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Coal Ash Destined for AL Landfill [1]

The landfilling of 3.9 million tons of coal ash from a spill at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant may or may not be a boon to one of Alabama's poorest counties.
Waste [2]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [4]
Source: Tuscaloosa News [5], 06/29/2009

"Beetles Add New Dynamic to Forest Fire Control Efforts" [6]

Bark beetles "munching and killing pine trees by the millions from Colorado to Canada" add a dangerous unknown to predictions for the coming wildfire season.
Forests [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 06/29/2009

"Calculating Coal's Toll" [10]

"A new study argues the human costs of coal mining in Appalachia far outweighs its benefits."
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Living on Earth [12], 06/29/2009

"In Close Vote, House Passes Climate Bill" [13]

"The House narrowly passed an ambitious climate bill [Friday] that would establish national limits on greenhouse gases, create a complex trading system for emission permits and provide incentives to alter how individuals and corporations use energy."
Climate Change [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Wash Post [15], 06/29/2009

Wildfires [16]

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Wildfires rage every summer — and make news. Here are some key sources useful to reporters.

Reporting Tools [17]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Forests [7]
August 10, 2009

DEADLINE: SEJ Post-Conference Tour / IJNR Lake Country Institute [18]

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources will, for the first time, conduct SEJ's Post-Conference Tour, Oct 11-14, 2009. Journalists chosen as fellows will explore several newsworthy destinations in northern Wisconsin. Apply by: August 10, 2009.
SEJ Annual Conferences [19]
Workshops and Fellowships [20]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Air [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
Forests [7]
Water & Oceans [24]
Biodiversity [25]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]

"EPA Says Monsanto Mine Violates Law" [27]

"Federal regulators said Thursday an Idaho mine that Monsanto Co. depends on to make its Roundup weed killer has violated federal and state water quality laws almost since it opened, sending selenium and other heavy metals into the region's waterways."
Pollution [28]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [29], 06/26/2009

"Report: TVA Dikes on 'Verge of Failure' Pre-Spill" [30]

"The earthen dikes supporting a huge coal ash landfill at a Tennessee power plant were 'on the verge of failure' long before they collapsed and sent tons of toxic muck into a river and lakeside community, an engineering consultant said Thursday."
Disasters [31]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [4]
Source: AP [32], 06/26/2009

Enviros Have Rough Term in Supreme Court [33]

"Environmental interests were trounced in the 2009 Supreme Court term that ends Monday."
Environmental Politics [34]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [35], 06/26/2009

House Dems Limit Amendments to Interior-EPA Spending Bill " [36]

"House Democrats yesterday decided to allow votes on 13 of the 105 amendments submitted for the spending bill that funds environmental agencies, prompting cries of foul play from Republicans."
Environmental Politics [34]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [37], 06/26/2009

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