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Relief over ‘Less Severe’ Freighter Fuel SpillAlaska - US Coastguard chiefs say an oil and fuel spill from a freighter that broke in two when it ran aground off Alaska is probably thousands of gallons less than they feared. |
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EU Agrees Deal on Punishing Ship PollutionBrussels, Belgium - EU member states backed tough measures against ships polluting European waters on Thursday to try to head off any repetition of a disaster in 2002 that caused one of Europe's worst oil slicks. |
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Leaders agree to work together on Great Lakes cleanup; some want more fundsChicago, Illinois - Dozens of government and tribal leaders promised Friday to join forces in protecting and preserving the Great Lakes from pollution, invasive species and other environmental dangers, but some participants say more money and a clear action plan are still needed. |
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Australia, US team up to protect reefsMiami, Florida - Guardians of two of the world's most popular coral reefs have joined forces to protect their fragile charges from the ravages of water pollution, coral disease and people. |
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China plans safe drinking water for all rural residents by 2020Beijing, China - China has set the lofty goal of providing safe drinking water to every rural family by 2020, but has yet to work out how it will do so, state media reported Monday. |
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Thousands of marine species discoveredWashington DC - An international coalition of scientists has detected 13,000 new marine species in the last year. |
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Scientists See Hope Amid Coral Doom and GloomBangkok, Thailand - Even though nearly two thirds of coral reefs are now officially endangered, some are bouncing back despite warmer oceans and pollution, giving hope the marine marvels are not completely doomed, scientists said on Friday. |
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Spain Seeks Three Planes For Oil SpillsMadrid, Spain - Spain will seek to acquire three aircraft specially equipped to fight oil spills like the Prestige disaster that soiled the northwest Spanish coastline in 2002, the Development Ministry said on Friday. |
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South Africa moves to protect coral reefsSouth Africa - South Africa is set to play a leading role in developing a continent-wide plan to improve the protection of coral reefs, the most complex ecosystems in the oceans. |
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Scientists to explore Arctic Ocean beneath polar ice capAlaska - Marine scientists are to undertake the first systematic exploration of the Arctic Ocean beneath the polar ice cap. They will be looking for new forms of life in what the project organisers call "the planet's oldest seawater - a vast, still pool unstirred for millennia, walled by steep ridges and lidded with ice". |
evironmental news headlines
- Old-growth B.C. forests worth more standing than fallen, study says
- EU parliament eases road for hydrogen cars
- Ghana, EU clinch deal to crackdown on illicit timber trade
- New era for sustainable investing
- New giant clam species found
- Beijing air measures ‘must stay’
- Ghana’s grass-roots bid to save country’s last forests
- Bombs away!—innovative concept of planting tree saplings
- Legislature takes aim at urban sprawl and global warming
- World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary Proposed by U.S.
- A New Biopesticide For The Organic Food Boom
- Denmark’s approves 400 MW offshore windmill park
- Wrapping up the problem of broken light bulbs
- Biodegradable Plastics Are Good for Atmosphere, Too
- Hawaii Recycles Record 72 Percent of Beverage Containers
- Little robin from Gabon is world’s newest species
- Pacific dives recover novel fish
- Eco-tower rising in Lower Manhattan to include hotel and meeting space
- Auto Painting Goes Green
- Some big whales recovering since 1980s hunt ban
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