National (U.S.)

"Groups Seek Ban on Lead in Sporting Ammunition" [1]

"On Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity and the American Bird Conservancy plan to file a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency seeking a comprehensive nationwide ban on lead-based sporting ammunition and fishing tackle."

Chemicals [2]

Food [3]

Wildlife [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: NYTimes [7], 08/04/2010

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Oil Industry Funds Hired PR Guns to Attack BP, Elect GOPers [8]

An oil-industry-funded PR 'War Room' stands ready to kill or counter any public discourse unfavorable to the oil industry. The conservative non-profit group running it has been accused of shaking down BP. They are working hard to elect Republiicans to the Senate.

Climate Change [9]

Disasters [10]

Energy & Fuel [11]

Environmental Politics [12]

Journalism & Media [13]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: Wash Post [14], 08/04/2010

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"Bisphenol A Linked With Decreased Sperm Quality, Quantity" [15]

"In one of the first human studies of its kind, researchers have found that urinary concentrations of the controversial chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, may be related to decreased sperm quality and sperm concentration."

Food [3]

Environmental Health [16]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: ENS [17], 08/04/2010

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Senate Dems Give Up on Spill Bill [18]

"Democrats on Tuesday gave up trying to pass even a scaled-back energy bill this summer that would have removed liability ceilings on oil companies, a reaction to the BP oil spill."

Disasters [10]

Laws & Regulations [19]

Environmental Politics [12]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: AP [20], 08/04/2010

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BP Says Mud from 'Static Kill' Has Stopped Gulf Well [21]

"BP says it has reached the 'desired outcome' in a procedure in which it pumped mud down the throat of the blown-out well that is leaking in the Gulf of Mexico. ... The company said Wednesday that the well pressure was being controlled, 'which is the desired outcome of the static kill procedure carried out yesterday.'"

Disasters [10]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: AP [22], 08/04/2010

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Managing Stormwater: Key in Water Pollution, Beach Closures [23]

Here's a roundup of recent developments and resources that can help you cover how local stormwater management fits into the regional and national picture, including the Natural Resources Defense Council's 20th annual beach report and the proposed Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [24]

Topics on the Beat:

Planning & Growth [25]

Pollution [26]

Water & Oceans [27]

Region:

National (U.S.) [6]

Visibility:

Public [5]

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Studies: Lighten Up on Roof and Pavement Color [28]

While not a stand-alone climate change-fighting measure, converting roofs and pavements in tropical and temperate cities of one million or more people to light-colored materials would provide the equivalent one-time benefit of eliminating two years' worth of global CO2 emissions, or eliminating the emissions of 300 million vehicles for 20 years.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [24]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [9]

Planning & Growth [25]

Environmental Studies [29]

People & Population [30]

Science [31]

Region:

National (U.S.) [6]

Visibility:

Public [5]

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EPA Gets TRI Data Out Quickly This Year [32]

Data for the 2009 Toxics Release Inventory, released July 28, 2010, includes only about 80% of the total expected submissions so it's not possible to look at category totals, trends, and other aspects that require 100% of the data until later this year. However, you can report immediately on many local emitters, including evaluations of their totals and trends.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [24]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [2]

Pollution [26]

Government [33]

Region:

National (U.S.) [6]

Visibility:

Public [5]

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2 Reports Call Water Shortages Serious, Widespread Threat [34]

Sandia National Laboratories and the Natural Resources Defense Council independently publish similar conclusions based on a range of scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report, in conjunction with various economic models.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [24]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [9]

Economy & Business [35]

Water & Oceans [27]

Region:

National (U.S.) [6]

Visibility:

Public [5]

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"This IS His Grandfather's Bug, But Now It's Electric" [36]

"If the Chevy Volt's $40,000 price tag sounds a bit too steep, you could always go the do-it-yourself route of Oregon teenager Ashton Stark. He just finished a yearlong conversion of his grandfather's 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle into an electric car."

Energy & Fuel [11]

Transportation [37]

Technology [38]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: NPR [39], 08/03/2010

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