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Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments [1]

For the first time in 25 years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has updated the list of federally-protected migratory birds. The net result is the addition of 175 species, bringing the total to 1,007.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [3]
Wildlife [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

1 in 7 Wildlife Refuges Has Genetically Engineered Crops [7]

Three organizations file a lawsuit against the USFWS, a new study finds three strains of GE maize likely damaged organs of rats that ate the foods for just three months, pesticide use associated with GE crops may actually be greater than for traditional crops, and GE seed prices skyrocket.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Biodiversity [3]
Policy [10]
Technology [11]
Wildlife [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Sunshine Still Disinfects — 2010 [12]

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Every March, journalists, news media, lawyers, librarians, and ordinary citizens get reminded why access to information keeps democracy healthy. Here are some interesting articles and events from Sunshine Week 2010.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [13]
Initiatives: 
FOIA Resources [14]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
March 25, 2010

NEPA and Climate Change: CEQ’s Draft Guidance [15]

Hear a diverse group of experts, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute, discuss the impact of the guidance, the timing of its release, and the larger questions about the role of climate change in agency planning. Teleconferencing is available for members of the press.

Professional Meetings [16]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Government [20]
Policy [10]
Environmental Politics [21]
Science [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]

More Than 550 Utilities Now Using Potentially Safer Chemicals [23]

The plants, ranging from very large to very small, are now using chemicals and processes such as liquid chlorine bleach, calcium hypochlorite, or ultraviolet light — allegedly making ~40 million people living nearby safer.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [24]
Chemicals [25]
Disasters [26]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

"Wyoming Wants More Carbon Dioxide" [27]

Oil companies use carbon dioxide -- an industrial waste from gas operations, to boost production from played-out oil fields in Wyoming.

Climate Change [17]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [28]
Source: ClimateWire [29], 03/17/2010

"New Pentagon Effort Targets Illicit Wildlife Trade" [30]

"U.S. troops heading to Iraq and Afghanistan will soon be trained to confront a new enemy, the trade in products made from endangered animals."

Wildlife [4]
Public [6]
International [31]
Source: Greenwire [32], 03/17/2010

"Alaska: Aerial Wolf Hunt Begins" [33]

"State employees began an aerial wolf hunt on the Yukon border on Tuesday in what officials describe as an effort to preserve caribou for shooting by hunters."

Wildlife [4]
Public [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: NYTimes [35], 03/17/2010

Ruling Will Let Farms Harvest Genetically Modified Beets [36]

"A federal judge on Tuesday said farmers could harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling that the economic impact would be too great if the crop were to be destroyed."

Agriculture [8]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: AP [37], 03/17/2010

"Obama’s C.D.C. Director, Wielding a Big Broom" [38]

"No federal health agency changed more during the Bush administration than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It got new buildings, new managers and an entirely new operating structure."

Government [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [39], 03/17/2010

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