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Mixed News for Great Lakes [1]

US and Canadian government agencies acknowledged the glass is only half full with the June 7, 2007, release of their State of the Great Lakes Highlights Report.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [3]
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Canada [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
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Public [6]

Team Trying to Predict Detailed Hurricane Locations and Losses [7]

With hurricane season once again upon us, you may find it beneficial to check out an interesting new alternative information source.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [6]

Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease [10]

As campers and picnickers head outdoors in greater numbers for the summer season, many government agencies are urging them to not bring their own firewood.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Forests [11]
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Canada [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [6]

Group Provides Fast Access to Money-Politics Connection [12]

Another resource for tracking the influence of money on US politics was announced May 16, 2007.
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Topics on the Beat: 
Government [13]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [6]

Mercury: The Dark Side of Energy-Efficient Lighting [14]

Around the world, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are widely touted — and sometimes required — as energy-efficient replacements for standard incandescent bulbs.

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Chemicals [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
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International [17]
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Public [6]

Mexican Rice Shipments Cause Stir Over U.S. Genetic Engineering [18]

Greenpeace Mexico revealed what the federal Health Secretariat knew since October: that 47 of 51 samples of US rice import shipments tested positive for contamination.
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Food [19]
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Mexico [20]
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Public [6]

Environmental Reports Offer Baseline Info [21]

After more than four years of work, EPA has released what may be its final draft of its Report on the Environment.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [22]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [6]

Levee Threats Gaining Attention [23]

Recent levee failures in Colorado and Missouri have provided still more examples of the fragility of thousands of miles of US levees.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [24]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [6]

EPA Set to Release New Ozone Standard [25]

EPA is expected to release its proposed new standard for ground level ozone by June 20, 2007.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [26]
Pollution [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [6]

FEDS, States Moving Ahead on Energy Transmission Corridors [27]

In an effort to expedite development of major energy transmission lines that would help feed growing energy demand in the US, the federal government is pushing forward with multiple efforts to make the necessary lands available.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [16]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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