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Month: January 2011

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Frightening Floods Overwhelm Australia’s Third Largest City

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Frightening Floods Overwhelm Australia’s Third Largest City

BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia, January 12, 2011 (ENS) – The biggest floods since 1974 have claimed the lives of 13 people across Queensland [...]

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Oil Spill Commission: ‘Complacency’ Led to Deepwater Horizon Disaster

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Oil Spill Commission: ‘Complacency’ Led to Deepwater Horizon Disaster

WASHINGTON, DC, January 11, 2011 (ENS) – “Complacency about risks to safety had catastrophic consequences in the Deepwater Horizon explosion,” [...]

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House Republicans Try to Undo EPA Air Pollution Rules

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House Republicans Try to Undo EPA Air Pollution Rules

WASHINGTON, DC, January 11, 2011 (ENS) – Republicans in Congress are introducing legislation to curtail the role of the U.S. [...]

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Chevy Volt Named 2011 North American Car of the Year

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Chevy Volt Named 2011 North American Car of the Year

DETROIT, Michigan, January 10, 2011 (ENS) – The plug-in electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt was named the 2011 North American [...]

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Environmental Champion Congresswoman Giffords Fights for Her Life

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Environmental Champion Congresswoman Giffords Fights for Her Life

TUCSON, Arizona, January 10, 2011 (ENS) – Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically wounded Saturday in an asassination attempt at [...]

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New Species of Ancient Flying Reptile Found on B.C. Coast

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New Species of Ancient Flying Reptile Found on B.C. Coast

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, January 10, 2011 (ENS) – A University of Alberta paleontology researcher has identified a new species [...]

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Whale Wars Heat Up: ‘Flash Bang’ Grenade Accusation Denied

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Whale Wars Heat Up: ‘Flash Bang’ Grenade Accusation Denied

SOUTHERN OCEAN, January 10, 2011 (ENS) – Three Sea Shepherd ships have been fighting a running battle with the four-ship [...]

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Florida Manatee Death Toll Doubles Due to Cold December

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Florida Manatee Death Toll Doubles Due to Cold December

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, January 7, 2011 (ENS) – As a result of cold weather, twice as many manatees died in 2010 [...]

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Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Planned

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Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Planned

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, January 7, 2011 (ENS) – The federal government is looking for landowners in the Everglades headwaters area willing to sell [...]

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Presidential Panel Blames Companies for ‘Avoidable’ Gulf Oil Spill

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Presidential Panel Blames Companies for ‘Avoidable’ Gulf Oil Spill

WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2011 (ENS) – Errors and misjudgments by at least three companies – BP, Halliburton and Transocean [...]

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California Ports First to Scrub Ship’s Emissions With Seawater

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California Ports First to Scrub Ship’s Emissions With Seawater

LOS ANGELES, California, January 6, 2011 (ENS) – A new technology that uses seawater to remove pollutants from the exhaust [...]

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Evansville, Indiana Will Spend $500 Million to Upgrade Sewers

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Evansville, Indiana Will Spend $500 Million to Upgrade Sewers

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, January 6, 2011 (ENS) – The city of Evansville has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer [...]

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Globally, 2010 Was a Good Year for Sharks

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Globally, 2010 Was a Good Year for Sharks

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2010 (ENS) – Although many shark species are still at risk of extinction, around the world shark [...]

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Recycling Haiti’s Earthquake Rubble Into Safe, Strong Concrete

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Recycling Haiti’s Earthquake Rubble Into Safe, Strong Concrete

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 6, 2011 (ENS) – Nearly one year after a severe earthquake devastated Haiti, most of the damaged areas [...]

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Land of 10,000 Lakes Gets Serious About Water Protection

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Land of 10,000 Lakes Gets Serious About Water Protection

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, January 5, 2011 (ENS) – Water sustainability is one of the first items of business in Minnesota’s [...]

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Oceanic Plastic Trash Troubling Enough Without Exaggeration

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Oceanic Plastic Trash Troubling Enough Without Exaggeration

CORVALLIS, Oregon, January 5, 2011 (ENS) – There is a “troubling” amount of plastic trash floating in the Pacific Ocean, warns an [...]

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California Sued to Block Strawberry Fumigant Methyl Iodide

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California Sued to Block Strawberry Fumigant Methyl Iodide

SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 5, 2011 (ENS) – A coalition of farmworkers, community advocates and environmental health organizations is suing to [...]

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Three Million Chemicals Are Candidates for First EU Inventory of Hazards

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Three Million Chemicals Are Candidates for First EU Inventory of Hazards

BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 5, 2011 (ENS) – More than three million notices classifying chemical substances in line with [...]

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California’s Klamath River Water Quality Plan Approved

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California’s Klamath River Water Quality Plan Approved

SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 4, 2011 (ENS) – Capping 13 years of state and federal efforts to develop pollution limits for North [...]

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Blackbirds That Fell on Arkansas Died of Trauma

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Blackbirds That Fell on Arkansas Died of Trauma

BEEBE, Arkansas, January 4, 2011 (ENS) – Thousands of dead blackbirds that fell from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas on New [...]

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