Environment

Conservation Groups Ask Obama for a Suspension of Arctic Ocean Drilling

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Conical drilling unit Kulluk, grounded 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska. Jan. 3, 2012.

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Rhino poaching toll reaches new high

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South Africa is home to most of the world's rhinos. A record total of 668 were killed by poachers in 2012.

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Grand Canyon Uranium-mining Threats Still Loom A Year After Historic Mining Restrictions

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Uranium pollution already plagues the Grand Canyon and surrounding area.

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Clean Water Victory Opens Courtroom Doors in Maryland after Four-Year Battle

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The Anacostia River was once the pride of
the District of Columbia.

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