Environment

National Guard responds to Hurricane Sandy, monitors tsunami

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Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard's 108th Wing are processed in at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,...

Central African Republic begins independent ivory audit

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Audits of ivory stockpiles help ensure that no tusks leak into illegal trade.

Peru creates three new Amazon protected areas

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The announcement is set to benefit not only the local population, but it is also welcome news for neighboring...

Hurricane Sandy killed 29, damaged crops and roads in Haiti

Hurricane Sandy's destructive path through Haiti left 29 dead and caused extensive damage to roads and crops in the impoverished, quake-ravaged country, authorities said Saturday.