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Head of UN-backed treaty welcomes Security Council call for action on LRA-related elephant poaching

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CITES welcomes the Security Council’s call for investigation into the alleged involvement of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the poaching of African elephants.

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UNESCO Director-General deplores new destruction of Timbuktu mausoleums

" I am profoundly shocked by the ferocity that has marked the latest round of destruction of Timbuktu’s mausoleums," declared UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, responding to reports that at least three mausoleums in Mali were destroyed on 23 December, including that of the Al Hassan and Al Houseyni twins.

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Met Office 2013 annual global temperature forecast

2013 is expected to be between 0.43 °C and 0.71 °C warmer than the long-term (1961-1990) global average of 14.0 °C, with a best estimate of around 0.57 °C, according to the Met Office annual global temperature forecast.

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FDA Gives Tentative Approval to Genetically Engineered Salmon

Frankenfish could threaten wild salmon stocks

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Two salmon of the same age. The larger salmon has been genetically engineered to grow twice as fast as normal salmon.

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Conservationists File Opening Brief in Longstanding Challenge to Bush-Era BLM Land Use Plans

Richfield resource management plan designated over 4,200 miles of route for ORVs; short-changed iconic western landscapes including Dirty Devil, Muddy Creek, and Factory Butte

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The Factory Butte proposed wilderness in the spring of 2005.

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Christmas Comes Early for Cement Industry

EPA allows more mercury and soot to poison communities

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Cement kiln in Midlothian, TX.

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One of America’s 50 Dirtiest Coal Plants Could End Operations

Kentucky Power concedes retirement best option for Big Sandy coal plant #2

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The Big Sandy coal plant.

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Upstate Community Continues Fracking Court Fight

As state moves forward with fracking regulations, communities defend themselves

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Fall colors at Dryden Lake Town Park in Dryden, NY.

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Holly Refining to pay $115K penalty and improve risk management at Woods Cross, Utah refinery

Clean Air Act requirements designed to improve preparedness and prevent accidents

The The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Thursday announced a settlement with Dallas-based Holly Refining and Marketing Company (Holly), resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company’s refinery in Woods Cross, Utah.

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EBV Explosives Environmental Company to Pay $580,135 Penalty for Air, Hazardous Waste Violations at Carthage, Mo.

EBV Explosives Environmental Company, doing business as General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Munitions Services, has agreed to pay a $580,135 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at its facility in Carthage, Mo.