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Month: February 2012

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Obama’s 2013 Budget Cuts National Weather Service Information Officers

February 14, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Obama’s 2013 Budget Cuts National Weather Service Information Officers
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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