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"Vilsack Calls for Renewed Emphasis on Forests"

"U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday outlined a vision for managing the nation's forests that placed a high priority on restoration to protect water resources and combat climate change."

Source: AP, 08/18/2009

Senate Takes Up $34.3B Energy and Water Money Bill"

"The Senate [Monday began debate] on a $34.3 billion fiscal 2010 energy and water spending bill as environmental groups press lawmakers to strip provisions they say will damage wetlands and fish habitat in Missouri."

Source: Greenwire, 07/28/2009

Puget Sound Enviros Slam WA Industrial Stormwater Permit

"A coalition of three nonprofit water protection groups are jointly requesting that the Washington Department of Ecology 'abandon its plans to weaken industrial stormwater protections.'"

Source: ENS, 07/23/2009

"Wanted for Wetlands Pollution, EPA Fugitive Caught in Mexico"

"Robert Wainwright, 65, a fugitive wanted in Indiana for allegedly polluting wetlands, was arrested July 14 in Mexico by U.S. marshals and agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, working with Mexican police."

Source: ENS, 07/21/2009

"Gulf Waters Imperil Tribes' Way of Life In Louisiana Bayous"

"As Wetlands Shrink, Oil and Gas Jobs Replace Farming, Fishing and Trapping."

Source: Wash Post, 07/21/2009

Florida Lets Sewage Sludge Foul Everglades: Critics

Environmentalists say Florida officials are thwarting a 2-year-old law banning the spreading of sewage sludge on the Everglades.

Source: Orlando Sentinel, 06/30/2009

"Senate Panel Approves Wetlands Bill"

"Environmentalists praised Senate lawmakers on Thursday for approving legislation that more clearly defines which bodies of water are subject to federal regulation."

Source: Dow Jones, 06/19/2009

"Dredged Mud Can Save Louisiana Coast, State Says"

If the Army Corps of Engineers and private companies used all the mud they dredge from wetlands and waterway to rebuild Louisiana coastal marshes, it would be a boon for coastal restoration.

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/15/2009

"Groups Ask EPA to Ban Lead Tire Weights"

"The federal government should ban the use of lead weights, those fingertip-size chunks of metal that balance the tires of cars and trucks, says a petition filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 06/01/2009

"Michigan Wetlands at Risk in Budget Crisis"

"Environmentalists fear that as many as a million acres of wetlands will fall victim to a confusing patchwork of local rules that will leave them vulnerable to destruction if money for Michigan's protection program dries up."

Source: Detroit News, 05/12/2009

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