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- During his first term, President Obama made climate change a priority, both in his campaign and in office. The American Clean Energy and Security Act that Congress produced passed through the House in June 2009 by a narrow margin but the bill never...
- Building of new pipelines has been recently slowed by the environmental community, reacting to weak oil regulations and high emissions. If new regulations succeed in buying a peace with the environmental community and eventual pipeline approval,...
- Health is our most basic human right and one of the most important indicators of sustainable development. Without an intact ecology and climate system, we may end up paying the hidden price for nature’s health services—giving us a much bigger...
- With confirmation that a sixth person has died from a mysterious avian-borne virus, Chinese officials escalated their response on Friday, advising people to avoid live poultry, sending virologists to chicken farms across the country and slaughtering...
- A winter of terrible air pollution in Beijing will probably be followed by an exodus of expatriates fleeing China’s capital, say senior executives, diplomats and businesses that cater to expats. But it is not just foreign residents who are...
- Europe's cap-and-trade system for reducing the release of greenhouse gases is broken, but not everybody wants to fix it. Industry has profited immensely from the plummeting prices of CO2 emissions certificates, and from lax checks on questionable...
- Members of the Commons Environmental Audit Committee are calling for a moratorium on the use of sprays containing neonicotinoids. Britain has refused to back an EU ban on these chemicals saying their impact on bees is unclear. But MPs say this is an...
- The persistence of the drought in Texas has forced ranchers to use all the creative techniques they can muster to survive. The situation is so dire that several times during a drive around one ranch, tears sprang to the owner's eyes as he spoke...
- Smoldering embers beneath pots and skillets around the world spew greenhouse gases and aerosols, polluting lungs and warming the planet. Aid and development groups have tackled the issue, but one of the most popular solutions, improved cookstoves,...
- The federal agency investigating the fire that broke out in August at Chevron Corp's oil refinery in Richmond, California, faulted the state's regulatory system for not being proactive enough in preventing accidents.
- BP's request to block settlement payouts associated with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was rejected Friday by a federal judge. BP estimated a year ago that it would spend roughly $7.8 billion to resolve tens of thousands of claims by businesses...
- Although the Obama administration seems to be leaning toward approving the Keystone XL pipeline, according to experts, navigating the political climate surrounding the issue promises to be difficult, especially with the president's comments about...
- Early on Friday morning, 20,536 birds were slaughtered at Shanghai's Huhuai wholesale market, where the H7N9 bird flu virus was found in pigeon samples the day before. All live poultry markets in Shanghai will be closed from Saturday.
- All of Shanghai's live poultry markets will be closed from today in the wake of six H7N9 bird flu cases, including four deaths, in the city. More than 20,500 birds have been slaughtered in a bid to prevent the virus spreading.
- While Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took significant steps to conserve public lands – notably, he spared national parks from oil and gas drilling and withdrew a million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon from new mining claims – he says he's most...
- Chinese officials have found traces of the new bird flu virus in more areas in Shanghai and in the nearby city of Hangzhou, news reports said on Saturday, as authorities slaughtered birds to stop the spread of the virus that has killed six people.
- Blessed with natural resources but never enough jobs, southern Illinois counties have begun sampling the fruits of a land rush linked to a debated drilling practice that speculators believe can tap elusive oil and natural gas thousands of feet...
- Shutterstock Of all the many and varied consequences of fracking (water contamination, injured workers, earthquakes, the list goes on) one of the least understood is so-called “fugitive” methane emissions. Methane is the primary ingredient of...
- When the World Trade Organization found last year that U.S. labeling requirements for dolphin-safe tuna put Mexican tuna fishermen at a trade disadvantage, marine advocates worried that the federal government would weaken its dolphin-safe...
- JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Thieves have made off with 66 rhino horns worth some $2.75 million in one of the biggest horn heists South Africa has seen after breaking into the safe of a game farm owner.
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