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Another Nail in the MTBE'S Coffin? [1]

On Aug. 7, 2001, the New England Governors Conference weighed in on the debate over MTBE and ethanol, sending a resolution to Congress asking it to drop rules under the Clean Air Act.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Environmental Enforcement: Who Should Have the Job? [6]

Get ready for a battle over who gets to play "pollution cop" -- and watch for schizophrenia within EPA about whether the agency should keep the job.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [7]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Getting Down to the Wire on Roadless Rules [8]

On Sept. 5, 2001, expect crowds at Forest Service regional offices and some local offices around the country.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Forests [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Nurses Pushing for Healthier Schools [10]

To help children heading back to school, the American Nurses Assoc. has just updated its educational package on healthier schools.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [11]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Report: Dry Cleaning Industry in Transition [12]

While a few of the country's nearly 40,000 dry cleaners are opting for alternatives to the solvent perchloroethylene, most are not.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [13]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

BLM Expected to Issue Hard Rock Mining Rule in September [14]

Sometime in mid-late September, the Bureau of Land Management is expected to issue a key decision on the controversial "hard rock mining rule".
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Newsdate: Sept. 6 Deadline for White House Response to GAO [16]

The deepening standoff between the White House and Congressional investigators over access to information about how the Bush-Cheney administration formed its energy plan may start coming to a head Sept. 6, 2001.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [15]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

First State-by-State Asthma Data Released [19]

The first state-by-state assessment of asthma prevalence was released Aug. 17, 2001, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Correction: Schregardus and Clean Air [20]

The TipSheet of August 29, 2001, erred in implying that former Ohio EPA chief Donald Schregardus opposed the US-EPA's enforcement initiative against Ohio power plants under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review provisions.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Terror Hits Tourism Industry--Eco-And Other [21]

While the tourism industry has grown exponentially in recent years, it plummeted in the wake of Sept. 11 -- evidence of tourism's vulnerability.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [22]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

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