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"Draft Executive Order Aims to Curb Floodplain Development" [1]

"The White House is crafting an executive order aimed at toughening federal policies restricting the construction of dams, levees, roads and other structures in flood-prone areas."
Laws & Regulations [2]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Greenwire [5], 07/22/2009

Media Critic: Who Will Do Regional or Local Investigations in Science? [6]

 

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Texas Journalist Adapts and Digs Deeper on the E-Beat [10]

Read the "Inside Story" on the experiences of Greg Harman, a staff writer for the San Antonio Current, who wanted to be a journalist covering the environment and has stayed with that decision.

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Biofuels: The Sequel — The Science Behind Second Generation Biofuels [13]

Making fuel from cellulose? Will it be the fuel of the future and how is the U.S. system promoting or haring it? New political carrots and sticks are leading the biofuels industry into a second generation phase, and many critics of the biofuels industry think it's long overdue. The question for the industry, though, is whether the science is ready to scale up.

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An Experiment in Grace: Major Case Covered by New Media Produces Satisfying Results [16]

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Winners: SEJ 8th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment [17]

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Pollution near schools, longwall mining, biological invaders, climate change, environment and heredity, predator tagging, tar sands: these are just a few of the topics in this year's outstanding reporting being recognized by the SEJ awards.

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"Senate Agriculture Panel Begins to Stake Its Claim in Climate Bill" [21]

"Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee will vet options this week for the sweeping energy and climate bill, which they are expected to play a significant role in shaping."
Climate Change [22]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: ClimateWire [23], 07/21/2009

"Ban Set on Mining Claims Adjacent to Grand Canyon" [24]

"In a modest victory for environmentalists, the Obama administration said Monday that it was designating nearly one million acres of Arizona land near the Grand Canyon off limits to new uranium mining claims for two years."
Natural Resources [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [26], 07/21/2009

"Kids' Lower IQ Scores Linked To Prenatal Pollution" [27]

"Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain."
Chemicals [28]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [29], 07/20/2009

"Genetically Engineered Corn Causes Concern" [30]

The agricultural giant, Syngenta, has petitioned the USDA to grant its new genetically modified corn a non-regulated status. Some experts fear that the strain, meant solely for producing ethanol, could end up in the food supply.
Agriculture [31]
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Source: Living on Earth [32], 07/20/2009

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