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UNITED KINGDOM: Badger cull expansion abandoned after rocky pilot program

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The U.K. government has halted plans to expand badger culling after a pilot program was shown to be ineffective and possibly inhumane.

JAPAN: After U.N. ruling, nation cancels Antarctic whale hunt for first time in 25 years

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Japan is falling in line with a U.N. court ruling by canceling its annual Antarctic whale hunt for the first time in a quarter-century.

LOUISIANA: New Orleans real estate service allows for eco-friendly house hunting

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A real estate database in New Orleans has begun listing eco-friendly features to attract buyers interested in sustainable homes.

WISCONSIN: Groundwater scarcity is sinking Milwaukee

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Drought, overuse of water and disintegrating underground drains that carry away moisture are sinking Milwaukee.

NEW JERSEY: Town could lose millions in Sandy funding after audit

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A New Jersey town that underwent an audit of its Superstorm Sandy recovery spending could lose millions in federal funding.

BIOTECH: A growing appetite for 'fake' meat

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The demand for "fake" meat products made from plant-based protein is rising along with consumer concerns over the health and environmental impacts of traditional meat production.

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY: Internet data centers shifting to renewable power -- report

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Energy-intensive data centers run by the Internet industry's top companies are greener than ever, a report shows.

EPA: Faux campaign to preserve 'whatever's left'

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U.S. EPA chief Gina McCarthy yesterday announced a campaign dubbed "Save What We Can," to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that have managed to last so far.

OIL AND GAS: 2nd spill reported in southern Utah

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The Forest Service yesterday announced an oil spill in Dixie National Forest in southern Utah only days after an unreported leak was discovered nearby in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

NUCLEAR WASTE: Inspectors regain access to site after radiation leak

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Inspectors descended deep into an underground nuclear waste disposal site in New Mexico yesterday for the first time since a radiation leak there nearly seven weeks ago.

HAZARDOUS WASTE: Lowe's ordered to pay $18.1M for environmental violations

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Lowe's Home Centers has been ordered to pay $18.1 million for violating environmental regulations at 118 stores across California.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: 2 Californians indicted for alleged sales of rhino horns

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Two California men were indicted yesterday for allegedly selling endangered black rhinoceros horns.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla appeals N.J. direct-sales rule in state court

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Tesla Motors Inc. is fighting back against New Jersey for shutting the carmaker out of its market.

WATER POLLUTION: Groups ask judge to reconsider parts of stream rule decision

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Several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, have asked a federal judge to reconsider parts of her February decision striking down the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule governing coal strip mining near waterways.

URANIUM: Group sues U.S.'s only conventional mill

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The Grand Canyon Trust today filed a federal lawsuit against Energy Fuels Inc. over pollution concerns at its White Mesa uranium mill in southern Utah.

AGRICULTURE: A fourth of Europe's bumblebees face extinction -- study

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Loss of habitat and impending climate change are putting nearly a quarter of Europe's bumblebees at risk of extinction, new research says.

NATURAL DISASTERS: Mudslide victim's identity presents a puzzle

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Medical examiners in Washington state have identified 28 out of the 29 known victims of a massive mudslide last month, but one set of remains doesn't match anyone on a missing persons list.

EARTHQUAKES: Large aftershock rattles recovering Chile

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Residents in northern Chile were cleaning up damage early today after a magnitude-7.6 aftershock shook a region already on edge after a magnitude-8.2 quake struck the area just before midnight yesterday.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Research focuses on big and beautiful creatures, not necessarily threatened ones -- study

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How endangered a species is has little to do with whether it will be studied, according to new research.

INVASIVE SPECIES: Obama admin announces $20M to target wild hogs

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The Agriculture Department yesterday announced a $20 million effort to reduce the increasingly expensive damage caused by wild hogs in rural areas.
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