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WHAT: The World Resources Institute (WRI) will brief journalists on critical changes happening to forests in Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

This working paper describes the rationale for nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay region and estimates the economic benefits, including potential benefits to the agriculture, wastewater, and stormwater sectors.

This summary provides a concise overview of S. 2877, the Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal Act (herein referred to as CLEARA), as introduced by Senators Cantwell and Collins on December 11, 2009.

Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco, a former board member at the World Resources Institute (WRI), unveiled plans this week to establish the NOAA Climate Service.

Federal legislators should look to the states for some key lessons on cap-and-trade.

An explanation of how WRI conducts analysis of climate and energy proposals before the US Congress.

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute (WRI), will brief journalists on January 7 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on upcoming environmental issues in 2010, including climate, business action, water, forests and more.

Lawmakers should consider a suite of policies to reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones caused by eutrophication–the over-enrichment of nitrogen and phosphorous in freshwater and coastal ecosystems.

New reports may emphasize disagreements between the U.S. and China, but the reality is much less dramatic.

How industry has learned to live with (and perhaps even love) cap-and-trade in Europe.

Even the best possible Copenhagen outcome will be a waypoint, not an endpoint.

This document provides a detailed summary of the greenhouse gas (GHG) offset provisions in the Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 (S.2729), which was introduced as a bill by Senators Stabenow, Baucus, Klobuchar, Brown, Begich and Harkin on November 5, 2009.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced here today a five-year, $350 million international plan to distribute clean technology in developing countries.

A new Fact Sheet on nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay region covers issues such as potential costs and revenues, and how farmers and other stakeholders can benefit.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI to Brief Journalists on Risks to Southern Forests

How Nutrient Trading Could Help Restore the Chesapeake Bay

WRI Summary of the Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act

WRI Applauds Establishment of NOAA Climate Service

"Synchronized Swimming": The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

WRI Responds to Questions about CLEAR Act Analysis Methodology

WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Brief Journalists on Environmental “Stories to Watch” for 2010

Save the Date for WRI's Environmental Stories to Watch 2010 Press Briefing

NEWS RELEASE: Suite of Policies Could Clean Up Polluted Waters

China and United States: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Cap-and-Trade Comes Of Age in Europe

Toward a Binding Climate Treaty: Copenhagen and Beyond

Detailed Summary of the S. 2729 Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009

Clean Tech Announcement by Energy Secretary Chu Good First Step, Says WRI's Jennifer Morgan

Fact Sheet: How Nutrient Trading Can Help Restore the Chesapeake Bay

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