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Texas Drought Forces Town to Haul in Water by Truck
The well of Spicewood Beach in central Texas is among 13 public water systems throughout the state that are projected to run out of water in 180 days or less.
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Rescuing the Birds Many Love to Hate
At the core of New York City Pigeon Rescue Central are pigeon lovers, animal activists and eccentrics who dedicate themselves to the much-maligned birds? welfare.
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National Briefing | Environment: Donations to Sierra Club Raise Ire
The Sierra Club?s president, Michael Brune, has acknowledged in a blog post that beginning five years ago, the club accepted $26 million from people connected with Chesapeake Energy.
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The Texas Tribune: Latest Effect of BP Oil Spill: Waves of Cash for Texas Coast
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Coast now stands to benefit as money pours in for restoration.
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Green Blog: Report: Sierra Club Accepted Gas Industry Money
An article raises the issue of whether the Sierra Club's support of natural gas as a "bridge fuel" was influenced by donations from the gas industry.
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Green Blog: Coral, Part II: Is the Cold or Heat More Lethal?
Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal.
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Green Blog: Warming Seas and Corals: A New Conundrum
A new study based on research in western Australia suggests that warming seas can benefit corals -- but perhaps only to a point.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Military Drones That Mimic Butterflies
To aid defense contractors, researchers try to map how butterflies carry out an astonishing variety of flight maneuvers.
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Fessenheim Journal: Wishing Upon an Atom in a Tiny French Village
In the village of Fessenheim, an aging nuclear plant stirs both protests and support over the use of nuclear power across France.
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National Briefing | New England: Maine: Emergency Plan Would Limit Cod Fishing
Fishermen from Cape Cod, Mass., to northern Maine would have to reduce the amount of cod they catch under an emergency proposal by the New England Fishery Management Council.
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Christo ?Over the River? Project Divides Coloradans
Federal land managers have approved a proposal to drape fabric over nearly six miles of the Arkansas river for an art project, but some local residents are not happy.
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Rare Earth Metal Refinery Nears Approval in Malaysia
The opening of a plant in Malaysia appears likely soon, even after street demonstrations over radiation worries, regulatory challenges and the withdrawal of a supplier worried about safety.
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Japan?s Nuclear Stress Tests Backed by Watchdog Group
A United Nations mission on Tuesday tentatively supported new stress tests designed to determine whether Japan?s nuclear plants can withstand another emergency.
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National Briefing | New England: Maine: A Record Haul of Lobster Last Year
The state fisheries commissioner announced that Maine?s lobstermen last year harvested more than 100 million pounds of lobster, the biggest catch ever.
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National Briefing | Washington: Map of Earthquake Risks Is Updated
A new map detailing all known geologic faults east of Denver was issued Tuesday by the government and Electric Power Research Institute, a nonprofit electric research group.
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