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U.N. criticizes construction for 2014 games in Russia
March 15, 2010 2:36 PM
The United Nations has criticized Russia for ignoring the ecological impact of construction projects for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. In a report obtained Monday by The Associated Press, the United Nations Environment Program says government assessments do not take into account the effects the various projects will have on... more » -
Obama administration submits salmon plan
September 15, 2009 1:01 PM
The Obama administration has outlined its long-awaited plan to protect salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The administration submitted the plan to a federal judge Tuesday in Portland. Officials say the plan would more aggressively protect declining fish runs and account for the effects of climate change. The issue was hotly... more » -
Study: Male bass in many U.S. rivers feminized
September 15, 2009 12:32 PM
Government scientists figure that one out of five male black bass in American river basins have egg cells growing inside their sexual organs, a sign of how widespread fish feminizing has become. The findings come from the U.S. Geological Survey in its first comprehensive examination of intersex fish in... more » -
Gray wolf hunts may continue, judge rules
September 9, 2009 12:02 PM
Gray wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho may continue, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, denying a request by environmentalists and animal welfare groups to stop the first legal hunts in the lower 48 states in decades. Plans to kill about 20 percent of the two states' estimated 1,350 wolves... more »
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