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"FDA Relied Heavily on BPA Lobby" [1]

E-mails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel show that the FDA relied on chemical industry lobbyists to examine bisphenol A's risks, track legislation to ban it and even monitor press coverage.
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [5], 05/18/2009

"Obama's EPA Clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits" [6]

"The Obama administration has cleared more than three-dozen new mountaintop removal permits for issuance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, drawing quick criticism from environmental groups"
05/18/2009
Natural Resources [7]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
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"DOJ Nominee's Industry Experience a Worry for Some" [9]

President Obama picks Ignacia Moreno to be the nation's top environmental prosecutor at the Justice Department. Environmentalists criticize her background as corporate attorney for General Electric.
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [11], 05/18/2009
August 31, 2009 to September 4, 2009

World Climate Conference-3 [12]

This event will address ways that various sectors can develop and use climate predictions to adapt to climate change.
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Region: 
International [15]
August 18, 2009

Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Properties [16]

Geothermal industry and agency professionals will define geothermal "state of the art".
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [17]
Technology [18]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
August 17, 2009 to August 20, 2009

13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes [20]

This AMA conference will feature presentations on the structure and evolution of tropical and extratropical cyclones; coastal and other thermally driven circulation systems; mountain waves and obstacle flows; and recent field research programs.
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
August 12, 2009

Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Properties [22]

Geothermal industry and agency professionals will define geothermal "state of the art".
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [17]
Technology [18]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
August 4, 2009 to August 8, 2009

First World Congress of Environmental History [23]

Topics include global change, renewable energy, water resources, forest management, biodiversity, agriculture, traditional knowledge and environmental justice.
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Agriculture [24]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Forests [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Environmental Politics [10]
Region: 
International [15]
July 20, 2009 to July 24, 2009

3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration [27]

Highlighted large scale ecosystem restorations will include the Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Louisiana, Everglades, Great Lakes, Lower Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [7]
Biodiversity [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
California [29]
July 19, 2009 to July 22, 2009

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing [30]

This conference aims to bring together individuals with diverse experience to share knowledge that will speed the development and growth of a sector that is vital for value creation and sustainable industrial development.
Professional Meetings [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [31]
Biodiversity [28]
Technology [18]
Region: 
Canada [32]

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