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Managing Stormwater: Key in Water Pollution, Beach Closures [1]

Here's a roundup of recent developments and resources that can help you cover how local stormwater management fits into the regional and national picture, including the Natural Resources Defense Council's 20th annual beach report and the proposed Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Studies: Lighten Up on Roof and Pavement Color [8]

While not a stand-alone climate change-fighting measure, converting roofs and pavements in tropical and temperate cities of one million or more people to light-colored materials would provide the equivalent one-time benefit of eliminating two years' worth of global CO2 emissions, or eliminating the emissions of 300 million vehicles for 20 years.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Planning & Growth [3]
Environmental Studies [10]
People & Population [11]
Science [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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EPA Gets TRI Data Out Quickly This Year [13]

Data for the 2009 Toxics Release Inventory, released July 28, 2010, includes only about 80% of the total expected submissions so it's not possible to look at category totals, trends, and other aspects that require 100% of the data until later this year. However, you can report immediately on many local emitters, including evaluations of their totals and trends.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [14]
Pollution [4]
Government [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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2 Reports Call Water Shortages Serious, Widespread Threat [16]

Sandia National Laboratories and the Natural Resources Defense Council independently publish similar conclusions based on a range of scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report, in conjunction with various economic models.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [17]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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"Huge Blasts of Sun's Plasma Hurtling Toward Earth" [18]

"A huge mass of magnetically charged material ejected from the sun is racing across space toward our planet, where it is expected to arrive on Tuesday. When it strikes the Earth's magnetic field, it could produce spectacular auroras."

Science [12]
Other or All [19]
Public [7]
International [20]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [21], 08/03/2010
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"This IS His Grandfather's Bug, But Now It's Electric" [22]

"If the Chevy Volt's $40,000 price tag sounds a bit too steep, you could always go the do-it-yourself route of Oregon teenager Ashton Stark. He just finished a yearlong conversion of his grandfather's 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle into an electric car."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Transportation [24]
Technology [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [26], 08/03/2010
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"House Approves Oil Spill Reform Bill" [27]

"The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."

Climate Change [9]
Disasters [28]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [30], 08/03/2010
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Fears of Air Pollution Stir Up Politics in Texas Shale Gas Country [31]

"FORT WORTH, Texas -- For nearly a year Christine and Tim Ruggiero have battled the powerful Texas oil and gas industry and the inertia of regulators responsible for protecting air quality and public health."

Air [32]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: ClimateWire [34], 08/03/2010
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"Pakistan Floods Ravage Lives of Millions: UNICEF" [35]

"The worst floods in memory in Pakistan have devastated the lives of more than 3 million people, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday, while outrage over the unpopular government's response to the suffering spreads."

Climate Change [9]
Disasters [28]
Public [7]
Asia [36]
Source: Reuters [37], 08/03/2010
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"Enviro Group Sues EPA Over Greenhouse Gas 'Tailoring' Rule" [38]

"Environmentalists are suing U.S. EPA over a rule that aims to regulate greenhouse gases from only the largest industrial sources, arguing that the agency exempts too many big polluters."

Climate Change [9]
Air [32]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [39], 08/03/2010
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