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- US EPA and Army Corps of Engineers say they "cannot make the list of 'high hazard' coal ash impoundment sites public," even though risk to communities exists -- like the December 2008 pond failure at the Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee.SEJ Publication Types:Topics on the Beat:Visibility:
Biodiesel: A Noble Experiment, But There's Much To Consider
By NAOMI LUBICK
Willie Nelson recently graced the front of The New York Times business section in a laudatory story focusing not on the singer's gambling debts or tax evasion, but rather his latest money-maker: BioWillie Diesel.
Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization
Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture
THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Black Carbon: A Key Cause Of Warming Not Well Recognized
SEJ Publication Types:Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Cash for Clunkers Legislation Rolls Closer
Two competing bills before Congress would pay people to scrap old, inefficient vehicles. But some say the proposed legislation is not as green as it looks and other factors need to be taken into consideration.SEJ Publication Types:Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Developing Credibility Is Key In Local Nuclear-Plant Coverage
By TOM HENRY
America has 103 nuclear plants.
Chances are, especially if you work east of the Mississippi River, there's one in your circulation area or one close enough to pose a risk.
Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:WA State Secret Deal on Coal-Plant Emissions Raises Ire
Seattle Times lets the cat out of the bag with an April 7, 2009, story describing the secret agreement between the administration of Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Canada-based TransAlta.SEJ Publication Types:Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Covering Coal Country: Overcoming The Obstacles To Reporting In Rural America
By AL CROSS
Many if not most environmental stories have their roots in rural places. Those are the places where extractive industries do almost all their extracting, where America ultimately puts much of its solid waste, where farm fields get the fertilizers that create dead zones in the sea.
Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Energy Dept. Maps, Lists Efficiency Aid for U.S. Cities
The Energy Department is listing state and local grant allocations from the stimulus bill on its website. Find out what your area of coverage is slated to receive in aid.SEJ Publication Types:Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility:Consent Decree Forces Regs on Selected Gas and Diesel Engines
Restrictions would be placed on many types of stationary diesel and gas-fired engines under a proposed EPA rule.SEJ Publication Types:Topics on the Beat:Region:Visibility: