"New Measures to Aid Solar on Public Lands"
"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced measures on Monday to hasten the development of solar energy on Western public lands."
Source: NYTimes, 06/30/2009
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"EPA Reveals 44 Higher Risk Coal Ash Sites"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday made public a list of 26 communities in 10 states where residents are potentially threatened by coal ash storage ponds similar to one that flooded a neighborhood in Tennessee last year."
Source: AP, 06/30/2009
Forum on Media Diversity
A partnership of Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication and the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, the Forum comprises more than 2,000 journal articles and books; a research database of syllabi of diversity courses from approximately 40 universities and colleges around the country; a directory of state ethnic media; and more.
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"Obama Aide's Husband Lobbied for Oil Drilling"
White House climate czar Carol Browner's husband, former Rep. Thomas Downey, was a paid lobbyist for the group pushing for more oil drilling off Florida's coast.
Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 06/29/2009
"Rebellion on the Range Over a Cattle ID Plan"
Ranchers and farmers are rebelling against a federal plan to tag livestock with microchips and track them birth to slaughterhouse for disease control and food safety.
Source: NYTimes, 06/29/2009
"Beetles Add New Dynamic to Forest Fire Control Efforts"
Bark beetles "munching and killing pine trees by the millions from Colorado to Canada" add a dangerous unknown to predictions for the coming wildfire season.
Source: NYTimes, 06/29/2009
"Calculating Coal's Toll"
"A new study argues the human costs of coal mining in Appalachia far outweighs its benefits."
Source: Living on Earth, 06/29/2009
"In Close Vote, House Passes Climate Bill"
"The House narrowly passed an ambitious climate bill [Friday] that would establish national limits on greenhouse gases, create a complex trading system for emission permits and provide incentives to alter how individuals and corporations use energy."
Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2009
Wildfires
Wildfires rage every summer — and make news. Here are some key sources useful to reporters.
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