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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.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Health
Region:
National (U.S.)
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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.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Region:
National (U.S.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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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Terror Hits Tourism Industry--Eco-And Other

While the tourism industry has grown exponentially in recent years, it plummeted in the wake of Sept. 11 -- evidence of tourism's vulnerability.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Food Terror: Indigestion For Security Experts

Although the US food supply remains among the safest in the world, it also remains a point of vulnerability to terrorist attack.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer
Food
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Air Quality Inside Airplanes Needs More Scrutiny

Is the air inside airplane cabins unhealthful? Federal Aviation Administration should undertake rigorous research to better identify problems and solutions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Human Guinea Pigs Still Under the Microscope

The Bush administration seems poised to accept the testing of potentially toxic pesticides on human subjects -- a practice that has raised ethical concerns.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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