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Pet Flea Treatments Can Be Dangerous, EPA Says [1]

"Warning that the powerful poisons can endanger some dogs and cats, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require new instructions and labeling for on-spot flea products."

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Source: EHN [5], 03/18/2010
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Renewable Energy & Superfund Sites: Watts Up? [6]

A new project of EPA and the National Renewable Energy Lab will analyze development potential for wind, solar, or small hydro power at contaminated sites in various stages of cleanup.

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Energy & Fuel [8]
Pollution [9]
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Feds Launch New Tool For Locating Endangered Species [11]

Find out if an endangered or threatened animal or plant species lives in counties of interest to your audience, and cover it in the context of current news developments or some other at-risk-species angle.

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Biodiversity [12]
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Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments [14]

For the first time in 25 years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has updated the list of federally-protected migratory birds. The net result is the addition of 175 species, bringing the total to 1,007.

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1 in 7 Wildlife Refuges Has Genetically Engineered Crops [15]

Three organizations file a lawsuit against the USFWS, a new study finds three strains of GE maize likely damaged organs of rats that ate the foods for just three months, pesticide use associated with GE crops may actually be greater than for traditional crops, and GE seed prices skyrocket.

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Agriculture [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Biodiversity [12]
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Sunshine Still Disinfects — 2010 [19]

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Every March, journalists, news media, lawyers, librarians, and ordinary citizens get reminded why access to information keeps democracy healthy. Here are some interesting articles and events from Sunshine Week 2010.

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March 25, 2010

NEPA and Climate Change: CEQ’s Draft Guidance [22]

Hear a diverse group of experts, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute, discuss the impact of the guidance, the timing of its release, and the larger questions about the role of climate change in agency planning. Teleconferencing is available for members of the press.

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Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Government [26]
Policy [18]
Environmental Politics [27]
Science [28]
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More Than 550 Utilities Now Using Potentially Safer Chemicals [29]

The plants, ranging from very large to very small, are now using chemicals and processes such as liquid chlorine bleach, calcium hypochlorite, or ultraviolet light — allegedly making ~40 million people living nearby safer.

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Economy & Business [30]
Chemicals [2]
Disasters [31]
Laws & Regulations [25]
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Ruling Will Let Farms Harvest Genetically Modified Beets [32]

"A federal judge on Tuesday said farmers could harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling that the economic impact would be too great if the crop were to be destroyed."

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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [33], 03/17/2010
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"Obama’s C.D.C. Director, Wielding a Big Broom" [34]

"No federal health agency changed more during the Bush administration than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It got new buildings, new managers and an entirely new operating structure."

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Source: NYTimes [35], 03/17/2010
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