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Obama’s 2013 Budget Cuts National Weather Service Information Officers

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Obama’s 2013 Budget Cuts National Weather Service Information Officers

WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2012 (ENS) – Cuts to the National Weather Service’s 2013 budget proposed by the Obama Administration [...]

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Keystone XL Pipeline Opponents Collect 500,000 Signatures in Seven Hours

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Keystone XL Pipeline Opponents Collect 500,000 Signatures in Seven Hours

WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2012 (ENS) – Starting at noon today, a coalition of more than a dozen environmentally-concerned [...]

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U.S. EPA 2013 Budget Cuts Programs, Supports States, Tribes

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U.S. EPA 2013 Budget Cuts Programs, Supports States, Tribes

WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2012 (ENS) – Belt-tightening and fiscal discipline is the hallmark of President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year [...]

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Japanese Blast Sea Shepherd Activist Off His Jet Ski

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Japanese Blast Sea Shepherd Activist Off His Jet Ski

THE SOUTHERN OCEAN, February 11, 2012 (ENS) – Beck Straussner, 42, of the United States was hit in the chest [...]

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OIG Report: State Department’s Keystone XL Environmental Review Flawed

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OIG Report: State Department’s Keystone XL Environmental Review Flawed

WASHINGTON, DC, February 10, 2012 (ENS) – Several flaws in the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL tar [...]

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NRC Approves First Nuclear Power Plant License Since 1978

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NRC Approves First Nuclear Power Plant License Since 1978

WASHINGTON, DC, February 10, 2012 (ENS) – A license for the first new nuclear power facility in the United States [...]

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Settlement Ends U.S. Production of Toxic Short-Chain Paraffins

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Settlement Ends U.S. Production of Toxic Short-Chain Paraffins

DOVER, Ohio, February 10, 2012 (ENS) – A legal settlement between a chemical manufacturer and the federal government this week ends [...]

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Chicago Auto Show Rich in Hybrid Concept Cars

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Chicago Auto Show Rich in Hybrid Concept Cars

CHICAGO, Illinois, February 9, 2012 (ENS) – The latest hybrid concept vehicles are among the top attractions for visitors this week [...]

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California Governor, Secretary LaHood Vow Support for High-Speed Rail

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California Governor, Secretary LaHood Vow Support for High-Speed Rail

SACRAMENTO, California, February 10, 2012 (ENS) – California Governor Jerry Brown and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Thursday reaffirmed their [...]

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Forest Heroes Awards Crown UN’s International Year of Forests

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Forest Heroes Awards Crown UN’s International Year of Forests

NEW YORK, New York, February 10, 2012 (ENS) – The International Year of Forests 2011 declared by the United Nations [...]

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WWF Connects Tiger Habitat Destruction to Toilet Paper

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WWF Connects Tiger Habitat Destruction to Toilet Paper

WASHINGTON, DC, February 9, 2012 (ENS) – The increasing number of Americans who use Paseo or Livi brands of toilet tissue [...]

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Jakarta Port Officials Seize 113 Illegal Containers of Hazwaste

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Jakarta Port Officials Seize 113 Illegal Containers of Hazwaste

JAKARTA, Indonesia, February 9, 2012 (ENS) – Environmental groups in Indonesia, the Philippines and the United States are pleased that [...]

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Wisconsin Scientists to Search 120 Caves, Mines for Diseased Bats

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Wisconsin Scientists to Search 120 Caves, Mines for Diseased Bats

MADISON, Wisconsin, February 9, 2012 (ENS) – Wisconsin bat scientists are going underground in February to search 120 caves [...]

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U.S. Creates Advanced Battery Innovation Hub

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U.S. Creates Advanced Battery Innovation Hub

WASHINGTON, DC, February 9, 2012 (ENS) – U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu plans to launch a new Energy Innovation Hub for advanced [...]

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NAFTA Lead Battery Poisoning Probe to Focus on Mexico

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NAFTA Lead Battery Poisoning Probe to Focus on Mexico

MONTREAL, Canada, February 8, 2012 (ENS) – The transboundary movement of spent lead-acid batteries in North America has environmental and [...]

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After Fukushima, Nine Groups Head to Court Over Vogtle Reactor Safety

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After Fukushima, Nine Groups Head to Court Over Vogtle Reactor Safety

WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2012 (ENS) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to decide as early as [...]

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Russian Scientists Drill Into Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake

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Russian Scientists Drill Into Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, February 8, 2012 (ENS) – More than 30 years after starting to drill, Russian scientists have pierced Antarctica’s central [...]

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Hanford Nuclear Waste ‘Vit Plant’ Has Safety Board Worried

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Hanford Nuclear Waste ‘Vit Plant’ Has Safety Board Worried

RICHLAND, Washington, February 7, 2012 (ENS) – Bechtel National, Inc. is designing and building the world’s largest radioactive waste treatment [...]

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100 Years Old, Girl Scouts USA Expands Environmental Action

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100 Years Old, Girl Scouts USA Expands Environmental Action

NEW YORK, New York, February 7, 2012 (ENS) – Girl Scouts of the USA has launched Girl Scouts Forever Green, [...]

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Fold-Up Electric Car Coming to a City Near You

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Fold-Up Electric Car Coming to a City Near You

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 7, 2012 (ENS) – A foldable electric CityCar has been created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s [...]

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