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November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting [1]

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Agriculture [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Food [8]
Forests [9]
Health [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [12]
Waste [13]
Biodiversity [14]
Policy [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Region: 
International [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]

"Dredged Mud Can Save Louisiana Coast, State Says" [21]

If the Army Corps of Engineers and private companies used all the mud they dredge from wetlands and waterway to rebuild Louisiana coastal marshes, it would be a boon for coastal restoration.
Natural Resources [11]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [23], 06/15/2009

"Departments to Toughen Standards for Mining" [24]

"The Obama administration said Thursday that it would toughen standards for mountaintop-removal coal mining but would not end the practice as some environmental groups had hoped."
Natural Resources [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: NYTimes [26], 06/12/2009

New Trails Are in 13 States [27]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [29]
Natural Resources [11]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
California [33]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Canada Plans Massive Expansion of Northern Park" [35]

"Canada plans to expand one of its most prized parks to more than six times its current size in a move to help protect the habitats of grizzly bears, caribou and other species...."
Natural Resources [11]
Public [3]
Canada [36]
Source: Reuters [37], 06/10/2009

Obama Openness Promise Still Unfulfilled at MSHA [38]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration still denies FOIA requests, including one filed in Oct. 2008 by mine safety attorney Tony Oppegard for some witness statements.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [11]
Government [40]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [25]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Salazar Promises To Revitalize Everglades [41]

Touring the Everglades by airboat, Interior Secretary Salazar promised more federal funds to restore them.
Natural Resources [11]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: Miami Herald [42], 05/29/2009

WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste [43]

Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [44]
Natural Resources [11]
Waste [13]
Government [40]
Journalism & Media [45]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Obama's EPA Clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits" [46]

"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 [11]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
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July 20, 2009 to July 24, 2009

3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration [47]

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 [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [11]
Biodiversity [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [25]
California [33]

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