Environment

Hawaii Volcano Boat Tours Continue After Lava Bomb Blast

Tour boat operators in Hawaii will continue to take tourists to see lava erupting from the Big Island's Kilauea volcano but will heed the Coast Guard's directive to stay farther away.

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Draft mining regulations insufficient to protect the deep sea

Regulations under development at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to manage deep-sea mining are insufficient to prevent irrevocable damage to marine ecosystems and a loss of unique species – many yet to be discovered, an IUCN report warns.

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In Stunning Victory For Finger Lakes Region, Controversial Gas Storage Project Is Halted

Kayakers, protesting a gas storage facility on Seneca Lake, in June 2012.

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House Members Unleash New Barrage Of Attacks On Imperiled Species

On July 12, members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the text of nine new bills to drastically undermine the Endangered Species Act, our nation’s most effective law for protecting wildlife in danger of extinction.

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