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Hurricane Sandy released billions of gallons of sewage
Hurricane Sandy released 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into bodies of water from Washington, D.C., to Connecticut. The sewage released by Hurricane Sandy spilled into surrounding waters and even some city streets.
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Giant snail invasion hits South Florida. Gooey mess.
Giant snail invasion puts more than 500 plant species and even stucco and plaster at risk. More than 1,000 giant African land snails caught each week in Miami and invasion expected to spread in upcoming rainy season.
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'Tsunami fish' story: Flooded boat. A 4,500 mile trip.
Five live Japanese beakfish wash up in Washington State after a cross-Pacific ride from Japan in a tsunami-wrecked boat. The Japanese beakfish survived in a flooded bait box.
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For some farmers, a return to animal power
A nonprofit based in Michigan teaches animal-powered farming at home and abroad. Draft power, or animal traction, is a method smaller farmers still use because draft animals cost less than tractors and require no fuel.
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Lake Erie: big algae problems, more to come
Lake Erie's huge algae bloom in 2011 covered nearly a fifth of the lake. A new report says warming climate and modern farming are creating ideal conditions for big algae blooms to clog Lake Erie.
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Endangered giraffe born in Connecticut center
Endangered Rothschild giraffe 'Petal' gives birth to the first calf born at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center. Two other endangered Rothschild giraffes are pregnant at the Connecticut center.
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Late snowstorm hits winter-weary Northeast
Snow and sleet delayed the start of school in some areas of the Northeast Tuesday and made the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts. Storm-weary commuters in New England were hoping this would be the last snowstorm until next winter.
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Thousands of sharks near shore of Florida's spring break beaches
Thousands of sharks near shore are part of an annual migration of blacktip sharks moving into feeding grounds near Palm Beach, Fla.
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Will ships sail through the North Pole by 2050?
Melting Arctic ice will create new sea routes, a new study says, including the potential for light ice-breakers to reach the North Pole. New Arctic shipping routes would still be seasonal rather than year-around.
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Shell halts Arctic oil drilling in 2013
Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced Wednesday it would suspend drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean in 2013. Shell has experienced several setbacks this winter in its Arctic oil drilling plans.
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Focus: Stunning reversal? Why 'big paper' just went green in Indonesia.
Asia Pulp & Paper Co. has promised to stop using wood from Indonesia's natural forests. Unprecedented market pressures, driven in part by Barbie and Mickey Mouse, helped.
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On thin ice: As Arctic Ocean warms, a scramble to understand its weather
Increasing summer ice melt in the Arctic Ocean could shift global weather patterns and make polar waters more navigable. But scientists say forecasting Arctic ice and weather remains a massive challenge.
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Climate change's latest victim: the wolverine
Federal officials propose listing wolverine as endangered because its cold-weather habitat could shrink as the climate warms. But US says it won't use wolverine's status to regulate greenhouse gases.
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Mississippi River oil spill: why Yazoo turn is treacherous
A Mississippi River barge that crashed Sunday is still leaking oil. The accident occurred at one of the two most difficult turns on the river.
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Polar air takes toll on Superstorm Sandy survivors
Polar air has brought further challenges to those trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy. The polar air mass trekked from the Midwest into the Northeast on Wednesday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue wind chill warnings across upstate New York and northern New England.
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London Heathrow airport hit with snowstorm; Flights cancelled
London Heathrow airport canceled about 130 flights Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe. London Heathrow airport officials say they have spent millions improving its winter resilience since the airport was virtually shut down by snow for several days in December 2010.
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Keystone XL pipeline, global warming on Obama's energy agenda
The Keystone XL pipeline and global warming are a few of the energy issues on President Barack Obama's second-term agenda. Obama blocked the Keystone XL pipeline last year, citing uncertainty over the conduit's route through environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska.
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Beijing air pollution at dangerous high
Beijing air pollution readings reached dangerous levels for the second straight day Saturday, officials warned. Air pollution is a major problem in Beijing and other parts of China, due to the country's rapid pace of industrialization and reliance on coal power.
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EPA cites Shell for air pollution in Arctic drilling
The EPA announced Thursday that it issued Shell notices of air quality violations during its shortened Arctic drilling season. Shell has worked for years with the EPA on its air permit to operate in the Arctic.
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Rare river otter returns to San Francisco – a sign of progress? (+video)
A rare river otter is the first seen in San Francisco in decades. River otters are a living barometer of water quality – if it's bad they cannot thrive.
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