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The Genuine Nautical
Environmentalists are concerned about a plan by the Mexican government to build the country’s biggest tourism development in 20 years in Baja California. The development, Nautical Steps, would encompass more […]
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Breathe, Breathe in the Air, Don't Be Afraid to Care
The European Commission yesterday launched a three-year investigation into how Europe can better combat air pollution. Many of the European Union’s existing air-quality rules are due to be revised in […]
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucker
More than 15,000 farmers and their supporters gathered yesterday in Klamath Falls, Ore., near the California border, to protest the loss of irrigation water to fish protected by the Endangered […]
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Forward, Marsh
Wisconsin yesterday became the first state to put into law a stronger set of protections for wetlands just four months after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed federal safeguards from […]
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Full Metalclad Racket
A judge in British Columbia ruled last week that a NAFTA tribunal was right to award millions of dollars to a U.S. company that was prevented from opening a hazardous […]
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Smithsonian and Lesson
After U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle and scientists across the world raised the roof about a plan to close a wildlife conservation center in Virginia, the secretary […]
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Saving Grace
A government-led program to encourage energy efficiency could reduce growth in electricity demand by 20 to 47 percent in the U.S., according to three-year report by the Energy Department’s five […]
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Riding Alone in My Automobile
The average American is spending about 36 hours a year in traffic, up from 11 hours in 1982, according to a study released today by the Texas Transportation Institute at […]
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Royal, Copenhagen
Officials in Copenhagen, Denmark, helped to inaugurate the world’s largest offshore windmill park this month. The park has a capacity of 40 megawatts of electricity — four times more than […]