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"Senate Trio Courts Industry in Bid to Pre-empt Ad War" [1]

"The lead authors of the Senate climate bill are courting key members of an industry coalition that once cheered on Dick Cheney's energy policies."

Climate Change [2]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: ClimateWire [5], 03/18/2010

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GAO Report Scolds EPA on Toxic Threats to Kids [6]

"During the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency's commitment to keeping children safe from toxic chemicals has lapsed, and top officials routinely ignored scores of recommendations by the agency's own children's health advisory committee, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office."

Environmental Health [7]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: USA TODAY [8], 03/18/2010

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"Most Power Plants Still Spewing Toxic Mercury, Report Says" [9]

"Many of America's coal-fired power plants lack widely available pollution controls for the highly toxic metal mercury, and mercury emissions recently increased at more than half of the country's 50 largest mercury-emitting power plants, according to a report Wednesday."

Air [10]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: McClatchy [11], 03/18/2010

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Pet Flea Treatments Can Be Dangerous, EPA Says [12]

"Warning that the powerful poisons can endanger some dogs and cats, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require new instructions and labeling for on-spot flea products."

Chemicals [13]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: EHN [14], 03/18/2010

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Renewable Energy & Superfund Sites: Watts Up? [15]

A new project of EPA and the National Renewable Energy Lab will analyze development potential for wind, solar, or small hydro power at contaminated sites in various stages of cleanup.

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TipSheet [16]

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Energy & Fuel [17]

Pollution [18]

Technology [19]

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Feds Launch New Tool For Locating Endangered Species [20]

Find out if an endangered or threatened animal or plant species lives in counties of interest to your audience, and cover it in the context of current news developments or some other at-risk-species angle.

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Biodiversity [21]

Wildlife [22]

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Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments [23]

For the first time in 25 years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has updated the list of federally-protected migratory birds. The net result is the addition of 175 species, bringing the total to 1,007.

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Biodiversity [21]

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1 in 7 Wildlife Refuges Has Genetically Engineered Crops [24]

Three organizations file a lawsuit against the USFWS, a new study finds three strains of GE maize likely damaged organs of rats that ate the foods for just three months, pesticide use associated with GE crops may actually be greater than for traditional crops, and GE seed prices skyrocket.

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Agriculture [25]

Natural Resources [26]

Biodiversity [21]

Policy [27]

Technology [19]

Wildlife [22]

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Sunshine Still Disinfects — 2010 [28]

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Every March, journalists, news media, lawyers, librarians, and ordinary citizens get reminded why access to information keeps democracy healthy. Here are some interesting articles and events from Sunshine Week 2010.

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Journalism & Media [29]

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FOIA Resources [30]

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March 25, 2010

NEPA and Climate Change: CEQ’s Draft Guidance [31]

Hear a diverse group of experts, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute, discuss the impact of the guidance, the timing of its release, and the larger questions about the role of climate change in agency planning. Teleconferencing is available for members of the press.

Professional Meetings [32]

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Climate Change [2]

Energy & Fuel [17]

Laws & Regulations [33]

Government [34]

Policy [27]

Environmental Politics [35]

Science [36]

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NEPA and Climate Change: CEQ’s Draft Guidance [31]

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