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		<title>Jellyfish spread in world&#8217;s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

KOKONOGI, Japan — A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass. The fishermen leaned into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As storm moves off East Coast, flooding eases and bridges begin reopening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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East Coast storm begins to move out to sea

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.
The nor&#8217;easter caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah approves $520K settlement over environmental violations issued against waste incinerator</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Utah OKs settlement with waste incinerator

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah regulators on Thursday approved a nearly $520,000 settlement over environmental violations at the state&#8217;s only large-scale incinerator for hazardous waste.
The state&#8217;s Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board approved the deal with Norwell, Mass.-based Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC.
Each year, the operation processes millions of pounds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivian authorities warn Titicata, world&#8217;s highest lake, at dangerously low level</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world&#8217;s highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.
Diminished rainfall and a rise in solar radiation have in the past four years led to critically low water levels that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groups challenge discharge of heavy metals from TVA&#8217;s Kingston Plant into Clinch River</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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Groups challenge TVA river discharge from plant

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Environmental activists are trying to stop the Tennessee Valley Authority from starting a daily 1 million gallon discharge of water that contains mercury, selenium and other pollutants into the same river where coal ash was spilled at its Kingston Plant.
Representatives of Earthjustice and other groups told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relentless rains prompt flood warnings from NC to Long Island as Ida remnants soak seaboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Waning Ida&#8217;s downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast

RICHMOND, Va. — Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, pelting communities from North Carolina northward with gusty winds and heavy rains, inundating streets and stranding drivers in hard-hit Virginia.
The downpours were the continuing aftermath of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which quickly weakened once it made landfall on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Off New England, warming ocean drives fish away from shore _ and market bins</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clarke Canfield</dc:creator>
		
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Warming drives off Cape Cod&#8217;s namesake, other fish

PORTLAND, Maine — Fishermen have known for years that they&#8217;ve had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England.
A new federal study documenting the warming waters of the North Atlantic confirms that they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA finds fish in about half of nation&#8217;s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency found mercury — a pollutant primarily released from coal-fired power plants — and polychlorinated biphenyls in all fish samples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Climate change to trigger more floods, droughts along China&#8217;s Yangtze River</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Report predicts extreme weather on China&#8217;s Yangtze
BEIJING — Rising temperatures over the next few decades will unleash storms, floods and drought across China&#8217;s Yangtze River Basin, a new report says, raising the prospect of catastrophe for a region that is home to nearly a third of the country&#8217;s population.
While ecosystems along China&#8217;s longest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ida loses hurricane strength, weakens to tropical storm as it heads for Gulf Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida no longer hurricane, Gulf warnings downgraded

MIAMI — Ida is no longer a hurricane as it loses strength over the water on its way to a landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast sometime early Tuesday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami downgraded Ida to a tropical storm Monday morning after its top sustained winds dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from polluted waterways to neutralizing nuclear waste</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Ask AP: Polluted water, neutralizing nuclear waste

Instead of figuring out where to put nuclear waste, why can&#8217;t we just find a way to neutralize it so it&#8217;s no longer hazardous?
Curiosity about what to do with nuclear waste inspired one of the questions in this edition of &#8220;Ask AP,&#8221; a weekly Q&#038;A column where AP journalists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists: Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral bleaching damage this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Unusually warm water in recent years has caused the animals that make up coral to expel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden, Finland approve Russian-German gas pipeline project in Baltic Sea</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-finland-approve-russian-german-gas-pipeline-project-in-baltic-sea-219057/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malin Rising</dc:creator>
		
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STOCKHOLM — Sweden and Finland on Thursday approved a Baltic Sea pipeline project that would ship Russian natural gas to Germany, clearing two key obstacles for construction to begin next year.
Sweden said the €7.4 billion ($11 billion) Nord Stream project met its demands to protect the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden OKs Russian-German gas pipeline in Baltic Sea, says it meets environmental concerns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-oks-russian-german-gas-pipeline-in-baltic-sea-says-it-meets-environmental-concerns-218840/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malin Rising</dc:creator>
		
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STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Thursday became the second nation to approve a Baltic Sea pipeline that would ship Russian natural gas to Germany, saying the project meets its demands to protect the marine environment.
The $15 billion Nord Stream pipeline, which was approved by Denmark last month, also needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California lawmakers approve $11 billion overhaul of state&#8217;s antiquated water system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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California lawmakers approve $11B water overhaul

