Environment

Court Rules Montana Illegally Approveed Gold Exploration Licenes Near Yllowstone

A Montana district court ruled last week that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) illegally approved a gold exploration drilling license for Canadian mining company Lucky Minerals Inc. in the Emigrant Gulch area just north of...

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Alberto Strikes Gulf Coast With Dangerous Surf, Heavy Rains

Subtropical Storm Alberto lumbered ashore Monday on the U.S. Gulf Coast, pelting white sand beaches with blustery winds and stinging rain that kept the usual Memorial Day crowds away.

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World Bank Promotes Agricultural Risk Management to Benefit the Most Vulnerable Producers

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved last Thursday a new US$150 million project to support 20,000 vulnerable, rural producers in Argentina through improving risk management in the agricultural sector to increase their resilience to...

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Maryland Town Again Hit by Devastating Flood

Residents of Ellicott City, in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland, are surveying the damage from flash flooding Sunday that raged down the town's main street.

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