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"Obama's EPA Clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits" [1]

"The Obama administration has cleared more than three-dozen new mountaintop removal permits for issuance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, drawing quick criticism from environmental groups"
05/18/2009
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
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July 20, 2009 to July 24, 2009

3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration [5]

Highlighted large scale ecosystem restorations will include the Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Louisiana, Everglades, Great Lakes, Lower Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Professional Meetings [6]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [2]
Biodiversity [7]
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National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
June 19, 2009 to June 20, 2009

First Annual Mountain Aid Benefit Concert [10]

This fundraising event is dedicated to ending mountaintop removal and "creating a clean energy future." Speakers include Judy Bonds, Ed Wiley, Maria Gunnoe and Larry Gibson.
Other Events [11]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [12]
Natural Resources [2]
Activism [13]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]

"Michigan Wetlands at Risk in Budget Crisis" [15]

"Environmentalists fear that as many as a million acres of wetlands will fall victim to a confusing patchwork of local rules that will leave them vulnerable to destruction if money for Michigan's protection program dries up."
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Source: Detroit News [17], 05/12/2009

Farmers v. Enviros Over CA Wilderness [18]

"SAN FRANCISCO -- A Bay Area oyster cannery in an estuary slated to become a federal wilderness area is at the heart of a battle pitting proponents of fishing and local food production against environmental advocates."
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
California [9]
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes [19], 05/08/2009

"Most Endangered Rivers" List To Be Released April 7 [20]

The conservation group American Rivers publishes an annual list of rivers endangered by dams, pollution, mining projects, and other threats they believe require urgent action.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [2]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [3]

"Alaskan Lake's Fate Could Echo Across Continent" [24]

Test Teaser
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [25]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [26], 03/25/2009

"EPA Says It Could Block Mountaintop Coal Permits" [27]

EPA, in a surprise move, is asserting its Clean Water Act authority over mountaintop removal mining permits.
Natural Resources [2]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
Source: Reuters [28], 03/25/2009

Nation's First Investigative Reporter Drilled Deep On Big Oil [29]


By STEVE WEINBERG

Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [2]
Journalism & Media [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas [31]

The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [32]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Forests [33]
Natural Resources [2]
Transportation [34]
Water & Oceans [23]
Biodiversity [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
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Public [3]

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