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state&#8217;s antiquated water system, ending decades of debate over how to supply a soaring population while preserving the fragile environment.
The state Assembly passed a package of water bills and the bond measure to fund them before dawn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corps starts $1B barrier for New Orleans&#8217; West Bank, another vulnerable, bowl-shaped area</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/corps-starts-1b-barrier-for-new-orleans-west-bank-another-vulnerable-bowl-shaped-area-216410/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cain Burdeau</dc:creator>
		
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Corps starts $1B barrier for western New Orleans

HARVEY, La. — Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay.
The new flood protection is already having a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deputy Chief Charlie Beck named Los Angeles police chief, source says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Deputy chief named LA police chief, source says

LOS ANGELES — Charlie Beck has been named Los Angeles&#8217; police chief.
A person in the mayor&#8217;s office told The Associated Press on Tuesday the deputy chief was appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to succeed William Bratton. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Protection Agency adds US Magnesium near Great Salt Lake to Superfund site list</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-protection-agency-adds-us-magnesium-near-great-salt-lake-to-superfund-site-list-215619/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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EPA adds US Magnesium to Superfund site list

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the U.S. Magnesium site near Utah&#8217;s Great Salt Lake to the federal Superfund list.
The EPA&#8217;s announcement Monday makes the Tooele County site&#8217;s cleanup a national priority.
EPA officials say the company&#8217;s 4,525 acres are contaminated with heavy metals, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleanup of birds, beaches continues in San Francisco Bay oil spill; fishing still suspended</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cleanup-of-birds-beaches-continues-in-san-francisco-bay-oil-spill-fishing-still-suspended-215300/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Cleanup ongoing for San Francisco Bay oil spill

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Cleanup crews are still sopping up fuel that washed up on Alameda County beaches after last week&#8217;s oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
Coast Guard officials say 400 to 800 gallons of oil spilled onto the deck of the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star and into the water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If OK&#8217;d, new NJ panel would review, vote on development plans that impact Dismal Swamp area</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Shipkowski</dc:creator>
		
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NJ towns move to preserve area, limit developments

TRENTON, N.J. — One of New Jersey&#8217;s most significant environmental areas may soon get new protections that probably would limit development projects.
Dismal Swamp — which covers about 660 acres in the central Jersey communities of Edison, Metuchen and South Plainfield — is one of the last remaining New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from geo-engineering to Bernard Madoff&#8217;s assets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-answers-your-questions-on-the-news-from-geo-engineering-to-bernard-madoffs-assets-212274/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Purposely polluting the upper atmosphere? Reflecting sunlight with giant space mirrors?
These aren&#8217;t the tactics of a Hollywood supervillain — they&#8217;re controversial &#8220;geo-engineering&#8221; ideas that some say would help combat global warming.
Is there any chance they would help?
Curiosity about geo-engineering inspired one of the questions in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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Senate clears bill to avert agency closing
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.
The measure — now ready for President Barack Obama&#8217;s signature — would give Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Senate moves to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate has cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.
The measure gives Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to be wrapped up by Sept. 30.
The bill cleared for President Barack Obama&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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House passes bill intended to avert agency closing
WASHINGTON — The House Thursday approved a stopgap spending measure to avoid a shutdown for 11 Cabinet-level departments whose budgets won&#8217;t be enacted by a midnight Saturday deadline.
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		<title>White House task force on oceans visiting Great Lakes for meeting on environmental restoration</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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White House panel on oceans visits Great Lakes
A White House panel developing a strategy for managing oceans and their coastlines is including the Great Lakes in its plan, which will propose ways to protect the environment while preventing conflicts among users.
The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, which President Barack Obama established in June, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentine environmental secretary fined for failing to clean up river in Buenos Aires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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Argentine enviro secretary fined for dirty river

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Environmentalists praised a judge on Wednesday for fining Argentina&#8217;s environmental secretary and two local politicians for failing to clean up the polluted river that flows sluggishly through the heart of the capital.
More than 4,100 sources of pollution, including tanneries; oil, chemical, and metal plants; industrial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporters, opponents of new Marcellus Shale gas drilling regulations to speak out at hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Esch</dc:creator>
		
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Stakeholders to speak at NY gas drilling hearing

ALBANY, N.Y. — Strict new gas-drilling regulations are still not sufficient to protect New York City&#8217;s water supply from the risk of contamination, according to politicians and environmental advocates seeking a ban on drilling in the city&#8217;s upstate watershed.
Drilling opponents, energy companies, gas leaseholders and others with an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House-Senate negotiators OK deal on proposed Great Lakes ship pollution limits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.

