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Keeping The Breadbasket From Drying Up

Right now, America's Bread Basket relies on an aquifer that's nearly drained. And, many say, it will dry up if farmers keep pumping water from it at the current rate. The Environment Report's Devin Browne reports the government plans to pay farmers as one way to get them to cut water use.

Agriculture

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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD)

Source: Environment Report, 09/18/2009

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New Findings Slow CO2 Sequestration Rule

EPA has been working on regulations designed to protect drinking water from impacts of underground carbon sequestration, but new data and concerns have spurred the agency to open a short new public comment period.

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"White House Clears Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule"

"U.S. EPA is poised to establish a national registry for heat-trapping emissions after the White House [Sept. 16] completed its review of the agency's final greenhouse gas reporting rule."

Climate Change

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National (U.S.)

Source: Greenwire, 09/18/2009

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"Don't Hold That Thought"

"A file cabinet at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland holds some of the center’s six million bird-migration observation cards dating back to the late 1800s. The hand-written cards contain data about sightings of birds such as the ruby-throated hummingbird, often spotted in the 1930s when fruit trees bloomed in spring. Now being digitized, data from these cards will be stored on a U.S. Geological Survey database."

Biodiversity

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)

Source: Wildlife Professional, 09/18/2009

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"Scientists Take To The Trees To Measure Global Warming"

Scientists use treetop gondolas in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southeast Washington to study the effects of global warming on trees.

Climate Change

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Northwest (OR WA)

Source: Reuters, 09/18/2009

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"Explosives, Hazardous Chemicals Cleared From New Jersey Property"

"It took a court order, a bomb squad, and seven months of work by U.S. EPA specialists, but the Abrachem Chemical facility in Clifton, New Jersey now is decontaminated."

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)

Source: ENS, 09/18/2009

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"Bee Deaths Set Apiculture Congress Abuzz"

"Montpellier, France -- Pesticides, viruses, industrialised farming, fungus... what on Earth is killing our bees? That's the big question being asked at Apimondia, the 41st world apiculture congress, where 10,000 beekeepers, entomologists and other actors in the honey business are gathered in this southern French city until Sunday."

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International

Source: AFP, 09/18/2009

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"Big Coal Carriers Navigate a Risky Climate Track"

"Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad this summer started to walk away from its rail expansion project in the Powder River Basin, the largest source of coal in the country, citing the flagging U.S. economy and regulatory uncertainty."

Climate Change

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National (U.S.)

Source: NYTimes, 09/18/2009

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"US Battles for Credibility on Climate Change"

"With Congress moving slowly on a measure to curb industrial greenhouse gas emissions, the United States may find itself with little sway at the coming international conference to construct a new pact aimed at easing global warming."

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Source: AP, 09/18/2009

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"World's Big Polluters Kick off Climate Talks in Washington"

"Representatives of the world's 17 biggest carbon polluters kicked off a week of high-stakes talks on climate change Thursday with a discussion at the US State Department."

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International

Source: ENS, 09/18/2009