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Old McDonald Had a Farm — K-Y-O-T-O
The Kyoto climate change treaty’s impact on U.S. farmers would be relatively modest, even if energy prices rise, according to an Agriculture Department report scheduled to be released today. Meanwhile, as U.S. negotiators look toward the upcoming international climate change meeting in Bonn, the coal industry and conservatives in Congress are pressing for $2 billion […]
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Cleaning Up As-Best-Os They Can
As Oklahoma residents struggle to reorder their lives after the devastating tornadoes that swept through their towns this week, they will face serious environmental cleanup problems. It will take months to haul away a staggering amount of debris — 220 million cubic yards — and officials aren’t sure where they’ll put it. Federal officials may […]
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Give a Hoot — File a Suit
Enviros yesterday filed suit against the feds in an effort to protect the Mexican spotted owl in Arizona and New Mexico. The owl population has dropped 10 percent a year between 1991 and 1997, according to a Humboldt State University study. The suit, filed by the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, aims to force the […]
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Tourism, the Snake Charmer
Breaching four dams on the lower Snake River to protect salmon would likely more than double revenue from recreation and tourism along a 140-mile stretch of the river in Idaho and Washington, according to a draft report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The findings could add momentum to arguments in favor of breaching […]