The Lake Carriers&#8217; Association, which represents the 55 U.S.-flagged vessels that operate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Lakes shippers seek congressional Democrats help in fighting air pollution rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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Great Lakes shippers oppose air pollution rules

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes have enlisted support from leading congressional Democrats to ward off air pollution regulations they say would be a financial burden.
A group representing the 55 U.S.-flagged vessels that operate on the lakes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International says Israel denies Palestinians fair access to water sources</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Barajas</dc:creator>
		
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Amnesty: Israel withholds water from Palestinians

JERUSALEM — Amnesty International is accusing Israel of pumping disproportionate amounts of drinking water from an aquifer it controls in the West Bank, depriving local Palestinians of their fair share.
The London-based human rights group also said in a report released Tuesday, that Israel has blocked infrastructure projects that would improve [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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US reps worry ocean policy will block development

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dozens of U.S. representatives sent a letter Monday to the head of the President&#8217;s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force with concerns that the policy will block offshore energy development and cost jobs.
Sixty-nine House members, including Alaska Rep. Don Young, signed the letter in which they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: Global cooling? Statisticians reject claims that climate trend is shifting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling
WASHINGTON — Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.
Only one problem: It&#8217;s not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii regulators approve Honolulu company&#8217;s plan for first US open ocean tuna farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company&#8217;s plan to build the nation&#8217;s first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.

Hawaii Oceanic Technology aims to create an environmentally friendly open ocean farm for bigeye tuna, a favorite source for sushi and sashimi that&#8217;s overfished in the wild. The project would also be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. fines Cabot $56,650 for 3 chemical spills of gel that polluted creek, wetland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-fines-cabot-56650-for-3-chemical-spills-of-gel-that-polluted-creek-wetland-204033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. — State environmental regulators are imposing fines against Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. after the gas-exploration company reported three chemical spills in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Department of Environmental Protection said Thursday that Cabot is being fined $56,650 for violating the Clean Streams Law, Solid Waste Management Act and Oil and Gas Act.
Last week, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old warships shedding toxic paint into water near San Francisco Bay to be cleaned, recycled</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Wohlsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BENICIA, Calif. — A fleet of old, rotting warships shedding toxic paint into the water near San Francisco Bay will be cleaned up and recycled under a new plan announced by federal officials Thursday.

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari said the government has already awarded contracts to dispose of two World War II-era cargo ships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds announce plan to clean old warships shedding toxic paint into San Francisco Bay waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BENICIA, Calif. — A fleet of old, rotting warships shedding toxic paint into San Francisco Bay area waters will be cleaned up and recycled under a new plan announced by federal officials Thursday.

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari said the government has already awarded contracts to dispose of two World War II-era cargo ships from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic update: Scientists say global warming continues to melt Arctic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randolph E. Schmid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Global warming is messing with the planet&#8217;s thermostat.

That warning came Thursday from Richard Spinrad, head of research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in releasing the annual update of science&#8217;s Arctic report card.
Warming temperatures continue in the polar north, changing wind patterns, melting sea ice and glaciers and affecting ocean and land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fishing industry, environmentalists in battle over California marine reserve plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Antczak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. — There&#8217;s nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days.

A battle over how to establish marine reserves along the coast has roiled the waters with the competing interests of environmentalists, fishermen and seaside businesses.
The difficulty of the task was evident Thursday, when the panel had to put off until next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US oceans ambassador says more study is needed as countries deal with changing Arctic Ocean</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-oceans-ambassador-says-more-study-is-needed-as-countries-deal-with-changing-arctic-ocean-203597/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The United States must move forward with science research to make good decisions about how to manage human activities in the Arctic Ocean, the ambassador for oceans and fisheries said Wednesday.

