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After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]

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Forests [11]

Government [3]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [12]

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Spanish Resources (English-language) [13]

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SEJ Espanol [14]

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Mexico [15]

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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise [18]

Watchdog groups and the Associated Press report on federal agency foot-dragging in making a reality of Obama administration declarations that it would foster government transparency.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]

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Government [3]

Policy [19]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [5]

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Lisa Jackson Interview [20]

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is interviewed by Lester Graham of The Environment Report.

Environmental Politics [21]

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National (U.S.) [4]

Source: Environment Report [22], 05/20/2009

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Newborns Tested for Plastic Risk [23]

"Critically ill newborns may help researchers figure out whether children are at risk from plastic additives called phthalates."

Chemicals [7]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: NPR [24], 05/20/2009

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"Researchers Shine New Light on Old Great Lakes Contaminant" [25]

Canadian scientists are taking a closer look at dioxin-like contaminants in the Great Lakes called polychlorinated naphthalenes. They accumulate in fish and are toxic to humans.

Water & Oceans [26]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]

Source: Great Lakes Echo [28], 05/20/2009

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EPA Finds Suspect Materials in Chinese Drywall [29]

EPA has found suspect materials in a small sample of Chinese-made drywall that some believe may be causing corrosion in homes and possibly sickening people.

Chemicals [7]

Public [5]

International [16]

Source: AP [30], 05/20/2009

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Judge Mulls Breaching Snake River Dams [31]

"Federal officials, who have spent much of the last decade 'avoiding their obligations under the Endangered Species Act,' need a contingency plan to save the endangered fish, the judge says."

Fish & Fisheries [32]

Public [5]

Northwest (OR WA) [33]

Source: LA Times [34], 05/20/2009

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