Environment

Navy Ship Sinking Pollutes Sea with Toxic PCBs

Today, conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing failure to adequately regulate a federal ship sinking program that pollutes the sea with toxic chemicals. Earthjustice, on behalf of the...

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Can 'Carbon Ranching' Offset Emissions In Calif.?

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Tall grasses in the San Joaquin valley in California suck carbon dioxide out of the air and store it in the soil. It's one option...

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Blotting — Not Squatting — In Detroit Neighborhoods

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Detroit resident Kevin Garcia rakes leaves in front of his home. Abandoned homes are everywhere in his neighborhood.

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Calif. Takes Big Step Toward Greenhouse Gas Limits

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A new law in California, which goes into effect in January 2013, will put a cap on the amount of greenhouse gases...

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