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18 New Biosphere Reserves Protected in Global Network
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]