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A triumphant Cory Booker heads to Washington, with big green shoes to fill
Booker gets mixed reviews from greens who watched him in action as Newark's mayor. Now, as New Jersey's new senator, will he step up?
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While EPA is furloughed, Republicans hold hearing to bash it
With the fed closed and a debt crisis looming, House Republicans still manage to hold a hearing on the real threat to the economy: the job-killing EPA.
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Arr, matey: Russia charges Greenpeace protesters with piracy
Russian prosecutors are gung-ho to punish a group of Greenpeace activists under the country's anti-piracy laws.
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Salmonella breaks out around U.S. as feds stay home
As more than 100 people have been sickened by antibiotic-proof salmonella, 30 federal food-safety workers are ordered back on the job.
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Federal shutdown freezes Antarctic science, other research
America's Antarctic researchers could be forced to stay home this year because of the federal government shutdown. And they aren't the only scientists affected.
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Splitsville for Obama and his chief climate adviser
Obama's climate czar is leaving the White House. Heather Zichal's announcement comes just months after she finished crafting the president's new climate plan.
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Obama alums press their ex-boss to bar pipeline
The government may be closed for business, but the opposition to the Keystone XL project continues to push the White House.
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Kiribati climate refugees fighting to stay in New Zealand
A couple's homeland is being lost beneath rising seas. Does New Zealand have any obligation to give them asylum?
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Lawmakers seek answers after oil gushes during Colorado floods
As Colorado oil officials continue to tally the toxic toll of flooded fracking facilities -- more than 60,000 gallons and counting -- two congressmembers are calling for a hearing.
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North Carolina rejects federal funds for fracking studies
The Tar Heel State's Republican administration apparently doesn't want anybody to know how fracking is affecting the environment.
