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Amidst 40th anniversary, attacks on Endangered Species Act persist
January 10, 2014The Act has encountered obstacles and outright attacks, in an atmosphere where climate change and environmental havoc are growing problems.
Read moreWest Virginia chemical spill causes state of emergency
January 10, 2014More than 100,000 homes, businesses and hospitals in nine counties around Charleston, W. Va., are without water due to a chemical leak into the Elk River, which provides water for an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people.
Read moreNorth Dakota oil train explosion is another harsh lesson
January 3, 2014In what was a devastating end to 2013, on Dec. 30, just a mile outside Casselton, N.D., a train carrying oil collided with another train, producing a series of explosions that left 10 cars ablaze.
Read moreSewage overruns Gaza
December 19, 2013For over a month the streets of the largest Palestinian city, Gaza, have been overrun with sewage and now are being covered with icy flood waters.
Read moreUnhappy International Migrants Day
December 19, 2013Migrants, who arrive by the thousands in Lampedusa fleeing war and insecurity in Africa/Syria, are shown being stripped naked and hosed down by authorities.
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