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Cash Crop: Native Grasses

Throughout the West, farmers' fields are covered in tall grass. That's not neglect - it's profitable.
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Forest Service to Release Environmental Assessment for Fire Retardant

The US Forest Service is expected, possibly as soon as mid-July 2007, to release its environmental assessment for aerial applications of fire retardant.
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Voluntary Program Targets Coastal Boating Pollution

A voluntary program designed to reduce nonpoint (diffuse) sources of coastal water pollution caused by boating has been slowly expanding since the late 1990s.
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Pollution
Water & Oceans
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Digg, Hugg, and Other Online Tools for the E-Beat

The media landscape is changing fast, sometimes in ways that can benefit environmental coverage and journalists.
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Journalism & Media
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National (U.S.)
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FED Report: Worrisome Overfishing Continues

More fish in US federal marine waters have become overfished, according to NOAA's annual assessment for 2006, released June 22, 2007
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Fish & Fisheries
Food
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National (U.S.)
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Sunscreen Safety: Avoiding the Long-Term "Burn"

It's summer, and the ozone layer isn't getting any thicker. So it's time to break out the sunscreen. Which brand will protect your health as well as ward off sunburn?
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TipSheet
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Climate Change
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National (U.S.)
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Religious Groups Span Spectrum on Global Warming

As US politicians look for votes on climate change issues, they are testing the religious waters.
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Climate Change
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National (U.S.)
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Voluntary Superfund Cleanup: Show Me the Money

On June 11, the US Supreme Court unanimously decided to allow polluters who engage in voluntary Superfund site cleanups to recoup costs from other responsible parties.
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Pollution
Environmental Politics
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National (U.S.)
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FEDS Announce Preferred Colorado River Plan

The Bureau of Reclamation announced on June 18, 2007, its preferred management option for the Colorado River basin during drought conditions.
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TipSheet
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Water & Oceans
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
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Conflicts Emerging Over Wind Power

US wind-power capacity rose substantially again in 2006, boosting the cumulative total by 27%.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
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National (U.S.)
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