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Broad Drop in State Unemployment

Unemployment declined in April in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rates rose in three states and remained steady in the remaining seven states. States with the highest job growth were Texas, New York and Florida. More

State Budget Update: Spring 2013

States continue to move along a familiar path of slow and steady growth as the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, according to NCSL's newly released report, “State Budget Update: Spring 2013.” More
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!RadonArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2611826118NCSL's radon page
!Environmental Databases OverviewBill Summaries/ Databases2/21/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2312023120Energy and Environment Legislation Tracking Database and the Environmental Health Database.
!State Codes Map - 2012Reports10/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2525225252State Codes for 2012.
NCSL Meeting Resources ArchiveMeetings5/8/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2571425714An archive page of resources from the Environment Committee sessions at NCSL forums, summits and meetings
Environment Committee Newsletter and ArchivesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/3/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2570225702Current Environment Committee Newsletter and Archives of past newsletters
[Air Quality] Regulating Fireplaces and Wood-Burning StovesBill Summaries/ Databases2/13/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2582425824States with regulation on fireplaces and wood-burning stoves.
Air QualityArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/8/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1322813228Air Quality overview.
[Climate Change, Energy] A Policymaker’s Guide to Climate Economics: Questions to AskArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/3/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2531525315This publication is a policy guide on climate economics.
Overview of New EPA Clean Air RegulationsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/20/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2527825278Overview of the new EPA Clean Air Regulations from the 2012 Legislative Summit in Chicago, Illinois.
Climate Change: State Policy Update 2011Bill Summaries/ Databases9/4/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2348523485A web brief on Climate Change: State Policy Update 2011.
Consultation Letter on GHG EmissionsLetters/Testimony5/12/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2286622866Consultation Letter on GHG Emissions
Confronting the Threats to Public Health from Climate ChangeArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2141021410NCSL web brief on confronting the threats to public health from climate change.
Warming Up to Climate ChangeArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/2/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2071820718Article about awmakers are looking at ways to adapt to rising temperatures and other changes.
[LegisBrief] Climate Change and Public HealthArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/14/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2055220552Some states have climate change commissions to address health-related risks of global warming; several include representatives from a public health department.
[Spring Forum 2010] Environment Committee Presentations for 2010 Spring ForumMeetings4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2022920229Presentation given at the Enviromment Committee Meeting at 2010 Spring Forum.
DERA STAG Coalition Letters to House and SenateLetters/Testimony4/5/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2009920099DERA STAG Coalition Letters
SL Mag: State-by-State Emission AllowancesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/18/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1916719167A chart from the report; Allowance Distribution to States and Energy Consumers Under theAmerican Clean Energy and Security Act; showings the distribution of emission allowances to the states.
SL Mag: Carbon ClashArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/18/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1916819168States have plenty at stake as the U.S. House and Senate hash out climate change legislation.
SL Mag: EPA Climate Change Regulatory InitiativesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/6/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1907819078An article on the timeline of EPA regulatory actions
SL Magazine: Capping CarbonArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=17463174632009 State Legislatures article on Capping Carbon.
SL mag: Tough Act to Follow, March 2007Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/21/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1319113191March 2007 State Legislatures Magazine article on greenhouse gases.
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