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"Pennsylvania To Regulate Salt Discharges" [1]

"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is working to regulate salt discharges that result from natural-gas drilling."

Energy & Fuel [2]

Public [3]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]

Source: ES&T [5], 07/09/2009

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Greenpeace Climate Climbers Busted on Mt. Rushmore [6]

"Greenpeace activists were arrested Wednesday for scaling Mount Rushmore and hanging a banner next to the carved face of Abraham Lincoln urging President Barack Obama to get tough on climate change."

Activism [7]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [8]

Source: AFP [9], 07/09/2009

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"Global Deal on Climate-Warming HFCs Hinges on Secret White House Policy" [10]

"Hydrofluorocarbons ... are ... many thousands of times more potent than CO2 as climate warming agents, and scientists say their spread could become as much as 50 percent of the global greenhouse gas problem by 2050. Yet the public is barely aware of the issue, and as the White House works to hammer out its policy, it seems to want to keep it that way."

Climate Change [11]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [8]

Source: SolveClimate [12], 07/09/2009

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"Group of 8 Agrees On a Ceiling for Temperature Rise" [13]

"The world's leading industrial nations tentatively agreed Wednesday to try to prevent global temperatures from rising above a fixed level, after a more far-reaching proposal to slash production of greenhouse gases fizzled... ."

Climate Change [11]

Public [3]

International [14]

Source: WashPost [15], 07/09/2009

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"Enviros Sue Over Energy Transmission Across Federal Lands" [16]

"A coalition of environmental groups is suing federal agencies in an effort to change the location of corridors to transmit energy across Western lands."

Energy & Fuel [2]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [8]

Source: NYTimes [17], 07/09/2009

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Alaskan Gas Pipeline: Would-Be Operators Vying For Routes, Funding [18]

The proposed $20-40 billion natural gas pipeline would transport natural gas over 2000 miles from AK's North Slope natural gas reserves to the Midwestern US. Or would it?

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [19]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [11]

Energy & Fuel [2]

Region:

Canada [20]

National (U.S.) [8]

Alaska and Hawaii [21]

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Public [3]

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NOAA Fishery Advisers Have New Look [22]

If you report for a coastal region where fisheries are important, it's a good time to investigate the membership makeup of your regional Fishery Management Council.

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TipSheet [19]

Topics on the Beat:

Fish & Fisheries [23]

Government [24]

Region:

National (U.S.) [8]

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Public [3]

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Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States [25]

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 [19]

Topics on the Beat:

Planning & Growth [26]

Energy & Fuel [2]

Government [24]

Region:

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]

California [29]

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Public [3]

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EPA: Most US Residents Exposed to Excessive Air Pollution Risk [30]

While it does have limitations, the updated National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment offers risk estimates for each of 180 substances, and three separate combined assessments.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [19]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [31]

Pollution [32]

People & Population [33]

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National (U.S.) [8]

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Public [3]