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October 14, 2009

USGS Offers Early Warning On Wildlife Die-Offs

You may find a local wildlife story by keeping your eye on the US Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center which keeps constant surveillance on outbreaks of wildlife disease and posts the information online as it comes in.

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EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards

These communities will have to come up with plans for reducing fine particle pollution. Is yours one of them?

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September 30, 2009

Tracking Trash? There's an App for That

MIT researchers have been using custom-made sensors planted on trash in New York City, Seattle, and London to track the circuitous route that trash takes each day. Similar efforts are planned for other cities.

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Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure

EPA is warning about possible risks from PCBs in the caulking at some schools and older buildings. Are there some in your community?

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CA Set To Curb Energy-Guzzling TVs

Flat-screen TVs can be stunningly energy-inefficient. New California standards could shift manufacturing processes significantly.

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CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.

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Lobbyists Target Hundreds of Billions in Transportation Spending

Congress must once again approve a 6-year plan for transportation funding. Lobbyists on all sides of the issues have already spent about $45 million in just the first half of 2009, according to the Center for Public Integrity.

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September 16, 2009

Coal and Water – Do They Mix?

Journalists around the US who cover water quality, as well as those who cover coal mining and/or Appalachia, will benefit from an analytical NYT series and databases, combined with a Sept. 11 EPA announcement about extended NPDES permit reviews.

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New Findings Slow CO2 Sequestration Rule

EPA has been working on regulations designed to protect drinking water from impacts of underground carbon sequestration, but new data and concerns have spurred the agency to open a short new public comment period.

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EPA Expands Energy Conservation Push with Churches

The estimated 370,000 houses of worship in the US could reduce energy consumption as much as 30%, so EPA is offering incentives, resources, and tools as encouragement.

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Latest TipSheet Items

October 14, 2009

USGS Offers Early Warning On Wildlife Die-Offs

EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards

September 30, 2009

Tracking Trash? There's an App for That

Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure

CA Set To Curb Energy-Guzzling TVs

CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill

Lobbyists Target Hundreds of Billions in Transportation Spending

September 16, 2009

Coal and Water – Do They Mix?

New Findings Slow CO2 Sequestration Rule

EPA Expands Energy Conservation Push with Churches

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