health
West Nile virus worsening with climate change
September 13, 2012Outbreaks of the sometimes-fatal West Nile virus across the United States have intensified, making this one of the worst years for the mosquito-borne disease.
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Shell starts – and pauses – Arctic drilling
September 12, 2012Ignoring the collective outrage of environmental groups, oil giant Shell began drilling into the Arctic, boring holes 1,400 feet beneath the Chukchi Sea's floor.
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As wolves lose protection, activists keep issue in their crosshairs
September 11, 2012Concerned activists noted that the "delisting" of wolves leaves them vulnerable to the state government's hostile agenda, which involves drawing up plans for an autumn slaughter.
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Consumers league: Plight of restaurant workers makes dining out unappetizing
September 10, 2012Restaurant servers don't receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour - they get only $2.13, the federal "tipped minimum wage." That wage has been the same for 21 years.
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New Jersey’s chromium spill site to be torn down
September 5, 2012Nearly 30 years after toxic chromium spilled from the E.C. Electroplating plant, the EPA announced that the building would be demolished.
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