Environment

Hurricane Isaac Bears Down on US Gulf Coast

Residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac as it spins toward the city of New Orleans.

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Media Advisory: Arctic sea ice breaks lowest extent on record

Scattered ice floes are seen from the bridge of the USCGC Healy on August 20, 2012 northwest of Barrow,...

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Tense stand-off as Greenpeace International Executive Director and 13 others again take action against Gazprom in Russian Arctic

Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo and six other Greenpeace activists headed toward the platform early this morning in two high-speed boats to intercept the Anna Akhmatova passenger vessel as it prepared to drop off the workforce...

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Mekong dams could rob millions of their primary protein source

Small, migratory food fish on drying racks on the shores of the Tonle Sap River,...