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Environment News tagged with US

America's Electronic Waste Is Polluting the Globe
Environment  (tags: world environment, world, waste, ewaste, US )

Katie
- 24 days ago - blogs.discovermagazine.com
Although the U.S. is one the world's largest producers of electronic waste (e-waste), it is hardly a leader in addressing this problem, given that the country has "no legally enforceable federal policies requiring comprehensive recycling of e-waste.....
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US Gives Shell Green Light for Offshore Oil Drilling in the Arctic
Environment  (tags: antarctic, oil, drilling, us )

Claudia
- 35 days ago - oceansentry.org
Conservation groups based in Alaska have accused the Obama administration of repeating the mistakes of George Bush after it gave the conditional go-ahead for Shell to begin drilling offshore
24 comments
Grand Canyon Threatened By Uranium Mining - AUDIO FILES!
Environment  (tags: US, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, uranium mining, Canada, Supai, AZ, Sierra Club, Havasupai Tribe, federal goverment, mining )

ON VACATI
- 124 days ago - earthcycles.net
Protest against the federal govt, a gathering/protest is being held this weekend-south of Grand Canyon at the Sacred Red Butte Supai, AZ-hosted by the Havasupai Tribe in alliance with Sierra Club.
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Climate Chaos Inflicting Growing Costs on U.S.
Environment  (tags: environment, climate-change, US, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife, humans )

Cher
- 158 days ago - panda.org
Every region of the United States - from the East Coast to the West Coast, plus Alaska and Hawaii - is experiencing significant, adverse impacts from climate change including droughts, floods, heat waves and wildfires - and these widespread impacts will
5 comments
Globalization : American Songbirds Are Being Wiped Out By Banned Pesticides
Environment  (tags: globalization, commercial agriculture, toxic pesticides, chemicals, biotech corporations, conglomerates, US, songbirds, Michel Chossudovsky )

Alba
- 596 days ago - bellaciao.org
Death of songbirds resulting from extensive use of toxic pesticides & chemicals in Latin Am export agriculture(fruit&vegies). They're distributed by same biotech corps that produce GMO seeds & are used to sustain production of specific GMO varieties.
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The Demand for Sushi = Bluefin Tuna Decline
Environment  (tags: bluefin tuna, tuna, Japan, US, Europe, China, overfishing, commercial fishing )

RC
- 746 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Not only do the Japanese insist on tuna for sushi and sashimi, but the US, Europe & China are buying ever-greater quantities. The commercial catch of bluefin tuna has risen more than ten times than 1950 levels, and the fleet is 70% larger in some areas.
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New Agricultural Technologies May Bring Another Green Revolution
Environment  (tags: US, foreign countries, environment, "green revolution", Africa, food needs in countries, export markets, agricutural technology, livestock vaccines, food-processing )

ON VACATI
- 802 days ago - usinfo.state.gov
Scientists from the United States and other nations want to create another "green revolution," particularly in Africa, that would help poor countries better meet their own food needs and the demands of export markets.
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Vanishing Wetlands
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, pollution, habitatdestruction, habitat, habitat destruction, wildlife, water, science, Sustainabililty, research, wetlands, Florida, US, USA, United States, America, conservation, corruption, eco-friendly, mitigation, credits )


- 848 days ago - sptimes.com
Florida has more wetlands than any other state but Alaska. They stop floods, clean up water pollution, and replenish drinking supplies. Yet despite government promises, they are disappearing.
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Dolphin Count Lowered By Migration Period
Environment  (tags: US, conservation, dolphin count )

Tony
- 879 days ago - delmarvanow.com
OCEAN CITY -- Normally for beachgoers, lazily eyeing the horizon for dolphins is a casual affair. But the Marine Animal Rescue Program meant serious business Thursday during its annual dolphin count.
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