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Opinion: Finding Common Ground On Protecting Montana Wilderness

In the Yaak Valley of Montana, environmentalists have been talking to loggers, snowmobilers and other longtime opponents of wilderness protection about the future of public lands. Rick Bass writes of his involvement in a cooperative effort that could lead to the first wilderness-area designation in the state in a quarter-century.

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)

Source: Yale Environment 360, 09/19/2009

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EPA's Jackson Calls for More Transparency on Water Quality, Enforcement

Jackson ordered staff to make existing information more accessible and understandable to the public, including posting on the Web state performance reports under the Clean Water Act.

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October 20, 2009 to October 24, 2009

E.Hormone: Hormones & the Environment

Exploring the science and policy implications of pollutants that have a hormonal alter ego, as well as "environmental signaling".

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September 23, 2009 to September 24, 2009

E-Scrap 2009 Conference

Industry assessments, including analyses of stewardship systems and trends in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative policy considerations.

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DEADLINE: The Puget Sound Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources is inviting applications for its Puget Sound Institute, a nine-day journey in July 2009 through parts of northwest Washington that will examine a variety of newsworthy topics.

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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise

Watchdog groups and the Associated Press report on federal agency foot-dragging in making a reality of Obama administration declarations that it would foster government transparency.

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July 19, 2009 to July 23, 2009

Coastal Zone 09

This biennial international symposium on coastal and ocean management, sponsored by NOAA, will be on changes in the climate, shorelines, habitats, and policies.

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Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists documents the Obama administration's declarations that it intends to be more open. But the same report also documents the many actions not taken at the agency level.

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