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Investors Demand Climate-Risk Disclosure

Weary of undisclosed corporate financial risk, battered stock investors are pressuring companies to disclose the economic risks they face from climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business
Energy & Fuel
Forests
Laws & Regulations
Waste
Government
Military
Policy
Environmental Politics
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries

New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Energy & Fuel
Pollution
Region:
Canada
Visibility:
Public
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Some States Win, Some Lose with Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs

Compact fluorescent lighting reduces energy use, but what's the trade-off in mercury exposure via broken bulbs and disposal? Now a team of Yale scientists has estimated where there will be a net increase or decrease in mercury emissions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Energy & Fuel
Health
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon

The future of alternative energy development in coastal US waters will likely become clearer at the end of March 2007, when a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be released.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress

A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Waste
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Reports and Studies Map Hazards Posed by Tsunamis, Hurricanes

Spurred by recent tsunami and hurricane disasters in the US and around the world, NOAA, USGS, and other government agencies are taking a closer look at the hazards lurking on US shores.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Amid The Newsroom Wreckage, a Bit of E-Beat Hope

Tim Wheeler's final report as SEJ's president explains how his hope for the future of news stems from the commitment and incredible energy he sees in this organization devoted to promoting the quality and visibility of environmental journalism.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media
Visibility:
Public
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Human Development and Climate Change Suspected in Waterbird Declines

Although the evidence is not yet ironclad, two recent reports support fears that populations of hundreds of bird species strongly dependent on water bodies are declining in much of the world.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Region:
International
Visibility:
Public
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FED Report Assesses Western Water Deficits, Makes Recommendations

An extensive report on the growing threats posed to the Colorado River system by climate change, drought, and increasing population is scheduled to be released Feb. 21, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Water & Oceans
People & Population
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
Visibility:
Public
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