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Solar Storm Shakes Earth Magnetic Field, After Reports It Had Fizzled [1]

"A solar storm shook the Earth’s magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems. After reports Thursday of the storm fizzling out, a surge of activity prompted space weather forecasters to issue alerts about changes in the magnetic field."

Science [2]
Public [3]
International [4]
Source: AP [5], 03/09/2012

"Obama Proposes $1 Billion Worth of Clean Vehicle Incentives" [6]

"Visiting the Daimler truck manufacturing plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced a new $1 billion set of incentives to help consumers and businesses purchase new advanced trucks and cars."

Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: ENS [10], 03/09/2012

"Keystone Bill Defeated By Senate Democrats" [11]

"A Republican bid to fast-track the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline was defeated by Senate Democrats on Thursday in a vote to amend the chamber's highway funding bill. The Keystone amendment needed 60 votes to pass, but received only 56 in favor."

"President Barack Obama put the project on hold earlier this year pending further review of part of the route. Republicans wanted to wrest the approval process from his control."

Roberta Rampton and Thomas Ferraro report for Reuters March 9, 2012.
 [12]

Environmental Politics [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [12], 03/09/2012

"Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler" [14]

 

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BookShelf [15]
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Biodiversity [16]
Wildlife [17]
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"Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit" [18]

 

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Agriculture [19]
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Public [3]

"Burning Rivers: Revival of Four Urban-Industrial Rivers That Caught on Fire" [20]

 

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BookShelf [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [21]
Disasters [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
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Public [3]

"The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half A Billion Honeybees Help Feed America" [25]

 

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Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [16]
Wildlife [17]
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Public [3]

Climate Change Coverage Not Only Dips in Quantity, But Also Shifts in Its Presentation [26]

 

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Features [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
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Public [3]
March 22, 2012 to March 23, 2012

The Clean Water Act at 40: The J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium [30]

In Washington, DC, co-sponsored by The George Washington University Law School, The Environmental Law Institute, The Center for Progressive Reform, The Association of Clean Water Administrators, The Clean Water America Alliance, The GW Journal of Energy and Environmental Law, and The GW Environmental Law Association.

Professional Meetings [31]
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Water & Oceans [23]
Pollution [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Government [35]
Environmental Politics [13]
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National (U.S.) [9]

"Lake Michigan Town Fears Losing Historic Ferry" [36]

"LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — On many a summer evening, Jim Fay joins dozens of onlookers on this tourist town's waterfront, exchanging friendly waves with passengers and crew members as the S.S. Badger chugs into the harbor after a 60-mile voyage across Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wis. It's a cherished ritual in Ludington, and its days may be numbered. "

Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [32]
Transportation [37]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Source: AP [38], 03/08/2012

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