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Drills and Chills
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the federal government must pay Mobil Corp. and Marathon Oil Corp. $156 million to compensate the companies for money they lost after Congress […]
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Double-U Trouble
George W. Bush, for his part, is trying to paint Al Gore as partially responsible for high gas prices, and is pointing out that the Veep’s book Earth in the […]
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Ospar the Grouch
Forty of the 60 main fish species caught commercially in the northeast Atlantic are being scooped up faster than they can replenish themselves, according to a report to be released […]
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Gimme a (Tax) Break
As high gasoline prices continue to rile Americans, Al Gore plans to unveil a multibillion-dollar national energy strategy this week to reduce American dependence on foreign oil and increase energy […]
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Blue-green or Al G.?
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader won the Green Party nomination yesterday at the party’s convention in Denver and pledged to focus on building a “blue-green” coalition encompassing enviros, blue-collar workers, students, […]
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Smoggy Went a Courtin'
A federal appeals court late last week gave the U.S. EPA permission to begin enforcing a regulation that will force 19 states in the Midwest and South to cut sharply […]
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Spring Fever
March through May of this year was the hottest such period in the U.S. since records have been kept, averaging 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the previous record set in 1910, […]
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Fine and Dandy
The European Union wants fines to be imposed on nations that fail to meet their commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with the money going to support projects that would […]
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Building Excitement
A building under construction and set to open in New York City in 2002 may earn the distinction of being the world’s greenest high-rise apartment complex. The 26-floor, 250-unit building […]
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Once in a Wild
Environmentalists, ranchers, miners, and Utah politicians have agreed for the first time ever on a plan to designate a Bureau of Land Management area in Utah as wilderness. With wide […]
