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Analysis: "Schwarzenegger Muscles Lawmakers for Major Water Bill" [1]

"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately wants a bill to fund an overhaul of the state's water system -- so much so he is hinting he may veto more than 700 bills awaiting his signature by midnight Sunday if top lawmakers fail agree to one."
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: Reuters [5], 10/08/2009

"Senior G77 Members Protest Steps To Change Kyoto Pact" [6]

"BANGKOK - Senior G77 members walked out of a meeting during climate talks in the Thai capital saying they would not discuss a future without the Kyoto Protocol climate pact, delegates said on Wednesday."
Climate Change [7]
Public [3]
International [8]
Source: Reuters [9], 10/08/2009

"Dow Unveils Solar Shingles" [10]

"Dow Chemical has unveiled a residential roof shingle in the form of a solar panel designed to be integrated into asphalt-tiled roofs."
Technology [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 10/08/2009

"Contaminated Groundwater Found Near NC Ash Ponds" [14]

"Thirteen North Carolina coal ash ponds are leaking toxic pollutants into groundwater, according to an analysis of groundwater contamination data conducted by Appalachian Voices' Upper Watauga Riverkeeper team."
Pollution [15]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times [17], 10/08/2009

Salazar Presents Ambitious Plan to Manage Wild Horses" [18]

"The government plans to aggressively sterilize wild horses and transplant thousands to new public preserves in the Midwest and East as a solution to the nearly 40-year-old problem of how to manage the exploding numbers of wild horses in the West, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday."
Biodiversity [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Wash Post [20], 10/08/2009

Do E-Journalists Have a "Document Cloud" in Their Future? [21]

An online compendium of key source documents behind all the big stories seems on its way for future reference from ProPublica, thanks to a Knight News Challenge $719,500 grant.
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Journalism & Media [23]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [3]

FOIA Not Fixed Yet: Senate Panel [24]

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) says Congress has to do more to fix the Freedom of Information Act — especially stemming the hundreds of special exemptions created by Congress itself.

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Sen. Schumer Pushes Back Against WH Effort To Weaken Shield Law [27]

A federal law protecting reporters who maintain the confidentiality of their sources is currently stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee as Obama breaks campaign promise.
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Laws & Regulations [25]
Government [26]
Journalism & Media [23]
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Supreme Court Hears Animal Video Case [28]

Some justices skeptically questioned a 10-year-old law, intended to outlaw "crush videos," making it a criminal offense to possess or publish many depictions of cruelty to animals.
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EPA Plans To Restudy Atrazine Risks in Drinking Water [29]

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to conduct a new study about the potential health risks of atrazine, a widely used weedkiller that recent research suggests may be more dangerous to humans than previously thought."
Chemicals [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [31], 10/07/2009

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