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Canadian lakes set to be reclassified as mining-waste dumps

Sixteen lakes across Canada are set to be quietly reclassified as allowable areas for mines to dump toxic waste. While Canadian law technically disallows chucking harmful substances into fish habitat, […]

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• Brazil’s biofuel industry accused of worker exploitation. • With a new kit, turn your car into a hybrid. • Group seeks emergency protection for 32 species. • Oil companies […]

Snippets from the news

• Endangered turtles show up in Texas. • International talks in Bonn end with, as usual, scant progress. • Bank of America donates $1 million to Conservation International. • Exxon […]

Deep-sea squid and octopi full of human-made chemicals

Human-made chemicals have snuck on down into the ocean depths, showing up in the tissues of deep-sea cephalopods, says new research. In a study to be published in the journal […]

E.U. ending bluefin tuna season early amid overfishing concerns

The European Union is ending its bluefin tuna fishing season early this year due to concerns that fishers are already nearing their quotas for the popular, lucrative fish. Bluefin tuna […]

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• Shower curtains emit toxic chemicals. • Men use more energy than women — at least in Sweden. • Navy was practicing just before dolphins stranded. • Madagascar will sell […]

China earthquake shook up pandas

China’s destructive earthquake took a toll on wild panda habitat, State Forestry Administration officials said Thursday. Only 1,590 pandas still live in the wild, and about 1,400 of those live […]

NOAA would require saltwater fishers to register

To keep better tabs on which fish are being yanked from federal waters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed requiring recreational anglers to join a national registry. For […]

McCain and Obama talk energy, groups sue over drilling in polar-bear habitat, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: 148 Days to Go Hell Nay! We Won’t Pay! Witnessing Bear We’d Like to Thank the Academies We’re Changing the […]

Some shark populations in Mediterranean have collapsed, study finds

Populations of five shark species in the Mediterranean Sea have declined by an average of 97 percent in the last 200 years, principally due to fishing, according to a new […]