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2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner [1]

It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Food [6]
Forests [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]

Energy Company Applying for Major "Incidental Take" Permit [14]

A Fortune 500 energy company is applying for an "incidental take" permit that would allow it to kill endangered and threatened species that live on the largest swath of land ever covered by one permit.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Forests [7]
Biodiversity [16]
Policy [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
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Public [13]

Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [22]

The public comment period for a long-delayed EIS draft designating energy corridors in 11 Western states is open.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Biodiversity [16]
Government [24]
Policy [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
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Public [13]

Nations Seek "Roadmap" to Post-Kyoto Climate Treaty at Bali [28]

Post-Kyoto climate change negotiations began in earnest in Bali, Indonesia, to prepare for the next iteration of world consensus on the topic.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [24]
Policy [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Region: 
International [29]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [30]

New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [23]
Air [3]
Planning & Growth [31]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [9]
Transportation [32]
Policy [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]

Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [33]

US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Forests [7]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Waste [10]
Government [24]
Military [35]
Policy [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries [36]

New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [9]
Region: 
Canada [37]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

Some States Win, Some Lose with Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs [38]

Compact fluorescent lighting reduces energy use, but what's the trade-off in mercury exposure via broken bulbs and disposal? Now a team of Yale scientists has estimated where there will be a net increase or decrease in mercury emissions.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Health [39]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon [40]

The future of alternative energy development in coastal US waters will likely become clearer at the end of March 2007, when a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be released.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

FEDS Set Stage for Geothermal Development [41]

The Dept. of Interior released its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for geothermal energy on Oct. 22, 2008
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

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