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With 'riders,' GOP seeks to undo Obama environmental policies

House Republicans want to reshape federal environmental policies by adding amendments to the spending bill due Friday. Senate Democrats and the president oppose the 'riders.'
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Using a wood chipper to save cheetahs, Africa's most endangered big cats

Laurie Marker cuts down thorn bushes and gets farmers to change from herding dogs to guard dogs to protect cheetahs.
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Surviving floods, droughts, and poachers' bullets to save elephants

For four decades Iain Douglas-Hamilton has been an advocate for elephants, the endangered giants of Africa.
Buying carbon offsets may ease eco-guilt but not global warming

Voluntary carbon offsets are a 'Wild West' market ripe for fraud, exaggeration, and poorly run projects that probably do little to ease global warming.
The big cats' best friend

For more than 50 years, Ann van Dyk has championed cheetahs.
SeaWorld defends use of 'Tilikum' and other killer whales

After 'Tilikum' killed whale trainer Dawn Brancheau, SeaWorld officials are defending the use of captive orca killer whales for recreation and education.
Recirculating aquaculture systems: The future of fish farming?

Recirculating aquaculture systems cut the pollution and disease that occur in current fish farming operations. Many see it as the future of the industry.
Environmentally minded cowboys run a green ranch in Arizona

At two ranches near the Grand Canyon, they try to raise cattle in a way that doesn’t sully the sensitive southwestern landscape.
For consumers, more incentives to go green

Buy a computer, help plant a tree. Do such offers live up to their promise?
Why US parks put land purchases on hold

Some 1.8 million acres inside and abutting national parks are at risk of development.
Speed alone can't save the cheetah

About 10,000 roam the wilds of Africa. Conservation programs are coordinating efforts to boost that number.