Environment

National Geographic Society wins UN environmental prize for science and innovation

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A helper/veterinarian, part of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, minding an orphaned gorilla....

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Federal Court Overturns EPA Approval Of Bee-Killing Pesticide

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Alyssa Anderson, daughter of a beekeeper, holds a baby bee in a California orchard.

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Greenpeace and indigenous community fight Amazon destruction with technology

Answering a call from the Ka’apor people, activists from Greenpeace Brazil are working with the Ka’apor indigenous community to monitor and protect their lands from the invasion of illegal loggers in Maranhão state, Brazil.

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Duke Energy Corp. to Reduce Emissions from Power Plants in North Carolina, Fund Environmental Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday announced a settlement with Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) to resolve Clean Air Act violations at five coal-fired power plants across North Carolina.

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