Environment

New protections sought for polar bear, elephants, manta rays and other species under UN-backed treaty

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A forest elephant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Russian River Gravel Mining Settlement Lessens Environmental Damage

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The Russian River was once a world-famous fishing river. Damage from in-stream gravel mining to...

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EPA Awards Grants to Protect Women and Children from Mercury in Great Lakes Fish

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grants totaling almost $1.6 million for projects to protect women and children from mercury exposure through Great Lakes fish consumption. The...

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Sterling, Conn. Horse Facility to Restore 11+ Acres of Wetlands, Resolving Clean Water Act Violations

The owners of Falls Creek Farm, a horse boarding and training facility and farm located in Sterling, Conn., have agreed to restore and create 11.3 acres of wetlands to settle claims by the United States that wetlands were illegally filled and altered...

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