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November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting [1]

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Meetings [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Agriculture [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Food [8]
Forests [9]
Health [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [12]
Waste [13]
Biodiversity [14]
Policy [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
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International [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]

New Trails Are in 13 States [21]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
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TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [23]
Natural Resources [11]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
California [28]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [29]
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Public [3]

"Judge Orders Halt To Mining Protests" [30]

"A Raleigh County [WV] judge has issued a preliminary injunction to block anti-mountaintop removal activists from further peaceful protests on certain Massey Energy mining sites."
Activism [31]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: Charleston Gazette [32], 06/04/2009

"DC Gets Tough On Disposable Bags" [33]

The District of Columbia's city council is poised to tax disposable plastic and paper bags and to use the revenue to clean up the trash-strewn Anacostia River.
Waste [13]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: Environment Report [34], 06/02/2009

Shad Struggle for Comeback in James River [35]

American shad are struggling with little success to make a comeback in Virginia's James River. Historically abundant, this "founding fish" disappeared for years because its spawning was blocked by dams.
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch [37], 05/28/2009

"Baltimore Biofuel Plant Heats Up" [38]

"The thick, milky white liquid looks like Elmer's glue, though it's greasy to the touch. It has a sweet, alcohol smell. It's not your father's heating oil, to be sure. But it will do the same job, says Cary J. Claiborne, and a lot more cleanly.

Claiborne is president and chief executive officer of New Generation Biofuels, a Florida-based startup that's producing fuel from vegetable and soybean oil at a small production plant it set up this year in southern Baltimore.

Energy & Fuel [6]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: Baltimore Sun [39], 05/26/2009

Zebra Mussels Invade Chesapeake Bay Watershed [40]

Zebra mussels, which have caused an estimated $5 billion in damage to the Great Lakes, have been found in a Maryland tributary of Chesapeake Bay. If they spread, they could threaten the less-salty waters of the Bay.
Biodiversity [14]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: WashPost [41], 05/25/2009

WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste [42]

Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [44]
Natural Resources [11]
Waste [13]
Government [45]
Journalism & Media [46]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Toolbox: RMP*Comp Projects Chemical Disaster Scenarios [47]

Use this free software tool, downloadable from EPA, to calculate how much injury a chemical spill could cause.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [44]
Disasters [48]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

WV DEP: Low Fish Consumption Justifies Higher Mercury Levels [50]

West Virginia's environmental agency says it's OK for fish there to contain more mercury than the federal EPA recommends -- because West Virginians consume less fish than the national average.
Chemicals [44]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: WV Public Broadcasting [51], 05/19/2009

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