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Don't Go West, Young Man
"Go West, Young Man..." When Horace Greeley printed those words he was talking about what awaited farmers and their families in the fertile valleys of parts of the west. Thousands of families took up that mantra, accepted the challenges of actually...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Weather, Idaho, Baton Rouge, Utah
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Schuette plans to continue Asian carp legal fight
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's new attorney general said Thursday he will continue the state's court fight to close off waterways into the Great Lakes to keep out invasive Asian carp. Michigan is one of five states that have sued the U.S. Army...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Army, U.S. Supreme Court, Lakes and Ponds, Elections
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New report exonerates climate researchers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Commerce Department investigation has found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of federal climate researchers whose e-mails were leaked in the debate over global climate change. The report from the department's inspector...Tags: Weather, Washington, DC, Science and Technology, Global Change, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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107 whales die in stranding
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A pod of 107 pilot whales has died after beaching themselves in southern New Zealand, including 48 that were euthanized. The Conservation Department said hikers found the whales stranded Sunday on a remote beach at...Tags: New Zealand, Whale (animal), Conservation
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US House rejects proposal to close Chicago locks
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. House rejected a proposal Thursday to force the closure of Chicago-area shipping locks that could provide an opening to the Great Lakes for voracious Asian carp, a potential threat to native fish species and...Tags: U.S. Army, Lakes and Ponds, Illinois, Judy Biggert, Minnesota
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: Weaponry, Civil Unrest, Israel, Defense, Economy, Business and Finance
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Letters: Politics and climate catastrophe
Re "Oklahoma twister 'was a monster,'" May 21 It is heartbreaking to read of homes destroyed, lives upended, children killed and hundreds left homeless. We know that, without effective action to combat climate change, these events will become more...Tags: Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Barack Obama, Conservation
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Guangzhou (China), Food Industry, Metal and Mineral, China, National Government
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, U.S. study warns
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks...Tags: Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, U.S. Geological Survey, Biology, Science and Technology
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, study warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks across the United States. The average rate of decline...Tags: Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, U.S. Geological Survey, Biology, Science and Technology
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LETTER: Objects To One Sentence, Claims Climate Change 'Debunked'
Regarding the editorial "Pass The Clean-Energy Bill" [May 22], I take issue with one sentence in the editorial: "Global warming is making the development of alternatives to fossil fuels urgent." This statement is a clear example of the ubiquitous...Tags: Global Warming, Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Conservation
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