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November 11, 2009

Report: 100s of Millions of Pounds of Toxics Dumped into US Waters

Advocacy group Environment America based its conclusions on 2007 US EPA Toxics Release Inventory data, while overcoming some of the errors and limitations embedded in TRI.

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Study: Many Forests Vulnerable to Climate Change

An international team has pulled together what it says is the first global assessment of tree deaths linked with drought and heat stress. They cite 88 cases since 1970 on six continents.

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Coal-Ash Disposal Remains A Front-Burner Issue at EPA

Most of the 580-plus coal-ash impoundments and landfills in the U.S. would make a good local environmental story, and the information available on them is growing.

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October 28, 2009

Feds Begin To Quantify Hidden Climate Change Costs

As debate over climate legislation rages, reporters will encounter many confusing and seemingly contradictory statements about the costs of changing US energy practices. You may help your audience with an understanding of how incomplete the cost figures cited by companies and politicians often are.

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Report Documents Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farm Lands

Foreign ownership of privately-held US agricultural lands, on the rise for the second year in a row, can affect the local economy, politics, culture, foreign investment in the US, food security, and agricultural subsidies.

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Creek Daylighting: A Stormwater Management Trend

Strenuous local battles sometimes erupt over "daylighting" (freeing streams from culverts and paved channels), an increasingly popular method for state, county, and local governments to improve stormwater management and water quality.

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Groups Pinpoint Threats to Selected Canadian and US Rivers

The widespread perception of water abundance in Canada is a myth, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund-Canada. See details for the 10 selected rivers, most of which cross political boundaries within Canada or between Canada and the United States.

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October 14, 2009

100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change

A new report identifies 25 park units considered to be most threatened, but the vulnerability principles spill over to hundreds of additional national park units and other types of natural areas that may be of interest to your audience.

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Supreme Court Property Rights Case Has Environmental Implications

The Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Dec. 2, 2009. The case, which started with legal action in 2004, involves a dispute over restoration of a stretch of Florida panhandle beaches damaged by storms.

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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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Latest TipSheet Items

November 11, 2009

Report: 100s of Millions of Pounds of Toxics Dumped into US Waters

Study: Many Forests Vulnerable to Climate Change

Coal-Ash Disposal Remains A Front-Burner Issue at EPA

October 28, 2009

Feds Begin To Quantify Hidden Climate Change Costs

Report Documents Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farm Lands

Creek Daylighting: A Stormwater Management Trend

Groups Pinpoint Threats to Selected Canadian and US Rivers

October 14, 2009

100s of National Park Sites Threatened by Climate Change

Supreme Court Property Rights Case Has Environmental Implications

USGS Offers Early Warning On Wildlife Die-Offs

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