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"Rising Oil Prices Pose New Threat to U.S. Economy" [1]

Oil prices rising because of turmoil in the Middle East and other factors pose a new and serious threat to the recovery of the U.S. economy, experts say.

Economy & Business [2]

Energy & Fuel [3]

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National (U.S.) [5]

Source: NY Times [6], 02/25/2011

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FAS Publishes CRS Reports That Congress Still Keeps from Taxpaying Public [7]

Here are links to some recent Congressional Research Service reports that may be of interest to energy and environmental journalists, courtesy of the Federation of American Scientists, a nonprofit watchdog group.

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WatchDog TipSheet [8]

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Government [9]

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Public [4]

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Photojournalist Asks Court for Access to Wild Horse Operations [10]

A wild horse journalist, photojournalist and correspondent for Horseback Magazine is petitioning the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to redress the inaction of a federal district court in Nevada on her request that restrictions on her access to the roundups and warehouses be lifted.

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WatchDog TipSheet [8]

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Natural Resources [11]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [12]

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Public [4]

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Court Upholds Firing of Custodian for Warning of Asbestos in School [13]

The asbestos came to the attention of the head custodian at Somers Central High School in New York, when a chunk fell from the gymnasium ceiling onto the floor and he was asked to clean it up. Morey warned school authorities that he feared it could be asbestos. They told him to put tape over it and to drop the subject.

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WatchDog TipSheet [8]

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Chemicals [14]

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Public [4]

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House De-Funds Greenhouse Gas Registry [15]

As part of the continuing resolution (HR 1) the House approved largely along party lines an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to cut an additional $8.5 million from the budget for EPA's Greenhouse Gas Registry.

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WatchDog TipSheet [8]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [16]

Air [17]

Government [9]

Pollution [18]

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Public [4]

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March 1, 2011

SEJ Toronto Pub Night [19]

Toronto-area journalists are invited to join SEJ members at our monthly pub night on Tuesday, March 1. Our guest this month will be Ravenna Alnuaimy-Barker, executive director of Sustain Ontario. Given that food security has been in the news so much of late, it seems a good time to sit down and discuss Ontario agriculture and food policy. Where better to do that than at the pub? Event is free, but space is limited.

SEJ Regional Conferences [20]

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Food [21]

Agriculture [22]

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Canada [23]

Animal Death Toll Ends New Zealand Cloning Trials [24]

Unacceptable death rates of laboratory animals have forced a New Zealand government research agency to end its experimental program on cloning of agricultural animals.

Agriculture [22]

Biodiversity [25]

Science [26]

Public [4]

International [27]

Source: Stuff [28], 02/24/2011

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"Dirty Air Triggers More Heart Attacks Than Cocaine" [29]

"Air pollution triggers more heart attacks than using cocaine and poses as high a risk of sparking a heart attack as alcohol, coffee and physical exertion, scientists said on Thursday."

Air [17]

Public [4]

International [27]

Source: Reuters [30], 02/24/2011

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"Raw Milk Debate Simmers As States, FDA Mull Rules" [31]

As federal and state agencies ponder a regulatory crackdown on raw milk, small dairy producers and natural food advocates worry about their rights.

Agriculture [22]

Food [21]

Public [4]

National (U.S.) [5]

Source: Reuters [32], 02/24/2011

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"Judge Skeptical About Remanding Polar Bear Case to Obama Admin" [33]

"A federal judge [Wednesday] appeared reluctant to ask the Obama administration to reconsider whether the polar bear should be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [25]

Climate Change [16]

Public [4]

National (U.S.) [5]

Source: Greenwire [34], 02/24/2011

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SEJ Toronto Pub Night [19]

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