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Wow We
For the second time in the last two weeks, a major utility company has reached a settlement with the U.S. EPA to clean up its act under the New Source […]
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Monoxy, Oxy, Oxycuted
Lest you think environmental news is all gloom, all the time, here’s a little pick-me-up: Thanks to the Clean Air Act, the U.S. has all but eradicated carbon monoxide pollution, […]
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The Progress of Engines
Bulldozers, tractors, irrigation equipment, and other diesel-powered off-road machines will be subject to stricter emissions standards under a new plan announced yesterday by the U.S. EPA. The plan calls for […]
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West Virginia activist Julia Bonds takes on mountaintop-removal mining
The ancient mountains of Appalachia are corrugated with deep, narrow valleys, some of them no wider than a football field. Coal-mining families, who have lived in these valleys for generations, […]
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Bangladesh Slowly
Life could get even worse in already disaster-prone Bangladesh if global warming continues unchecked, scientists say. Flooding, which already affects about one-fifth of the country, could increase by 40 percent […]
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Pampas and Circumstances
The massive economic crisis in Argentina has had an unexpected silver lining for the environment: It has led to a surge in the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in […]
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Great, Britain!
Industries in Great Britain have surpassed goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by almost three times national targets and almost twice international obligations, the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural […]
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The Thrill of No Drill
With a quarter of a million troops amassing outside Iraq and the city of Baghdad preparing for Armageddon, it’s tough to find anything resembling a silver lining in the headlines. […]
