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June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [13]

The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.

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Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [16]

Nearly 150 species of North American birds are in significant trouble, according to a report released May 11, 2010, by a consortium of US, Canadian, and Mexican government agencies, NGOs, universities, and individuals.

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Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [22]

A new US Geological Survey report indicates about 105 million US residents drink water from contaminated systems, often at pollutant concentrations that potentially pose a human health risk.

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Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [25]

About 75,000 acres of wetlands in 22 states and Puerto Rico will split $175 million of Natural Resources Conservation Service's Wetlands Reserve Program funding, but recipient properties or owners will not be identified.

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SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [27]

Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.

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Russian Olives and Tamarisk Get A Little Federal Love [30]

A new report by the US Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, other federal agencies, and university experts says the water-hogging reputation of the two species has little merit, but found that effects on wildlife are mixed.

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Feds Have Sent Nearly $650 Million to Private Forest Owners [36]

The USFS Forest Legacy Program has awarded a total of $72 million to 36 property owners in 33 states and territories to apply conservation easements to their land, with the goal of preventing development or other uses of the land that would reduce its forest value.

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Air Pollution: EPA Proposes Tougher Industrial Boiler Regs [38]

The proposed air toxics standards cover emissions from three types of combustion sources and address emissions of mercury, cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and other pollutants.

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Greenwashers, Beware: FTC Updating Its "Green Guides" [41]

The 2010 update to the Federal Trade Commission's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims is expected to feature new guidance for marketing carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates, green packaging, textiles, building products, and building.

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