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Atlantic Sturgeons Listed Under Endangered Species Act
GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts , February 1, 2012 (ENS) - The federal fisheries agency today announced a final decision to list five distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon under the Endangered Species...
SolarWorld GT Sets Out on Round-the-World Journey
CAMARILLO, California , February 1, 30, 2012 (ENS) - A sports car powered by roof-integrated solar cells took off this week on a 21,000-mile quest to circle the entire globe,...
Senate Republicans Try to Reverse Obama's Pipeline Rejection
WASHINGTON, DC , February 1, 2012 (ENS) - On Monday, Congressional Republicans tried again to force approval of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed 1,700-mile-long pipeline would carry heavy...
Nuclear Agency Requires Fire Safety Upgrades at Indian Point
ALBANY, New York , February 2, 2012 (ENS) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sided with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Wednesday, rejecting Entergy's request for exemptions from critical fire...
California Adopts Advanced Clean Car Rules
SACRAMENTO, California , January 30, 2012 (ENS) - The California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions rules for cars and light trucks for model years 2017 through 2025....
NASA Discovers Our Galaxy 'Loaded' With Exoplanets
MOFFETT FIELD, California , January 30, 2012 (ENS) - The Kepler spacecraft has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, announced...
Enviros, Tribes Sue to Protect Marine Mammals from U.S. Navy
SAN FRANCISCO, California , January 26, 2012 (ENS) - A coalition of conservation groups and American Indian tribes today sued the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, for failing to protect...
Obama's New Forest Planning Rule Fails to Satisfy Conservationists
WASHINGTON, DC , January 26, 2012 (ENS) - The Obama administration today proposed a new forest planning rule that will guide the management of 155 forests, 20 grasslands and one...
State of the Union: Obama Opens Public Land and Waters to Energy Industry
WASHINGTON, DC , January 24, 2012 (ENS) - President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address tonight to announce the opening of domestic energy development both on public...
Obama Rejects TransCanada's Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC , January 18, 2012 (ENS) - President Barack Obama has denied Transcanada's application for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have carried oil from the...

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