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Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States [1]

Good solar potential, relative proximity to existing or potential energy transmission corridors, and the perception of the fewest conflicts with existing land uses and the natural environment were factors in site selection.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [5]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
California [8]
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Public [9]

"Tucson Rainwater Harvesting Law Drawing Interest" [10]

"TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this desert city will soon harvest some of its 12 inches of annual rainfall to help bolster its water resources."
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: AP [12], 07/06/2009

"'Last Man Standing' at Wake for a Toxic Town" [13]

Residents say goodbye to Picher, Oklahoma, a town undermined and polluted by mining operations.
Pollution [14]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: CNN [15], 07/01/2009

"Radioactive Revival in New Mexico" [16]

Navajo people are fighting the return of uranium mining they say threatens to despoil their lands and health.
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Nation [18], 06/18/2009

"EPA To Rebuild Uranium-Contaminated Navajo Homes" [19]

"The federal government plans to spend up to $3 million a year to demolish and rebuild uranium-contaminated structures across the Navajo Nation, where Cold War-era mining of the radioactive substance left a legacy of disease and death."
Pollution [14]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: AP [20], 06/15/2009

Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding [21]

$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [22]
Forests [23]
Government [5]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
California [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Natural Resources [28]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
California [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [32]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

"Crime Scene Cleanup" in Kelly AFB Toxics Case [33]

New evidence indicates the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fails to protect communities from dangers such as the now-disappearing plumes of toxic groundwater carrying cancer-causing chemicals far beyond the Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio, TX.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [35]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [11]
Military [36]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

"Deadly Water -- Black Falls: Water Sources, But None To Drink" [37]

Drought is driving some people in the Navajo Nation to drink water that is contaminated with uranium and other contaminants.
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Gallup Independent [38], 06/02/2009

"Scientists Look at Flares' Impact on Smog" [39]

Scientists in the Houston area are focusing research on the flare stacks at its hundreds of petrochemical plants -- which may be a major overlooked cause of smog.
Air [40]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Houston Chronicle [41], 05/26/2009

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