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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U....
Tags: Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Water, Mussels, Invasive Species
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Japan takes first step to a permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Environmental Issues, Japan, Plant Openings, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)
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Lake Charlevoix Association fish shelters: If you build it, they will come
An angler Dan Mishler knows built a fish shelter in the waters of Lake Charlevoix in front of his house. Over the winter, said Mishler, who is the president of the Lake Charlevoix Association, the man was ice fishing over that shelter. In the early...
Tags: Engineering, Lifestyle and Leisure, Aquaculture, Lakes and Ponds, Environmental Issues
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Gunmen attack east Congo army base, at least 31 dead
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory. The attackers,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, March 23 Movement, Environmental Issues, Mining, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Climate change may be baring Mount Everest
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks and natural debris previously covered by snow are appearing now as the snow...
Tags: Weather, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, National Parks, Nepal
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Exclusive: Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight
ReutersBRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered her government to stop confiscating farmland to create new Indian reservations, government officials say, a policy reversal with major implications for one of the world's top...Tags: Government, Politics, Brazil, Anthropology, Dilma Rousseff
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Most resource-rich countries mismanage natural resources: report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Over 80 percent of the world's major oil and gas-producing and mining countries fail to meet "satisfactory standards" for managing their natural resources, according to a new report that tracks resource mismanagement and...Tags: Mining, Government, Politics, Natural Resources, National Government
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DiCaprio's wildlife charity auction brings in $38.8 million
ReutersBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Christie's auction house raised $38.8 million through a charity art auction and donations, Christie's said on Tuesday, with proceeds to benefit environmental and conservation...Tags: Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists, Petroleum Industry, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Arkansas mountain snail dropped from endangered list
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A dime-sized snail found only on Mount Magazine in western Arkansas has become the first invertebrate to be delisted under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that the Magazine Mountain...
Tags: Endangered Species, Wildlife, Environmental Issues
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Angelina Jolie's big news is a message to moms: Take care of ourselves
Orlando SentinelUsually, when most people think of Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie, their minds wander to her roles in action movies, her large family, and, of course, her good-looking longtime partner, actor Brad Pitt. Today, though, most people are thinking of...Tags: Family, Environmental Issues, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, Diseases and Illnesses
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State's renewable energy fund lacks power to fulfill purpose
Five years ago, Illinois passed legislation requiring electric suppliers to buy more renewable energy such as wind and solar power and then pass those costs on to customers. The intent of the mandate was to have so-called green electricity accounting for...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Business, Finance, Justice System, Nuclear Power
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Business profile: Creative Coworking
When Angela Valavanis found it difficult freelancing as a writer and editor from her home, she identified a need for a shared office space in downtown Evanston. Her experience helped spawn Creative Coworking, a members-only workspace on par with the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Business, Rentals
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