"A variety of laws regulate trade of endangered and threatened species, but many at-risk animals show up on U.S. menus. Most fish and seafood species have yet to be considered for listing on endangered lists. It’s not always possible to figure out where menu items come from."
"ST. LOUIS -- The worst drought in the U.S. in decades may be leveling off or even be easing ever so slightly in some lucky locales, federal weather forecasters announced Thursday in a report of little comfort for farmers and ranchers who already have begun tallying this year's losses."
"The Canadian pipeline company TransCanada has quietly begun construction of the southern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, installing segments near Livingston, Texas, company officials confirmed Thursday."
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"This week, Bill Gates was at a summer fair in Washington State, but he was not eating deep-fried butter on-a-stick, or checking out livestock. Gates was inspecting cutting-edge toilet technology on display at an event his foundation hosted in Seattle — the Reinvent the Toilet Fair."
"A Canadian company opens a test pit in Utah. But is there enough water to support the industry?"
"Federal regulators on Wednesday issued a final set of standards meant to boost the design, cementing and safety of offshore wells in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster two years ago."
"A U.S. study has found an unusually high incidence of gastrointestinal disease in a small U.S. town located downstream from a Teck smelter in Trail, B.C."
"FEATHERVILLE, Idaho (AP) — Across the West, dozens of fires fueled by searing heat, dry weather and strong winds have added up to misery for weary residents who already are fed up with one of the region's worst fire seasons in decades."
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[2] http://news.discovery.com/animals/at-risk-species-on-menus-120814.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forecast-us-drought-lingering-leveling
[4] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iYc1640qZeQWyy39Lxd14qMwwnag?docId=bc18694c2d114ce0a0f7286b151b8798
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/keystone-xl-pipeline-construction-begins-amid-protests
[6] http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-keystone-xl-pipeline-20120816,0,6693892.story
[7] https://www.sej.org/calendar/climate-change-adaptation-forum-focusing-food-security-and-traditional-plant-use
[8] https://www.sej.org/calendar/homburg-academy-summer-institutes-international-conference-advances-sustainable-real-estate
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bill-gates-crowns-toilet-innovators-sanitation-fair
[10] http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/15/158874028/bill-gates-crowns-toilet-innovators-at-sanitation-fair
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/first-us-tar-sands-mine-stirs-water-environmental-fears-out-west
[12] http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20120816/utah-oil-tar-sands-mining-bitumen-water-pr-spring-limonene-alberta-oil-sands-groundwater-pollution-drought
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/feds-tweak-drilling-safety-mandates-after-hearing-industry
[14] http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/08/15/feds-rewrite-drilling-safety-mandates-after-hearing-from-industry/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/high-disease-rate-found-town-near-bc-teck-smelter
[16] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/08/14/bc-northport-disease-teck.html
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/crews-battle-dozens-wildfires-across-west
[18] http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Crews-battle-dozens-of-wildfires-across-West-3788946.php
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[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3845
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3848
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3849
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3850
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