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New Trails Are in 13 States [1]

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 [2]
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Planning & Growth [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
California [10]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [11]
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Public [12]

New Jersey DEP Proposes Gag Order on Science Info [13]

The Newark Star-Ledger reports a move by a top New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection official to prevent public disclosure of scientific information that should be public until political appointees without science credentials and press officers have approved it.
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WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [15]
Government [16]
Science [17]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
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Public [12]

Fire Highligts Refinery Impacts [18]

A May 17 fire at Sunoco's Marcus Hook refinery near Philadelphia underscored its day-in-day-out impact on the environment.
Chemicals [15]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [19], 05/26/2009

"Sun for Rent" [20]

"It's an old energy problem with a new solution: After decades of facing prohibitively high costs to install solar panels, Massachusetts residents will be able to lease the panels for a tiny fraction of their upfront cost."
Economy & Business [21]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Boston Globe [22], 05/25/2009

Cape Cod Wind Farm Wins Key State Permit [23]

The Cape Wind project to build a wind farm in Nantucket Sound won approval of a key permit from Massachusetts.
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Reuters [25], 05/22/2009

"Dredging of Pollutants Begins in Hudson" [26]

After a 25-year delay, dredging has finally begun to remove PCB-laced sediments from the stretch of the Hudson River polluted by a GE plant.
Waste [27]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: NYTimes [28], 05/18/2009
August 18, 2009

Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Properties [29]

Geothermal industry and agency professionals will define geothermal "state of the art".
Professional Meetings [30]
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Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [24]
Technology [31]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
July 19, 2009 to July 23, 2009

Coastal Zone 09 [32]

This biennial international symposium on coastal and ocean management, sponsored by NOAA, will be on changes in the climate, shorelines, habitats, and policies.
Professional Meetings [30]
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Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Policy [35]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
June 8, 2009 to June 12, 2009

Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics and Conference on Middle Atmosphere [36]

An American Meteorological Society joint conference.
Professional Meetings [30]
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Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [37]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]

NJ To Appeal Kiddie Kollege [39]

"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced yesterday that it would appeal a court ruling that the owner of the Kiddie Kollege building in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, is not responsible for its $1 million cleanup."
Waste [27]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [40], 05/08/2009

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