Environment

Conservationists Act to Stop Industrialization of the Thompson Divide

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The Thompson Divide.

US Beekeepers Lost 30% of Colonies This Winter

U.S. beekeepers report losing more than 30 percent of their colonies this past winter.
Tuesday's report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the loss is 42 percent higher than the previous winter.

Alert: Poachers enter unique elephant habitat

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African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis); Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic...

Trucking company to pay $83,500 for gasoline spill in Lake County, Montana

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that Keller Transportation, Inc. (Keller) has agreed to pay penalties totaling $83,500 to settle Clean Water Act claims related to a 2008 tanker truck spill approximately 500 feet from the...