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Lawsuit: Gulf oil spill still leaking after 7 years
 Environmental groups on Thursday sued an oil company over the pace of its cleanup of a Gulf of Mexico spill that continues seven years after it was triggered by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
 
  
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Forecasters in stormy debate over climate
Whether mankind is behind warming temperatures is an issue that's divided the American Meteorological Society, whose members are Americans' prime source of news about weather.
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Glacier theft suspects on thin ice with Chilean police
 Thieves have stolen 11,000 pounds of ancient ice from a Chilean glacier to make designer cubes for cocktails in bars in the nation's capital, Santiago, authorities have told local media.
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US: Mid-Atlantic wind farms take step forward
Offshore wind farms from New Jersey to Virginia took a big step closer to reality with the completion of a review that showed the renewable energy source would leave no major environmental damage, officials said Thursday.
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US estimates tritium release at Illinois reactor
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Air shipment of 60 lab monkeys blocked, PETA says
 A daylong bombardment of emails, social media posts and phone calls led Air France to cancel a planned shipment Wednesday of monkeys to a testing lab in the U.S.
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Filmmaker arrested at House hearing on shale gas
The director of a U.S. documentary that portrays shale gas production as dangerous was arrested and escorted out of a Republican-dominated Congressional hearing on Wednesday, touching off a dispute over public access to the event.
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Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered species
The Atlantic sturgeon, a prehistoric fish whose once bountiful populations were depleted by anglers seeking its coveted caviar, has been declared an endangered species by federal officials, a decision that could lead to moves to protect its habitats along the East Coast.
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Small radiation amount 'could have' escaped plant
An "extremely small" amount of radiation could have escaped from a Southern California nuclear power plant after a water leak prompted operators to shut down the reactor, a utility spokesman said Wednesday.
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Snowdrifts send Alaska moose into deadly crashes
 Heavy snow in Alaska is taking a deadly toll on moose as snowdrifts force the animals into detours on plowed roads and railroad tracks, prompting one group to seek a "moose emergency."
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Alert level raised as Alaska volcano forms lava dome
 The warning level for a remote Alaska volcano has been raised after a new lava dome began forming, indicating the mountain could explode and send up an ash cloud that could threaten aircraft.
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$10,000 reward in sea lion killings
 A group best known for fighting off whalers has joined federal investigators looking into the recent killings of sea lions near Seattle, offering a $10,000 reward.
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First Canada lynx in 15 years found in Idaho
A Canada lynx has been documented in Idaho for the first time in over 15 years when the imperiled cat was inadvertently caught in a foot-hold trap in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
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