&#8220;The Arctic is certainly the least well understood ocean on the planet, and in particular the area of the western Arctic nearest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO to help Philippines fight deadly outbreak that has killed 148 in flood-hit Manila</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Gomez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization will send an emergency team to help the Philippines fight a bacterial disease outbreak that has killed at least 148 people and sickened nearly 2,000 in and around the flood-hit capital, officials said Thursday.

Outbreaks of leptospirosis, spread by water contaminated with the urine of rats, dogs and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU opens probe into UNESCO-honored Spanish wetland that has dried up, is on fire underground</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-probe-into-unesco-honored-spanish-wetland-that-has-dried-up-is-on-fire-underground-203419/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — The European Union has launched an investigation into a prized Spanish wetland that has turned bone dry through mismanagement of water resources and is now on fire underground, white smoke now rising from areas where fish once swam.

The EU wants the Spanish government to explain how it plans to save Las Tablas de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poultry companies: Okla. agency had years to go to court over water quality issues and didn&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Juozapavicius</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TULSA, Okla. — Arkansas poultry companies claimed Wednesday that an Oklahoma agency could have gone to court long ago to enforce water quality standards in a sensitive watershed, but failed to do so until 2005, when it filed a federal lawsuit blaming the companies for pollution there.

That accusation came during poultry company attorneys&#8217; questioning of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Utah, environmental cleanups get major chunk of federal contracts under stimulus program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Environmental cleanup projects in two small Utah cities are the state&#8217;s biggest winners so far of federal contracts awarded under President Barack Obama&#8217;s stimulus program.

New figures show that 535 jobs have been created or saved with federal contracts in Utah since stimulus spending started earlier this year.
That includes 121 jobs involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monterey Aquarium seafood guide goes &#8217;super green&#8217; with focus on human and ocean health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Antczak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A campaign to persuade consumers, chefs and food distributors to choose seafood that is healthy for people and beleagured ocean fish stocks was launched Tuesday by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The latest version of the aquarium&#8217;s popular &#8220;Seafood Watch&#8221; recommendations on which fish and shellfish to eat and which to avoid were announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst upgrades Pentair on view that demand is stable in most major markets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analyst-upgrades-pentair-on-view-that-demand-is-stable-in-most-major-markets-202105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — Demand is stable in most major markets of Pentair Inc., an analyst said Wednesday as he raised his rating on the manufacturer of water storage and treatment systems.

KeyBanc analyst Jeffrey D. Hammond upgraded the Minneapolis company to &#8220;Buy&#8221; from &#8220;Hold&#8221; and established a $37 12-month price target.
Potential in Pentair&#8217;s water business is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama officials hear from fisherman, scientists about crisis in coastal Louisiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cain Burdeau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — Fishermen, scientists and public officials on Monday urged the Obama administration to deal with south Louisiana&#8217;s dire problems before the region is lost to the Gulf of Mexico.

Several top officials with the Obama administration came to New Orleans for one of several public meetings on ocean policy being held around the nation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising seas put millions of people, trillions of dollars of assets, at risk in coastal cities</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rising-seas-put-millions-of-people-trillions-of-dollars-of-assets-at-risk-in-coastal-cities-199315/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI — This city of 20 million rose from the sea and grew into a modern showcase, with skyscrapers piercing the clouds, atop tidal flats fed by the mighty Yangtze River.

Now Shanghai&#8217;s future depends on finding ways to prevent the same waters from reclaiming it.
Global warming and melting glaciers and polar ice sheets are raising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsunamis obliterate coral in some areas, damage others in American Samoa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tsunamis-obliterate-coral-in-some-areas-damage-others-in-american-samoa-198897/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Scientists surveying American Samoa&#8217;s coral reefs say Sept. 29&#8217;s tsunami obliterated some corals and damaged others to the point that they may not recover.

Researchers say more assessments will be needed to get a full sense of how the disaster affected coral in the U.S. territory. But in at least one area, the damage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA plans first-ever veto of permit for West Virginia surface mine, citing pollution concerns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/epa-plans-first-ever-veto-of-permit-for-west-virginia-surface-mine-citing-pollution-concerns-198558/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Raby</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it planned to use its authority for the first time to revoke a previously issued permit for a West Virginia surface mine.

Acting EPA Regional Administrator William Early said in a letter sent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers&#8217; Huntington district that the agency is [...]]]></description>
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