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"Wanted for Wetlands Pollution, EPA Fugitive Caught in Mexico" [1]

"Robert Wainwright, 65, a fugitive wanted in Indiana for allegedly polluting wetlands, was arrested July 14 in Mexico by U.S. marshals and agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, working with Mexican police."
People & Population [2]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: ENS [5], 07/21/2009

Its Economy in Shambles, The Midwest Goes Green [6]

It took awhile, but the U.S. Midwest finally has recognized that the industries that once powered its economy will never return. Now leaders in the region are looking to renewable energy manufacturing and technologies as key to the heartland’s renaissance.
Economy & Business [7]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: YaleE360 [8], 07/17/2009
August 12, 2009

DEADLINE: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Energy Solutions [9]

This all-expenses-paid conference will convene September 20-22 at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State's Institute for Energy and the Environment, and Battelle.
Workshops and Fellowships [10]
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Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]

"A Decade After Storm, Minnesota Wild Rejuvenates" [15]

"On July 4, 1999, a storm devastated the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota and killed millions of trees. Now, the forest is growing back." Everybody who was there 10 years ago has a story.
Disasters [16]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: NPR [17], 07/08/2009

"Gray Wolves Get Federal Protection Again" [18]

"Advocates and U.S. government agree to list the gray wolf as "threatened" in Minnesota and to put ones in Wisconsin and Michigan on the endangered list."
Biodiversity [19]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: Minneapolis Star Trib [20], 07/02/2009

Coal-Waste Impoundment Database Offers Journalists a Tool [21]

A cooperative effort of federal and state agencies, coal companies, and environmental groups, the database lists coal-waste impoundments in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [23]
Waste [24]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
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Public [3]

Ameren Plans Huge Cleanup in Galesburg, IL [27]

"AmerenIP hopes to begin a massive environmental clean-up at the former site of McCabe Scrap Iron & Materials Co. [in Galesburg, Ill.,] by September or October. Galesburg Gas Light & Coke Co. produced gas beginning in 1861 at the 3-acre site, with coal tar as a waste product."
Pollution [23]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: Galesburg Register-Mail [28], 06/29/2009

"Fallen hero: the St. Lawrence Seaway at 50" [29]

When the St. Lawrence Seaway was opened 50 years ago, it promised to move the ocean 1,000 miles inland, boost commerce, and light cities. But some think it has been an environmental nightmare.
Transportation [30]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: Globe & Mail [31], 06/29/2009
August 10, 2009

DEADLINE: SEJ Post-Conference Tour / IJNR Lake Country Institute [32]

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources will, for the first time, conduct SEJ's Post-Conference Tour, Oct 11-14, 2009. Journalists chosen as fellows will explore several newsworthy destinations in northern Wisconsin. Apply by: August 10, 2009.
SEJ Annual Conferences [33]
Workshops and Fellowships [10]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [34]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Air [36]
Planning & Growth [37]
Forests [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Biodiversity [19]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]

Cuyahoga River Reborn [40]

The Cuyahoga River, which became a symbol of pollution when it caught fire 40 years ago, has come back to life.
Pollution [23]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: NYTimes [41], 06/22/2009

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