Environmental groups expressed guarded optimism on Thursday that the management succession at Exxon Mobil Corp. may lead the oil company to taking a proactive role in protecting the planet
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Organic farms are better for wildlife than those run conventionally, according to a study covering 180 farms from Cornwall to Cumbria.
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This past spring, in a secluded patch of forest in northwest Louisiana's Caddo Parish, a singularly bizarre bit of evolution unfolded.
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China plans to have a quarter of the country covered by forest within 15 years as it tries to repair the damage loggers have done to fuel the runaway economy, state media said Monday.
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After careful consideration of consumer behavior and usage, yogurt maker Dannon has elected to remove the plastic overcaps from its six-ounce cups.
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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner has announced the availability of $5 million in the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) for restoration activities in 20 states.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the remote and inhospitable Canadian Arctic is teeming with life, says a team of international scientists who just completed a 30-day expedition to the northern ocean.
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Most farmers don't have anything against protecting endangered wildlife.
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Rangers at the Angeles National Forest in Southern California don't want to shoot a young bear cub with bullets or tranquilizer darts.
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Washington will ban harvesting of old-growth timber from state trust lands in Western Washington, mostly on the Olympic Peninsula.
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A draft plan to conserve the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly on lands owned and managed by two northern Indiana utility companies is available for review and comment.
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The European Commission on Thursday hailed a six-nation climate change pact unveiled by the United States and Australia, saying it would boost efforts to fight global warming.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the launch of a new partnership with Pennsylvania dentists to review voluntary best-management practices for mercury-bearing amalgam wastes and to collect obsolete supplies of elemental mercury to prevent the material from entering the environment.
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The newly reconstructed Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn has become the city's first solar-powered train terminal, billed as one of the most sustainable mass transportation sites ever built in the U.S.
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