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National Trails System Continues to Grow [1]

The National Trails System is in its hiking prime, celebrating its 40th birthday on Oct. 2, 2008. The network of 26 trails traverses about 60,000 miles throughout the country.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Other or All [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

FEDS Set Stage for Geothermal Development [7]

The Dept. of Interior released its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for geothermal energy on Oct. 22, 2008
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [8]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Congress May Approve Major Lands Bill in November [11]

It's possible that the US Congress will give final approval during its lame duck session to an omnibus bill that contains more than 150 individual bills targeted at protecting, improving, or revising management of various public lands all over the country
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Eco-Packaging for Wine: Bottles and Beyond [13]

Eco-friendly wine isn't just about what's in the bottle. It also IS the bottle — or, increasingly the box — plus the cork (or, increasingly screwtop), and more.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [14]
Region: 
International [15]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Can "Smart Grids" Really Help? [16]

"Smart grids" are packages of technologies and services that allow two-way communication between homes and utilities, as well as between various parts of regional power distribution systems.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Supreme Court Case Could Affect Nearly 550 Power Plants [17]

On Dec. 2, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could decide whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) allows EPA to weigh costs and benefits when determining the best technology available for the cooling water intake structures at existing power plants.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [8]
Water & Oceans [18]
Environmental Politics [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Post-Election Agendas Begin to Spawn, Swim Upstream [19]

Even before the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election happens, various groups are beginning to draft or post ambitious environment-related agendas for the next administration to follow... should it wish to.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

New Fuel Economy Data Released [20]

As roller-coaster gas prices continue to make the news, your audience will likely be interested in the latest fuel economy stats, released Oct. 15, 2008, by EPA and DOE.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [14]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

DOE Releases Nuke-Building Environmental Impact Statement [21]

In the waning months of the Bush administration, the push for nuclear energy continues.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Vast Majority of U.S. Cities Heat Up in 2000-2007 [23]

As many experts have predicted, global warming won't occur uniformly, in time or space.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

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