Environment
Carbon dioxide emissions reach record high
Emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide reached an all-time high last year, further reducing the chances that the world could avoid a dangerous rise in global average temperature by 2020, according to the International Energy Agency, the energy analysis group for the world's most industrialized...
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ENVIRONMENT
U.S. attorney's office assails Calif. Gov. Brown's wildfire-liability plan
Gov. Jerry Brown tucked provisions into his budget that would limit payouts in wildfire liability cases, potentially saving timber companies and other major California landowners hundreds of millions of dollars as federal prosecutors pursue record-high damages in court.
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ENVIRONMENT
New study details mercury contamination in California sport fish
SAN JOSE, Calif. - New findings from the first statewide study of contaminants in fish caught off the California coast show that methylmercury, a toxin that damages the nervous system of humans, was found in high concentrations in more than a third of the locations that researchers sampled.
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ENVIRONMENT
Beyond oil, can Alaska be tapped as a source for renewable energy?
Alaska has massive hydro, wind, geothermal and other renewable resources, but the state's rural villages are chained to diesel and suffer oppressive energy costs they say threaten their existence. Lawmakers, energy experts and Native leaders said Thursday it's a dire problem with elusive solutions...
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ENVIRONMENT
BP to spend $400 million in air pollution settlement
In a move that promises cleaner air throughout the Chicago area, BP on Wednesday agreed to spend more than $400 million to settle legal complaints about chronic pollution problems at the oil company's sprawling refinery in northwest Indiana.
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ENVIRONMENT
BP to spend $400 million in air pollution settlement
BP will spend more than $400 million to significantly reduce noxious air pollution from its massive refinery in northwest Indiana, the company announced Wednesday in a settlement with federal authorities and environmental groups that could set a precedent for oil companies nationwide.
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ENVIRONMENT
Ban on plastic bags at L.A. markets is approved
Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists and promising to change the way Angelenos do their grocery shopping.
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ENVIRONMENT
Ban on plastic bags at L.A. markets is approved
Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation Wednesday to adopt a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a major victory to clean-water advocates who sought to reduce the amount of trash clogging landfills, the region's waterways and the ocean.
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ENVIRONMENT
Lessons to heed for drilling in the Arctic Ocean
The second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster passed with little fanfare last month. But with our government on the brink of allowing the oil industry to explore in America's remote Arctic Ocean this summer, it is worth revisiting some of the lessons learned from the biggest oil spill...
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ENVIRONMENT
The life and times of a grand old sturgeon
A 321-pound lake sturgeon washed ashore on Lake Erie near Buffalo in 1991, ending a life that began in 1837 as Michigan became the 26th American state, Martin Van Buren succeeded Andrew Jackson as president and Queen Victoria ascended the throne in Great Britain.
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ENVIRONMENT
The story behind the deliberately sunken ship Spiegel Grove
The 510-foot retired U.S. Navy ship Spiegel Grove - resting 130 feet deep about 6 miles off Key Largo - is no longer the largest vessel deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef. It is actually the third largest, trailing the runner-up Vandenberg (553 feet off Key West) and the record-holder...
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