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Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law

Critics of the US General Mining Act of 1872 are hopeful that the law, which was crafted at a time when the priority was encouraging mining in a largely unsettled West, will finally be revamped.
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Natural Resources
Laws & Regulations
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National (U.S.)
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Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report

Reporters interested in following the hazards of dams, refineries, chemical plants, pipelines, and other infrastructure may find story leads in DHS reports.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Agriculture
Chemicals
Disasters
Energy & Fuel
Health
Natural Resources
Nuclear Power & Radiation
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National (U.S.)
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Court Upholds Park Police Chief Fired for Talking to Press

The federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit by former National Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers, who was fired in 2004.
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Natural Resources
Government
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National (U.S.)
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New Trails Are in 13 States

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
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TipSheet
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Planning & Growth
Natural Resources
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)
California
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD)
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Obama Openness Promise Still Unfulfilled at MSHA

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.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Natural Resources
Government
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National (U.S.)
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WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste

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
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Chemicals
Natural Resources
Waste
Government
Journalism & Media
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
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"Most Endangered Rivers" List To Be Released April 7

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.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources
Pollution
Water & Oceans
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National (U.S.)
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Nation's First Investigative Reporter Drilled Deep On Big Oil

By STEVE WEINBERG
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Natural Resources
Journalism & Media
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National (U.S.)
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Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas

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
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth
Energy & Fuel
Forests
Natural Resources
Transportation
Water & Oceans
Biodiversity
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National (U.S.)
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
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SEJournal Spring 2000, Vol. 10 No. 1

In this issue: Smog lingers over Houston–media muddle Bush's record as air progress slows; Green space may calm and cool us; Journalists probe environmental justice issues; Land use in the West; The award-winning beryllium story; Montana mine's toxic legacy; Tracking campaign cash; What was behind EPA blackout? and more. Download the PDF here.

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SEJournal Online
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Biodiversity
Chemicals
Government
Natural Resources
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