Environment

Amazon deforestation rates decrease from last year

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has decreased by 18 percent, according to official data released by the Brazilian environmental ministry. This data covers deforestation figures from August 2013 to July 2014 when 4,848 km2 of the Amazon...

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Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition Will Defend Grand Canyon From Uranium Industry Appeal

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Grand Canyon in the snow.

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Climate change talks: MEPs chart the course from Lima to Paris

Talks to be held in Lima next month should enable global partners to reach an ambitious climate agreement in Paris in 2015, so as to keep the world on track for a sub-2°C climate warming scenario, Parliament said in a resolution voted on Wednesday....

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EPA Urged To Strengthen Protections Against Smog

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A mother watches over her child during treatment for asthma.

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