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EPA Proposes New Standards for Large ShipsThe US Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to reduce emissions from ocean-going vessels |
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New Law Requires Calif. Landfills to Capture MethaneA new regulation adopted today will force more than a dozen California landfills to install equipment that captures methane gas created by decomposing solid waste. |
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US House supports emissions billThe US House of Representatives has passed a historic climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions. |
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Endangered blue whales returning to AlaskaBlue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. |
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Tennessee Webbing Products using recycled seat belts for pursesWhile more businesses jump on the green bandwagon with eco-friendly products, the Dew brothers have been recycling for more than 20 years. |
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Human waste to heat thousands of homes in £4m plan to recycle it into gasIt gives a whole new meaning to cooking with 'natural' gas. |
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Thai Navy Launches Sea Turtle Conservation ProgramIn Thailand, the navy is protecting thousands of baby sea turtles from being killed by humans before they can swim out to sea. |
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From the Ashes of ’69, a River RebornThe first time Gene Roberts fell into the Cuyahoga River, he worried he might die. The year was 1963, and the river was still an open sewer for industrial waste. Walking home, Mr. Roberts smelled so bad that his friends ran to stay upwind of him. |
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Natural cosmetics maker swamped with demandNatural beauty care products maker Dr. Hauschka is turning down offers for new markets at a time when rivals are struggling to persuade consumers to pay up for cosmetics. |
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The blues are back: Butterfly species reborn 30 years after ‘extinction’Thirty years ago it was officially declared extinct in Britain. |
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