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On June 30, the Obama Administration invited communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as part of a community's emerging economic action plans. Under this effort, a team of agricultural, transportation, public health, environmental, and regional economic experts will work directly with local communities to spur local economic growth and improve the quality of life for all residents.

A farm near the town of Dryden in New York. Dryden won its precedent-setting fracking ban case one year ago tomorrow.

The Cheswick coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. It is among the hundreds of power plants likely covered by the Mercury & Air Toxics Standards.

Children in Simien National Park, World Heritage site, Ethiopia

A new report published Monday by Greenpeace found that Europe's nuclear regulators have failed to act on vital lessons from the Fukushima catastrophe, exposing Europeans to the risk of a nuclear accident. The release coincides with the bi-annual conference of the European Nuclear Safety Regulator Group (ENSREG) held in Brussels.

The Chair of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO was Sunday urged by Greenpeace to not let the Australian government destroy the Great Barrier Reef.

The European Commission’s weak response to the first EU citizens’ initiative (ECI) petition, on the “Right2Water”, could discredit the ECI system, warn Environment Committee MEPs in a resolution voted on Wednesday. It “lacks any real ambition and failed to meet the demands of the organizers”, they add. ECIs enable citizens to ask the Commission to propose laws in areas within its competence, if they can muster at least one million signatures from at least a quarter of EU member states.

Lake Tegano in East Rennell, Solomon Islands

The Apalachicola River shimmers with the vibrant colors of the sunset.

The statue 'Contemplation of Justice', outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building.