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Teflon Woes Still Sticking to Food Packaging [1]

California may be jumping the gun on EPA's voluntary phase-out of PFCs in food packaging.

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Chemicals [3]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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BLM and DOE Analyzing Western Solar [6]

As part of the federal effort to explore renewable energy sources, the BLM and Dept. of Energy are beginning to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for solar energy on BLM lands in six western states — AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, and UT.

Part of the PEIS will address 125 applications the BLM has received for solar development. BLM says the potential projects cover about 1 million acres, and could generate 70 billion watts of energy, enough to power about 20 million typical US homes.

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Species Discoveries Are Part of the Biodiversity Story [7]

Scientists beat the bushes looking for species not yet recognized. The tally for 2007? It's 16,969.

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Biodiversity [8]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [9]

As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.

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TipSheet [2]

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Laws & Regulations [10]

Government [11]

Environmental Politics [12]

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Winners: SEJ 7th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment [13]

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Here are the finalists for the year 2007 in SEJ's Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment. This year a new category for Books is included.

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Other or All [15]

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Awards & Fellowships [16]

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International [17]

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Online FOIA Resources [18]

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Lots of Freedom-of-Information help is available online

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Journalism & Media [19]

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FOIA Resources [20]

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Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2008) [21]

Environmental books authored, co-authored or edited by SEJ members, and published in 2008.

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21 US Cities Join Carbon Disclosure Project [22]

Some cities are joining big companies in disclosing publicly their greenhouse emissions.

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TipSheet [2]

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Climate Change [23]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [24]

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.

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TipSheet [2]

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Laws & Regulations [10]

Government [11]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts [25]

A research team led by Purdue claims in a soon-to-be-published article to have mapped local U.S. climate change more precisely than has been done before.

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TipSheet [2]

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Climate Change [23]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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