Environment

Unified Beekeeping Industry Organizations File Appeal Against EPA for the Full Registration of the Pesticide Sulfoxaflor

Beekeeping industry not satisfied their submitted concerns were properly addressed by EPA before registration was granted

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The pesticide Sulfoxaflor has been shown to be “highly toxic” to honey bees, and other insect pollinators.

New report: Deep sea mining high risk

The extinction of unique deep sea species and other significant irreversible environmental damage to our oceans are a likely result of an emerging trend to exploit seabed minerals, Greenpeace International warned.

Greenpeace activists protest transport of fin whale meat

Container ship bringing cargo from Iceland to the port of Hamburg - onward to Japan

Greenpeace activists protested in front of the 336 meter long cargo ship, COSCO Pride which is transporting fin whale meat to Japan.

Ten activists in inflatable boats met the ship in the port of Hamburg Cosco with the banner message: "Stop the trade in whale meat".

Pulp and paper giant dodges deforestation probe

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Immense emissions result from clearing on deep peat, here by an APRIL supplier in Kampar, Sumatra

Analysis: Short-term fixes - the bane of West African agriculture

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Women farmers planting millet seeds in Rassomde, Burkina Faso, in the lead-up to rainy season.

Panda Gives Birth in Taiwan

Taipei officials say a giant panda, which China donated to Taiwan four years ago, has given birth to a cub.

New UN report cites 'unprecedented climate extremes' over past decade

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Climate change is a growing cause of displacement in Africa, where some areas have been devastated by drought.

Federal Court Hears Conservationists Challenge to Bush-Era Land Use Plan

BLM plan designated thousands of miles of ORV routes, placing iconic western landscapes at risk

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The Factory Butte proposed wilderness in the spring of 2005.

World’s top dolphin scientists urge NZ government to act now or Maui’s will be extinct in 20 years

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A population abundance estimate released by DOC in 2012 revealed an estimated 55 Maui’s dolphins over the age of one remain.

Tongass National Forest: Conservationists Express Outrage over Industrial-Scale Timber Plan

Largest old-growth timber proposal in many years

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Tongass National Forest.