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January 20, 2010

EPA Reports on Lake Conditions Nationwide

More than 4 of every 10 US lakes are in only fair or poor condition, according to EPA's first national assessment using consistent criteria.

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Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives

Every year, an estimated 20,000 Americans die of lung cancer caused by exposure to radon — a naturally occurring radioactive gas that often finds its way into indoor air. So now's a good time to look at the ways radon impacts your audience and how people can protect themselves.

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January 6, 2010

Feds Release New Info on Climate-Plant Connections

Research and policy discussions are focusing on both natural plant systems and domesticated ones, especially agriculture — one possible effect being shifts in water availability.

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Mapping Tool Allows New Way To Cover EPA Enforcement Actions

With data on ~4,600 civil and criminal enforcement actions in fiscal year 2009, you can determine trends by state and EPA Region for type and extent of enforcement; track down enforcement actions in areas of interest to your audience; and serve as a starting point for stories that are seemingly unrelated to an enforcement action.

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EPA Proposes More Monitors for Airborne Lead

Spurred in part by a petition filed in January 2009, the Agency's new rule, if finalized, could add approximately 240 monitors in about 40 states near known lead emission sources.

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Localizing Recovery Act Spending Is Getting Easier

Use OMB Watch's user-friendly database to track environmentally-related funds in many ways, such as type of project, affiliated federal or state agency, location, dollar amounts, and number of contracts awarded.

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December 23, 2009

After Copenhagen: Many Climate Stories at Home Still Unwritten

For journalists not lucky enough to go to the Copenhagen climate talks, the good news is that climate will be news at home and abroad for years to come. Many regional, state, and local climate stories are still waiting to be written.

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December 9, 2009

Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands

The synthetic compound dinitrotoluene, contaminating military sites, industrial settings, and other areas, is used primarily to make polyurethane products found in goods such as bedding and furniture, as well as in explosives, ammunition, dyes, and air bags.

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Journal Publishes Series on Health Effects of Climate Change

A consortium of US and British agencies, universities, and organizations published a series of studies in The Lancet that analyzed a number of specific situations involving climate change and health impacts, in countries rich and poor. Concurrently, a group of doctors from around the world launched the International Climate and Health Council.

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USDA Offers Farmers $$ To Cut Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff

Lands targeted for NRCS pilot projects over the next four years program include 41 watersheds in 12 states within the overall
Mississippi River
watershed.

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Latest TipSheet Items

January 20, 2010

EPA Reports on Lake Conditions Nationwide

Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives

January 6, 2010

Feds Release New Info on Climate-Plant Connections

Mapping Tool Allows New Way To Cover EPA Enforcement Actions

EPA Proposes More Monitors for Airborne Lead

Localizing Recovery Act Spending Is Getting Easier

December 23, 2009

After Copenhagen: Many Climate Stories at Home Still Unwritten

December 9, 2009

Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands

Journal Publishes Series on Health Effects of Climate Change

USDA Offers Farmers $$ To Cut Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff

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