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October 5, 2009 to October 9, 2009

AMA Conference on Radar Meteorology [1]

An American Meteorological Society meeting.
Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [4]
Disasters [5]
Science [6]
Technology [7]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
September 17, 2009

Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Properties [9]

Latest technologies, economic advantages, environmental impacts and regulations.
Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [10]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]

WV DEP Won't Expand Slurry Injection Moratorium [11]

West Virginia's "Environmental Protection Secretary Randy Huffman said Wednesday his agency is continuing to allow coal slurry to be injected underground at 13 locations in West Virginia, despite being unable to tell lawmakers if the process is safe."
Waste [12]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Charleston Gazette [13], 06/18/2009
November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting [14]

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [15]
Agriculture [16]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Studies [17]
Food [18]
Forests [19]
Health [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [22]
Waste [12]
Biodiversity [23]
Policy [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Science [6]
Technology [7]
Region: 
International [26]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]

New Trails Are in 13 States [27]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [29]
Natural Resources [21]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
California [34]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [35]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Judge Orders Halt To Mining Protests" [36]

"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 [37]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Charleston Gazette [38], 06/04/2009

"DC Gets Tough On Disposable Bags" [39]

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 [12]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Environment Report [40], 06/02/2009

Shad Struggle for Comeback in James River [41]

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 [42]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch [43], 05/28/2009

"Baltimore Biofuel Plant Heats Up" [44]

"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 [10]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Baltimore Sun [45], 05/26/2009

Zebra Mussels Invade Chesapeake Bay Watershed [46]

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 [23]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: WashPost [47], 05/25/2009

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