & Oceans [36]
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Source: NYTimes [37], 10/16/2009

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