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Logging Industry Lawsuit Demanding Aggressive Cutting Thrown Out By Federal Court

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Bureau of Land Management-maintained forest in Oregon.

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Conservation Groups Denounce Icelandic Attempts to Ship Whale Meat Through Russian Waters

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IAEA Mission Reviews Armenia's Regulatory Framework for Nuclear and Radiation Safety

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Maryland Senator Introduces Legislation To Protect Water From Fracking Pollution

Bill aims to end oil and gas industry’s free pass to pollute

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A drill rig and well pads in a floodplain by the confluence of Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, near the border of North Dakota and Montana.

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Refugees from Bhutan help Nepalese rise from the ruins

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Refugees and locals build a temporary bamboo hut.

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Seattle Environmental Groups Challenging Shell's Homeport Submit Full Record For The Court's Review

Port of Seattle had excluded records that undermine its position

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A view of Seattle's waterfront across Puget Sound.

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Maryland Governor Sued For Unlawfully Blocking Clean Air Safeguards

Critical protection for Marylanders suffering from asthma blocked even though most of the state receives a failing grade for High Ozone Days

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More than 2x the national average. An alarming 20% of Baltimore City children under 18 have asthma. Black Marylanders are nearly 2.5 times more likely to die from asthma than white Marylanders.

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WWF: Climate talks need to speed up and mind the gap

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Negotiators at the UN Climate Talks

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EPA Inspection Reveals Violations of Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule for Kansas City, Kan., Company

EPA Region 7 conducted a random recordkeeping inspection at Damage Control & Restoration, Inc., in Kansas City, Kan., which revealed violations of the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. As part of a settlement with EPA filed recently in Lenexa, Kan., the company has agreed to pay a $12,194 penalty to the United States.

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Groups Oppose Plan To Open Over A Million Acres Of Federal Property In California To Drilling And Fracking

Bureau of Land Management failed to consider threats of fracking to air, water and wildlife

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As the sun sets on another California day, a flare burns in an oil field near Bakersfield, CA.