Environment
Japan ordered to end whale hunt
April 4, 2014Currently, Japan's whaling program is killing about 1,000 whales a year under the guise of "scientific purposes."
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Bolder action needed on climate change, air quality, health
April 4, 2014The third National Climate Assessment report confirms both the role of human activities in causing climate change and the broad range of adverse health consequences that climate change brings.
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Today in eco-history: Michigan struck by deadly F5 tornado
April 3, 2014Known as the Hudsonville-Standale Tornado, it was part of a large, deadly outbreak of 49 tornadoes that affected the Great Plains, parts of the South, and the upper Midwest.
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Today in eco-history: Richmond food riots
April 2, 2014Thousands of people, mostly women, broke into shops and began seizing food and other items before the militia arrived to stop them.
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Obama administration unveils plan to cut methane emissions
April 1, 2014The new strategy aims to reduce the output of methane, which reportedly has 20 times the effect on global warming that other gases, like carbon dioxide, have.
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