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"Globally, Year 2010 Ranked Second Warmest on Record" [1]

"For the planet as a whole, 2010 was one of the two warmest years on record, according to three independent datasets detailed in the latest State of the Climate report, released today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Meteorological Society."

Climate Change [2]

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International [4]

Source: ENS [5], 06/30/2011

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"Group Condemns Harassment of Climate Scientists" [6]

"There’s a ripple of unease among many scientists who study the warming of the planet these days. Some have faced harassment, legal challenges and even death threats related to their research, the American Association for the Advancement of Science reports."

Science [7]

Environmental Politics [8]

Climate Change [2]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [9]

Source: Green/NYT [10], 06/30/2011

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Environment & Security: "Pakistan Woefully Unprepared For New Floods" [11]

"It took farmer Ghulam Hussain almost a year to start re-building his house, destroyed last year in floods that left vast swathes of Pakistan underwater, and disrupted the lives of more than 18 million people. Now, his small, two-room mud and brick house -- just a few hundred meters from the Indus River -- is almost complete, but he is worried as to how long it will survive."

Climate Change [2]

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International [4]

Source: Reuters [12], 06/30/2011

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New Environment-Related CRS Reports Available [13]

Congress still forbids the Congressional Research Service to release publicly reports that taxpayers have paid for. Thanks to groups like the Federation of American Scientists, however, taxpayers can read the reports online despite the charade.

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WatchDog TipSheet [14]

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Transportation [15]

Technology [16]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]

Government [18]

Disasters [19]

Climate Change [2]

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August 21, 2011 to August 25, 2011

Society for Ecological Restoration International 2011 World Conference [20]

The Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) and its partners from Latin America invite you to Merida, Mexico – in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula – for SER’s 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration.

Other Events [21]

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Planning & Growth [22]

Natural Resources [23]

Environmental Health [24]

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Mexico [25]

USDA Pesticide, Fertilizer Data Now in Online Database [26]

The Agriculture Department under President Obama has partly restored public access to the Agricultural Chemical Usage data by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. President Bush had cancelled the reports in 2008.

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Government [18]

Chemicals [27]

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Don't "Wonder" About U.S. Disease Data — Look It up in CDC's Database [28]

WONDER is a single portal for using a variety of databases related to public health that are maintained by CDC. Many are relevant to the environment beat, such as asthma and allergy prevalence, lung disease, cancer, agricultural safety, pesticides, occupational exposure, chemical hazards, waterborne disease, foodborne disease, and adverse vaccine events.

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Health [29]

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Did OMB Strangle TRI Rule in Its Crib for Chemical, Wood Treatment Industries? [30]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had gone through an open rulemaking process on the "Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Articles Exemption Clarification Rule" but withdrew a final rule it had sent to President Obama's Office of Management and Budget for approval after OMB met privately with chemical, wood, and other industry lobbyists.

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Government [18]

Chemicals [27]

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June 30, 2011

TSCA Reform Series [31]

Several key issues have emerged as pivotal in ongoing efforts to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Progress on these complex issues is central to the success of TSCA reform. To foster further discussion of these critical topics, the Environmental Law Institute is convening a series of issue-specific lunchtime webinars during the summer and fall of 2011 that will provide a forum for focused dialogue among key players.

Other Events [21]

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Chemicals [27]

"EPA Finalizes 15% Ethanol Content Label; Critics Vow Challenges" [32]

"U.S. EPA [Tuesday] issued a final rule on how gasoline stations must label fuel with up to 15 percent ethanol content (E15), marking a step toward legal sale of the fuel and drawing criticism from several groups that said the labels will not do enough to prevent consumers from misusing it."

Energy & Fuel [33]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [9]

Source: Greenwire [34], 06/29/2011

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Society for Ecological Restoration International 2011 World Conference [20]

TSCA Reform Series [31]

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