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TOKYO -- (AP) The world's top industrialized countries should develop environmentally friendly workplaces and help workers move to nonpolluting industries, their labor ministers said Tuesday.
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OSLO, Norway -- (AP) Norway's greenhouse gas emissions rose nearly 3 percent last year to record levels due to extraordinary pollution from the startup phase of a new natural gas plant in the Arctic, Statistics Norway said Tuesday.
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TOKYO -- (AP) Honda's new hydrogen-powered vehicle, set for leasing within a few months, radically reduced the sizes of its fuel cell and motor for a superclean car with the same interior space as a regular car, engineers said Tuesday. Full version available to lex
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PICHER, Okla. -- (AP) The reason most residents of Picher won't be able to rebuild their homes following a massive tornado is plainly visible from most parts of town. Massive piles of lead and zinc mining waste known as chat piles tower above the landscape in far northeastern Oklahoma.
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(AP) A new generation of nuclear power plants is on the drawing boards in the U.S., but the projected cost is causing some sticker shock: $5 billion to $12 billion a plant, double to quadruple earlier rough estimates. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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PICHER, Okla. -- (AP) The Environmental Protection Agency was preparing to conduct air and soil tests to check for high lead levels Monday after a deadly tornado blew through Picher, a town so polluted with lead-filled mining waste that it's a Superfund si
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PHOENIX -- (AP) Republican John McCain, reaching out to both independents and green-minded social conservatives, argues that global warming is undeniable and the country must take steps to bring it under control while adhering to free-market principles.
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BRASILIA, Brazil -- (AP) Brazil's government unveiled new eco-friendly development plans for the Amazon rain forest Thursday, including low-cost loans to farmers and emergency measures to combat illegal logging. Full version available for lexis.com subscribers.
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- (AP) Mining company Gold Reserve Inc. says its permit to develop a gold and copper deposit in Venezuela's biologically diverse Imataca Forest has been formally rescinded. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- (AP) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday that pressure from the auto industry will not deter California from attempting to impose strict emission rules for vehicles sold in the state. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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BOISE, Idaho -- (AP) Eight Western states on Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from Italy for disposal in Utah, saying importing foreign loads would violate the group's rules. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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HOUSTON -- (AP) Federal prosecutors violated the rights of victims of a deadly 2005 explosion at a BP PLC plant when they didn't consult them about a plea agreement to settle criminal conduct in connection with the blast, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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NEW YORK -- (AP) At least two major oil companies said late Wednesday they have agreed to settle lawsuits over the use of the gasoline additive MTBE, a potential carcinogen that has been found in drinking water.
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LEBEC, Calif. -- (AP) A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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BROOKVILLE, Ohio -- (AP) When he was laid up in the hospital recovering from knee surgery, farmer Ralph Dull picked up a thick notebook dropped off by a friend that detailed how wind generators produce electricity. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- (AP) The world's largest population of wild orangutans on Indonesia's Borneo island faces extinction within three years due to rapidly expanding oil palm plantations, a conservationist group said Wednesday. Full version available to lexis.com subscribe
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- (AP) European Union lawmakers are seeking more restrictions on carbon emissions permits for airlines flying to and from the EU. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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HELENA, Mont. -- (AP) Three states are defending their ability to sustain a gray wolf population in the Northern Rockies, asking to be heard in a federal lawsuit that seeks to return the wolves to the endangered species list.
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CANBERRA, Australia -- (AP) Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on, a researcher said Wednesday. Full version available to lexis.com s
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- (AP) The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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IN THE EVERGLADES, Fla. -- (AP) Around South Florida's vast sugar cane fields, where turtles grow to the size of basketballs and alligators own the marsh, the silence of the swamp is broken by the sound of rumbling trucks and explosions. Full version available to lexis.com subs
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MOSCOW -- (AP) Russian and U.S. officials signed a key agreement on civilian nuclear power Tuesday that could give Washington access to Russian technology and potentially hand Moscow lucrative deals on storing spent fuel. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- (AP) Alaska Native and environmental groups sued Monday to stop exploration by oil companies this summer in Arctic waters frequented by whales, seals and other marine species. Full story available to lexis.com subscribers.
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BEIJING -- (AP) About 200 people demonstrated in southwestern China against the building of a petrochemical plant they say will pollute their city, state media reported Monday.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- (AP) Economist Jeffrey Sachs urged the United States and the European Union on Monday to reconsider a shift to biofuels that has helped increase food prices by turning agricultural land over to energy crops. Full version a
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) Senate Republicans want the Environmental Protection Agency to consider waiving the country's ethanol production mandate amid rising food prices. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- (AP) Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure, opening the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal communities in California, Oregon and Washington. Full version available to lexis.
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CHICAGO -- (AP) The top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator in the Midwest resigned Thursday amid internal fights over dioxin contamination near Dow Chemical Co.'s world headquarters in Michigan, according to a published report. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.
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NEW YORK -- (AP) The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is taking steps to revise the nation’s air quality standards for lead for the first time in 30 years, and is seeking your comment.
The EPA proposal recommends tightening the primary standard to protect public health by 80 to 93 percent, revising the existing standard of 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air to a level within the range of 0.10 to 0.30 micrograms per cubic meter. The agency is ta
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LOS ANGELES -- (AP) A city outside California has for the first time been named the sootiest in the nation, one of the categories the American Lung Association uses to determine the most polluted cities in the country.