Environment

Divers Try to Find AirAsia Data Recorders

Indonesian authorities are stepping up efforts to lift the tail structure of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed in the Java Sea on December 28.

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La Habra Heights Residents Win Again In Court Battle Over Fracking Ballot Initiative

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A sign hangs by an oil field in California, warning of hazardous fumes.

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Richard Phillips Marine, Inc. and Clackamas County resolve Clean Water Act violation in Sandy River

Richard Phillips Marine, Inc., a contractor specializing in marine construction, and Clackamas County Water Environmental Services in Oregon reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve violations of the Clean Water...

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UNICEF and WFP partner to help vulnerable Syrian families in Za’atari and Azraq camps protect their children against the winter cold

As Jordan braces for a winter storm in the next few days, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) launched a winter cash assistance programme on 7 January 2015 to provide 41,000 vulnerable...

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