The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.

Home of the California Condor, Tejon Ranch encompasses more than 270,750 acres between Los Angeles and Bakersfield near the Grapevine on Interstate 5. Here, someday, you could explore a new national or state park, enjoying the oak-dappled foothills of

Supposedly the most robust of the world's rain forests, the Amazon jungle suffers from "chronic malnutrition" due to a lack of salt, according to the lead scientist behind a new study.

The U.S. Secretary of the Interior recently ordered a temporary ban on uranium mining in a one million-acre area surrounding the Grand Canyon. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of the Interior is simultaneously assessing the impact of mining.

The Obama administration bowed to environmental groups and added a layer of protection for polar bear today, setting aside 200,000 square miles of Alaskan coastline and waters as their "critical habitat".

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Sustainable agricultural practices can produce food in ways that protect our water, soil, and wildlife habitat--all while helping us tackle the problem of global warming. One of the best federal programs in last year's Food and Farm Bill, the Conservation

HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS HUMAN FISHING DONE TO THE OCEAN?

Editor's note: Ted Danson is an Emmy Award-winning actor, a founding board member of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, and narrator of a new film, "End of the Line."

He said about 50 of the dolphins will be hand-picked for aquariums and the rest will be set free, although a time for that has not been set.