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"Court Won't Hear Suit on Camp Lejeune Water" [1]

"The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Marine's lawsuit blaming the government's dumping of toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for his son's illnesses."
Pollution [2]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [4]
Source: AP [5], 06/10/2009

"Lyme Disease Spreading Across Canada" [6]

"Lyme disease is moving its way into new parts of Canada but the government is not doing enough to track it or to teach doctors how to diagnose it, says a new report."
Biodiversity [7]
Public [3]
Canada [8]
Source: CTV [9], 06/10/2009

New Trails Are in 13 States [10]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
California [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
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Public [3]

Family, Finances Prompted Withdrawal [20]

"President Obama's nominee to lead the Forest Service and farmland conservation programs says he withdrew his name from consideration for family and financial reasons."
Environmental Politics [21]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Greenwire [23], 06/10/2009

"Google Closing in on Cheap Renewable Energy" [24]

"Google Inc is closing in on its goal of producing renewable energy at a price cheaper than coal, the company's so-called green energy czar, the engineer in charge of the project, said on Tuesday."
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Reuters [26], 06/10/2009

"Imported Minerals, Metals Fuel U.S. Shift To Homegrown Power" [27]

"A U.S. clean-energy boom could force the nation to shed its addiction to foreign oil, only to develop a dependence on imported minerals and metals."
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Green Last Requests, Part 1 [28], 06/10/2009

"Airlines Call For CO2 Targets, Climate Fund" [29]

"Some of the world's largest airlines called on Tuesday for the industry to set global emissions targets as part of efforts to include aviation in a broader climate agreement at the end of the year."
Climate Change [30]
Public [3]
International [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 06/10/2009

"Corps Orders Thousands of Trees Chopped Down" [33]

"The Army Corps of Engineers is on a mission to chop down every tree in the country that grows within 15 feet of a levee — including oaks and sycamores in Louisiana, willows in Oklahoma and cottonwoods in California."
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [35], 06/10/2009

User-Friendly Climate Change Prediction Tool Available [36]

ClimateWizard, by researchers from the Univ. of Washington, the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, and the Nature Conservancy, may be a useful takeoff point for covering estimated temperature and precipitation changes in your area.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [22]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

House Passes Cash-for-Clunkers Bill [37]

The House passed a bill that would give some $4 billion in vouchers to owners of gas-guzzlers who trade them in for more efficient cars. It would boost car sales.
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Wash Post [38], 06/10/2009

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