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Elephant populations decline in the wild, but zoos may not be the answer BC-ENV-ELEPHANTS:PH: (1659 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML   | Images PHILADELPHIA - In Chad, the ivory poachers have upgraded to automatic weapons. Having bolstered the population at this "last stand for elephants" in central Africa, the Wildlife Conservation Society estimated recently that the numbers had dropped... Jan/3/2009 8:00 PM

Federal court temporarily reinstates air quality regulations BC-ENV-CLEANAIR:RA: (717 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal appeals court reversed itself Tuesday and temporarily reinstated regulations aimed at sharply reducing smog and soot from power plants in 28 Eastern states over the next decade. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of... Dec/23/2008 6:10 PM

EPA veils hazardous substances BC-ENV-EPA:MW: (1860 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency routinely allows companies to keep new information about their chemicals secret, including compounds that have been shown to cause cancer and respiratory problems, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.. Dec/21/2008 4:22 PM

Water vapor's effects on atmosphere are debated BC-ENV-WARMING-VAPOR-EXCLUSIVE-ADV21:WA: (536 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML WASHINGTON - Ron Ace's idea to cool the planet by evaporating water could provoke controversy because it collides head-on with a concern of environmental scientists: that water vapor is a potent greenhouse gas. A recent Texas A&M University study,... Dec/18/2008 7:40 PM

Inventor's 'refrigeration system' for planet shows promise, but scientists are skeptical BC-ENV-WARMING-EXCLUSIVE-ADV21:WA: (2198 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML   | Images WASHINGTON - Ron Ace says that his breakthrough moments have come at unexpected times - while he lay in bed, eased his aging Cadillac across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge or steered a tractor around his rustic, five-acre property. In the seclusion of his... Dec/18/2008 7:40 PM

International community becoming more active in climate change mitigation BC-ENV-CLIMATETALKS-ANALYSIS:TB: (1101 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML POZNAN, Poland - If one message has emerged from the long and often tortuous hours of climate negotiations in recent years, it is this: In the end, progress is being made. The level of international ambition to deal with climate change is growing, as... Dec/13/2008 5:16 PM

EPA steps up hunt for eco-fugitives with online 'wanted' list BC-ENV-ECOFUGITIVES:HK: (417 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML HACKENSACK, N.J. - They're accused of smuggling chemicals, illegally disposing of hazardous wastes and discharging pollutants into the air and water - and now they're on the "wanted" list. Their photos appear on a new federal Environmental Protection... Dec/11/2008 9:52 PM

New rule undermines endangered species protections, environmentalists say BC-ENV-ENDANGEREDSPECIES:WA: (1029 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML WASHINGTON - In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered... Dec/11/2008 5:50 PM

House is 1st in nation to meet water-saving standards BC-ENV-WATERHOUSE:RA: (897 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML   | Images CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A new house in North Carolina that uses innovative water-saving appliances and construction design was recognized Tuesday by federal environmental leaders as the nation's first to meet standards of a new program promoting water... Nov/25/2008 7:42 PM

Tokyo University, convenience store company partner in CO2 credit program BC-ENV-CARBON-TRADING:YS: (1056 words) Stories Download: Preview | Text | Web-Ready HTML TOKYO - The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry of Japan last week held a meeting to explain details of a test run of its carbon credit trading scheme, for which the government began accepting applications from companies last month. The government... Nov/22/2008 6:40 PM

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