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Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection [1]

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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Forests [3]

Government [4]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]

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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise [12]

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 [4]

Policy [13]

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National (U.S.) [14]

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Public [6]

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Lisa Jackson Interview [15]

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

Environmental Politics [16]

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National (U.S.) [14]

Source: Environment Report [17], 05/20/2009

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Newborns Tested for Plastic Risk [18]

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

Chemicals [19]

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National (U.S.) [14]

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

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"Researchers Shine New Light on Old Great Lakes Contaminant" [21]

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 [22]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]

Source: Great Lakes Echo [24], 05/20/2009

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EPA Finds Suspect Materials in Chinese Drywall [25]

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 [19]

Public [6]

International [10]

Source: AP [26], 05/20/2009

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Judge Mulls Breaching Snake River Dams [27]

"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 [28]

Public [6]

Northwest (OR WA) [29]

Source: LA Times [30], 05/20/2009

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"House Panel Approves 'Clean Energy' Bank" [31]

The House Energy Committe amended its climate bill to include a "Clean Energy Deployment Administration" within the Energy Department that would fund new nuclear plants as well as renewables.

Climate Change [32]

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National (U.S.) [14]

Source: Greenwire/NYTimes [33], 05/20/2009

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"Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory" [34]

"Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president." Visitors carrying loaded and concealed weapons in National Parks.

Environmental Politics [16]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [14]

Source: NYTimes [35], 05/20/2009

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