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Species Discoveries Are Part of the Biodiversity Story [1]

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

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TipSheet [2]

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Biodiversity [3]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [5]

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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [6]

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 [7]

Government [8]

Environmental Politics [9]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Read more about Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [6]

Winners: SEJ 7th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment [10]

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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 [12]

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Awards & Fellowships [13]

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International [14]

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Online FOIA Resources [15]

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Lots of Freedom-of-Information help is available online

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Journalism & Media [16]

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FOIA Resources [17]

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Public [5]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2008) [18]

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 [19]

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

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TipSheet [2]

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Climate Change [20]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [5]

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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [21]

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 [7]

Government [8]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [5]

Read more about Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [21]

Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts [22]

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 [20]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [5]