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The December 2008 coal-ash spill at a Tennessee power plant has been making headlines for two weeks — but few journalists realize there are coal-ash stories to be unearthed in many communities. Here are some clues for finding them.
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Durham, NC 1993
SEJ's 3rd Annual Conference: Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt; White House Office of Environmental Policy director Katy McGinty; a plenary on "backlash" reporting.
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St. Louis, MO 1996
SEJ's 6th Annual Conference: The environment in the 104th Congress; and the doomsayers square off against the naysayers in a lunchtime plenary.
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Chattanooga, TN 1998
SEJ's 8th Annual Conference: A smokestack city cleans itself up; revisiting the snail darter saga; addresses by Ted Turner and Sylvia Earle.
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Energy Company Applying for Major "Incidental Take" Permit
A Fortune 500 energy company is applying for an "incidental take" permit that would allow it to kill endangered and threatened species that live on the largest swath of land ever covered by one permit.
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Studies Zoom in on Mississippi River Basin and Gulf Polluters
Two new studies have shed light on some of the primary culprits in the degradation of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans, LA 2003
The 13th annual conference, held September 10-14, blended incredible live music, tours and the usual fully-loaded roster of panels. Topics ranged from the Dead Zone to Mississippi River history.
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Navy Publishes Draft EIS for Sonar
The US Navy seeks comments on its proposed rules for using sonar for its Atlantic Fleet training exercises
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USGS Maps Potential Spread of Invading Pythons
Escaped pythons and other tropical pet snakes may be able to survive in one-third of Southern states, USGS predicts in new report.
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