Environment
Train derailment causes chemical spill in South Jersey
November 30, 2012A freight train derailment this morning sent two tanker cars off a bridge and into a creek in Paulsboro, New Jersey, polluting the water with hazardous materials.
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Will anything really happen at Doha climate change summit?
November 29, 2012Each conference hears reports about how much the world is depending on these gatherings to develop cooperative international approaches to mitigate and adjust to climate change.
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Urgent action needed to combat European climate change
November 29, 2012Extreme weather has resulted in more destruction from floods, droughts, and heat waves, and these trends will increase with greater occurrences expected in the future.
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Rhino killings on the rise in South Africa
November 28, 2012The Finfoot Game Reserve in Vaalkop Dam, South Africa became the sight of animal cruelty and bloodshed this month.
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Activists fight expansion of toxic waste dump
November 27, 2012Last month, the Calif. Department of Toxic Substances Control charged that Chemical Waste Management's 72 unreported spills show that the company cannot be trusted to protect human health.
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