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It's Hurricane Prime-Time in Gulf and Atlantic States

The next 6 weeks or so will see the peak of the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
Visibility:
Public
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Another Nail in the MTBE'S Coffin?

On Aug. 7, 2001, the New England Governors Conference weighed in on the debate over MTBE and ethanol, sending a resolution to Congress asking it to drop rules under the Clean Air Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Environmental Enforcement: Who Should Have the Job?

Get ready for a battle over who gets to play "pollution cop" -- and watch for schizophrenia within EPA about whether the agency should keep the job.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Getting Down to the Wire on Roadless Rules

On Sept. 5, 2001, expect crowds at Forest Service regional offices and some local offices around the country.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Forests
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Nurses Pushing for Healthier Schools

To help children heading back to school, the American Nurses Assoc. has just updated its educational package on healthier schools.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Health
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Report: Dry Cleaning Industry in Transition

While a few of the country's nearly 40,000 dry cleaners are opting for alternatives to the solvent perchloroethylene, most are not.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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BLM Expected to Issue Hard Rock Mining Rule in September

Sometime in mid-late September, the Bureau of Land Management is expected to issue a key decision on the controversial "hard rock mining rule".
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Newsdate: Sept. 6 Deadline for White House Response to GAO

The deepening standoff between the White House and Congressional investigators over access to information about how the Bush-Cheney administration formed its energy plan may start coming to a head Sept. 6, 2001.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
Government
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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First State-by-State Asthma Data Released

The first state-by-state assessment of asthma prevalence was released Aug. 17, 2001, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Correction: Schregardus and Clean Air

The TipSheet of August 29, 2001, erred in implying that former Ohio EPA chief Donald Schregardus opposed the US-EPA's enforcement initiative against Ohio power plants under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review provisions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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