Environment
EPA appeals coal mining ruling
May 16, 2012A federal judge ruled in March that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a large West Virginia coal-mining project.
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Proposed bill would end fossil fuel subsidies
May 15, 2012Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. announced they would introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act to Congress.
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Chile launches reforestation campaign for exotic Patagonia
May 15, 2012In Patagonia, an exotic natural region of southern Chile, efforts to begin reforestation are commencing.
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Study exposes fracking’s poisonous effects
May 11, 2012Now, concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale have skyrocketed, in light of a recent scientific study.
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Mass bird, dolphin deaths in Peru
May 11, 2012About 5,000 pelicans and other ocean birds have been washing up on the northern coast of Peru, just weeks after over 900 dolphins perished in that same area.
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