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18 New Biosphere Reserves Protected in Global Network

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18 New Biosphere Reserves Protected in Global Network

DRESDEN, Germany, June 30, 2011 (ENS) – The United Nations today added 18 new sites to its global list of biosphere [...]

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U.S. Polluted Beach Closings, Warnings Spiked in 2010

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U.S. Polluted Beach Closings, Warnings Spiked in 2010

WASHINGTON, DC, June 29, 2011 (ENS) – Polluted stormwater runoff and sewage overflows carrying oil, and human and animal waste fouled [...]

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Cleaner Short-Haul Trucks Coming to U.S. Ports

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Cleaner Short-Haul Trucks Coming to U.S. Ports

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 28, 2011 (ENS) – Two public-private initiatives were launched Tuesday to reduce emissions from short-haul trucks that shuttle [...]

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Two U.S. Bat Species May Get Endangered Species Act Protection

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Two U.S. Bat Species May Get Endangered Species Act Protection

WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2011 (ENS) – Two species of bats may warrant federal protection, the U.S. Fish and [...]

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Globally, Year 2010 Ranked Second Warmest on Record

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Globally, Year 2010 Ranked Second Warmest on Record

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 28, 2011 (ENS) – For the planet as a whole, 2010 was one of the two warmest [...]

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Fire Crews Control Blaze at Los Alamos National Lab

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Fire Crews Control Blaze at Los Alamos National Lab

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 27, 2011 (ENS) – Fire crews have contained a wildfire in a remote outdoor area [...]

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Newly Found Species on World’s Large Islands Already at Risk

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Newly Found Species on World’s Large Islands Already at Risk

GLAND, Switzerland, June 27, 2011 (ENS) – At least 1,060 new species were discovered on the island of New [...]

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Flooded Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Releases No Radiation

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Flooded Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Releases No Radiation

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 27, 2011 (ENS) – Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief Gregory Jasko is today inspecting Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station in [...]

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New World Heritage: Kenyan Lakes, Australian Coast, Japanese Islands

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New World Heritage: Kenyan Lakes, Australian Coast, Japanese Islands

PARIS, France, June 26, 2011 (ENS) – Extraordinary natural areas in Kenya, Australia, Japan and Germany that deserve the highest [...]

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Tanzania Halts Plans for Road Bisecting Serengeti Migration

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Tanzania Halts Plans for Road Bisecting Serengeti Migration

PARIS, France, June 24, 2011 (ENS) – A proposed commercial highway that would have bisected the Serengeti National Park, jeopardizing the world’s [...]

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Ted Turner: Climate Change Humanity’s Most Serious Problem

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Ted Turner: Climate Change Humanity’s Most Serious Problem

SVALBARD, Norway, June 23, 2011 (ENS) – Today, on a warm day very close to the Arctic Circle, board members of [...]

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Solar Panels Going Up on Industrial Buildings Across USA

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Solar Panels Going Up on Industrial Buildings Across USA

WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2011 (ENS) – A three-company consortium and the U.S. Department of Energy Wednesday announced a a [...]

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Republicans Urge Doubling of Mileage Standards by 2017

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Republicans Urge Doubling of Mileage Standards by 2017

WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2011 (ENS) – A group of prominent Republicans is urging President Barack Obama to “set aggressive motor vehicle [...]

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U.S. Taxpayers Funding Destruction of a Pacific Coral Reef

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U.S. Taxpayers Funding Destruction of a Pacific Coral Reef

MAJURO, Marshall Islands, June 22, 2011 (ENS) – The construction of an airport extension on the capital atoll of the [...]

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Floods Again Force Families to Evacuate Minot, North Dakota

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Floods Again Force Families to Evacuate Minot, North Dakota

MINOT, North Dakota, June 22, 2011 (ENS) – Minot city officials, residents and the North Dakota National Guard today worked [...]

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World Heritage in Honduras, Indonesia Placed on Danger List

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World Heritage in Honduras, Indonesia Placed on Danger List

PARIS, France, June 22, 2011 ENS – The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve in Honduras and the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of [...]

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Most Europeans Care Deeply About the Environment

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Most Europeans Care Deeply About the Environment

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23, 2011 (ENS) – The environment is an important personal concern to more than 90 percent of Europeans in all [...]

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American Carbon Capture and Storage Industry Starts Capturing CO2

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American Carbon Capture and Storage Industry Starts Capturing CO2

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21, 2011 (ENS) – American technology for the capture, transport and storage of the greenhouse gas carbon [...]

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EPA Extends Comment Period for Power Plant Mercury and Air Toxics Rule

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EPA Extends Comment Period for Power Plant Mercury and Air Toxics Rule

WASHINGTON, DC, June 21, 2011 (ENS) – The U.S. EPA proposed the nation’s first national power plant [...]

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Former Presidents of Ghana, Brazil Win 2011 World Food Prize

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Former Presidents of Ghana, Brazil Win 2011 World Food Prize

WASHINGTON, DC, June 21, 2011 (ENS) – Two former presidents who led the reduction of hunger and poverty in [...]

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