The greening of D.C.

New York Times: Environmentalists return to D.C. in droves

Under the Bush administration, environmentalists fled from Washington; now, with a friendly administration, many are returning and taking policy positions within the government.

David Doniger, the policy director at N.R.D.C.’s climate center (who himself served in the Clinton administration), said “there are a lot of top-notch people at N.R.D.C. — who work at N.R.D.C. now and who have gone to the Hill and come from the Hill.”

Also, many academics are heading to Washington, joined by some state regulators as well..

Also in the South:

ALABAMA: State senate majority leader spends night in jail on several charges

ARKANSAS: 14 counties have extremely low natural water resources

FLORIDA: Lawmakers plan to divert Medicaid funds

GEORGIA: To date, more than 2 million gallons of raw sewage have spilled into Chattahoochee River

KENTUCKY: Lottery anniversary: $3 billion to state over 20 years

LOUISIANA: Bill to require drug tests for welfare recipients gains support

MISSISSIPPI: Coastal development dependent on public trust tidelands money

SOUTH CAROLINA: Lawmakers upset over Gov. Sanford's remarks on stimulus funds

NORTH CAROLINA: Gov. Perdue wants to create regional energy hub in Charlotte

TENNESSEE: Concerns raised over UT's plans to lease forestland for gas drilling

VIRGINIA: Gubernatorial campaign draws big money from outside the state

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