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Los miembros de SEJ contemplan una sociedad informada por excelencia en periodismo del ambiente.

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La misión de la Sociedad de Periodistas Ambientales (SEJ) es avanzar la comprensión del publico sobre tópicos de ambiente para mejorar la calidad, la exactitud, y la visibilidad de periodismo del ambiente.

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Heading Out On A BioBlitz

A BioBlitz is a kind of whirlwind count of all the species in a specific place. The Park Service has been co-sponsoring BioBlitzes with National Geographic.

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Source: Environment Report, 05/28/2009

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"House Leaders Call for Closer Watch on Food Supply"

Two key House leaders have introduced a bill that would drastically overhaul and tighten the nation's food safety system.

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Source: WashPost, 05/28/2009

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Enviros Like Sotomayor

Environmental groups seem to like President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.

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Source: Greenwire, 05/28/2009

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Test Well Water Yearly To Protect Kids: Scientists

Private well water should be tested yearly, two major scientific bodies say -- sometimes more often when kids are drinking it.

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Source: SPX, 05/28/2009

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House Panel Launches Interior Reform

A draft bill from the House Natural Resources Committee would drastically reform the Interior Department's corruption-plagued system for collecting oil and gas royalties.

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Source: Greenwire, 05/28/2009

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Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores

Researchers from California and Hawaii have analyzed 25 factors and developed a map that reflects the relative cumulative magnitude of their effects on the waters extending for about 250-350 miles off the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Baja Peninsula.

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Feds Boost Lead-Reduction Effort in Houses

About $100 million in funding is earmarked for 53 projects in 20 states and the District of Columbia by the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.

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Billions at Stake with Climate Change Legislation

The climate bill in Congress will impact hundreds of companies – some big in your area. Many are spending big bucks on lobbying. Here's how to follow the money.

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Stimulus Helps Insulation Workers

Laid-off workers at the Owens Corning fiberglass plant in Newark, Ohio, hope to get jobs back as a result of funding in the economic stimulus bill for insulating attics in low-income homes.

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Source: WashPost, 05/27/2009

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