The U.K. government has halted plans to expand badger culling after a pilot program was shown to be ineffective and possibly inhumane.
UNITED KINGDOM: Badger cull expansion abandoned after rocky pilot program
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JAPAN: After U.N. ruling, nation cancels Antarctic whale hunt for first time in 25 years
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.
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LOUISIANA: New Orleans real estate service allows for eco-friendly house hunting
A real estate database in New Orleans has begun listing eco-friendly features to attract buyers interested in sustainable homes.
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WISCONSIN: Groundwater scarcity is sinking Milwaukee
Drought, overuse of water and disintegrating underground drains that carry away moisture are sinking Milwaukee.
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NEW JERSEY: Town could lose millions in Sandy funding after audit
A New Jersey town that underwent an audit of its Superstorm Sandy recovery spending could lose millions in federal funding.
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BIOTECH: A growing appetite for 'fake' meat
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.
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ENERGY TECHNOLOGY: Internet data centers shifting to renewable power -- report
Energy-intensive data centers run by the Internet industry's top companies are greener than ever, a report shows.
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EPA: Faux campaign to preserve 'whatever's left'
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.
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OIL AND GAS: 2nd spill reported in southern Utah
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.
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NUCLEAR WASTE: Inspectors regain access to site after radiation leak
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.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE: Lowe's ordered to pay $18.1M for environmental violations
Lowe's Home Centers has been ordered to pay $18.1 million for violating environmental regulations at 118 stores across California.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: 2 Californians indicted for alleged sales of rhino horns
Two California men were indicted yesterday for allegedly selling endangered black rhinoceros horns.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla appeals N.J. direct-sales rule in state court
Tesla Motors Inc. is fighting back against New Jersey for shutting the carmaker out of its market.
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WATER POLLUTION: Groups ask judge to reconsider parts of stream rule decision
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.
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URANIUM: Group sues U.S.'s only conventional mill
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.
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AGRICULTURE: A fourth of Europe's bumblebees face extinction -- study
Loss of habitat and impending climate change are putting nearly a quarter of Europe's bumblebees at risk of extinction, new research says.
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NATURAL DISASTERS: Mudslide victim's identity presents a puzzle
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.
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EARTHQUAKES: Large aftershock rattles recovering Chile
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.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Research focuses on big and beautiful creatures, not necessarily threatened ones -- study
How endangered a species is has little to do with whether it will be studied, according to new research.
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INVASIVE SPECIES: Obama admin announces $20M to target wild hogs
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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