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DEADLINE: Annual High Country News Student Essay Contest [5]

In 750 words, describe how you or someone in your community is making meaningful strides to lessen modern Western society's impact on the environment. The contest is open to students between the ages of 17 and 24 (as of January 1, 2013) who are currently enrolled in a college or other institute of higher education. Entry deadline: Nov 27, 2013.

State of the Gulf Fisheries Symposium [6]

The mission of the symposium is to inform and share knowledge among stakeholders so that everyone can move forward with a unified mission of a sustainable and healthy fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Antarctic Peninsula Started Warming 600 Years Ago" [7]

"Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula started rising naturally 600 years ago, long before man-made climate changes further increased them, scientists said in a study on Wednesday that helps explain the recent collapses of vast ice shelves."

Source: Reuters [8], 08/23/2012

"Debt Standoff Makes Forest Agency Fight All Fires" [9]

"The FLAME Act of 2009 was supposed to ensure the Forest Service had enough money to fight fires without having to cut into programs to provide recreation, protect habitat and improve forest health. But after Congress raided the fund established by the law during the 2011 standoff over the debt ceiling, and after further cuts this year, the fund is empty."

Source: Idaho Statesman [10], 08/23/2012

"Hanford Double-Shell Tank Leaks Nuclear Waste" [11]

"RICHLAND, Washington, August 20, 2012 (ENS) – For the first time, a leak of highly radioactive waste has been detected from a double-shelled tank at the Hanford Nuclear Site in central Washington state."

Source: ENS [12], 08/23/2012

"USDA, McDonald's Suspend Slaughterhouse Buys" [15]

"FRESNO, Calif. – The federal government and McDonald's Corp. suspended purchases of meat Wednesday from a California slaughterhouse under investigation for animal cruelty and possible health issues."

Source: AP [16], 08/23/2012

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