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"Report Names U.S. Cities With Foulest, Cleanest Air" [1]

"The nation's 25 most smoggy cities improved air quality over the last year, but half the nation's residents still live with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an American Lung Association report released on Wednesday.

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Source: Reuters [5], 04/28/2011

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"EPA Proposes Stricter Controls on Water Pollution" [6]

"The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will impose stricter pollution controls on millions of acres of wetlands and tens of thousands of miles of streams."

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Source: Wash Post [9], 04/28/2011

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Storms Pummel South; Death Toll Rises to 247 [10]

"The death toll from severe storms that punished five Southern U.S. states jumped to a staggering 178 after Alabama canvassed its hard-hit counties for a new tally of lives lost." Latest updates put the toll at 247.

Disasters [11]

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Source: AP [12], 04/28/2011

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Reports: Fish Habitat Seriously Degraded [13]

A National Fish Habitat Board report, which includes maps and mitigation efforts, identifies the primary human sources of US fresh- and saltwater habitat degradation as urban development, livestock grazing, agriculture, point source pollution, and areas with high numbers of active mines and dams.

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Fish & Fisheries [15]

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50 Communities Win Fed Money To Tackle Climate Change [16]

Last year's grant winners have efforts under way, so reporting can focus on progress that is being made, or not. Reporting on the new winners, announced in mid-April 2011, can inform the community about what is in the works, who is in charge, and what future benchmarks can be used to see if the money is being well spent.

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People & Population [17]

Climate Change [18]

Planning & Growth [19]

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BLM Invites More Public Comment for New Oil Shale PEIS [20]

Public meetings in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming from April 26 to May 5, 2011 will likely be newsy events, with advocates and critics representing industry, environmentalists, local governments, and other interested groups and individuals voicing their opinions.

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Laws & Regulations [21]

Energy & Fuel [22]

Natural Resources [23]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]

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Multiple Sources Reveal Fracking Chemicals [25]

New tools provide limited information on substances used in specific wells during the oil and natural gas extraction process called hydraulic fracturing. From 2005-2009, 780 million gallons of 750 substances were injected underground — a starting point for your coverage of this angle.

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Energy & Fuel [22]

Economy & Business [26]

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May 22, 2011 to May 26, 2011

2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress [28]

The American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) invites you to the 2011 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress in Palm Springs on May 22-26, 2011. This year's technical program focuses on “Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability,” to help the environmental and engineering community integrate sustainability into their work.

Other Events [29]

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Water & Oceans [8]

Waste [30]

Transportation [31]

Technology [32]

Planning & Growth [19]

Natural Resources [23]

Government [33]

Forests [34]

Environmental Politics [35]

Environmental Health [36]

Energy & Fuel [22]

Climate Change [18]

Air [2]

Agriculture [37]

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California [38]

Safe Spinach: "USDA Seeking Comment on Food Quality Agreement" [39]

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to hear from the public about what's being called the National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement." Consumer advocates say it puts people at risk of food-borne disease by allowing the spinach and lettuce industries to police themselves when it comes to food safety.

Agriculture [37]

Environmental Health [36]

Food [40]

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Source: AP [41], 04/27/2011

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Paper Industry Profits from 'Black Liquor' Tax Credits [42]

At a time when tea-party budget-cut fervor is taking food out of the mouths of children, the paper industry is reaping billions in unintended taxpayer-funded federal subsidies from a loophole meant to encourage alternative fuels.

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Source: Wash Post [43], 04/27/2011

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2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress [28]

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