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Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.

Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.
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Focus On Earth Day 2013, a planetary report card on global warming

Planetary carbon dioxide concentrations are the highest they've been in the past 800,000 years, an ignominious milestone for Earth Day 2013. Still, the world is making some progress toward addressing global warming.
Asian carp are already in Great Lakes, new report suggests

A new study suggests that live Asian carp might be in two places beyond the barrier designed to keep them out of the Great Lakes.
Energy Voices Water: the big issue for fracking

Water’s just too important for the fracking business not to handle wisely, Stuebi writes.
Two Great Lakes hit record low levels: Climate crisis or natural cycle?

Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are at their lowest levels since record keeping began a century ago, but experts say it's too soon to tell exactly what combination of issues is causing the drop.
Hurricane Sandy: The situation in 17 states from the Carolinas to Maine

The eye of Hurricane Sandy is still about 300 miles from land, but it's long reach is already being felt in 17 states. Some are being hit, others are getting ready for the storm's arrival.
Clean Water Act at 40: Is it failing to meet new pollution challenges?

Congress passed the far-reaching Clean Water Act 40 years ago. The measure scored dramatic environmental successes, including with Lake Erie. But now Erie, and the law, are besieged.
Joe the Plumber goes to Congress? Why he's a huge underdog.

Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, on Tuesday won the GOP primary for Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District. His next step is to square off against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
Dennis Kucinich out: Left loses a combative, cheerful voice in Congress

Former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich lost in the Democratic primary Tuesday to Rep. Marcy Kaptur after their Ohio districts were merged by a Republican redistricting plan.
'Joe the Plumber' wins Ohio primary, faces tough race in November

Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, won his Congressional district in the GOP primary in Ohio. Wurzelbacher will now face US Rep. Marcy Kaptur in November.
'Joe the Plumber' and Herman Cain: A match made on cloud 9-9-9?

'Joe the Plumber' (a.k.a. Samuel Wurzelbacher), who is running for Congress, will campaign with Herman Cain. But the antitax everyman might be two years too late.
Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.

Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.
A bit late, winter grips Midwest and Northeast

Snowplow drivers were out in force overnight in Chicago, where temperatures plummeted. The storm could drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Ohio along Lake Erie before moving east.
Car bomb in Michigan: Victims expected to recover

Car bomb: Investigators haven't determined if Erik Chappell, who is a lawyer, or one of his family members was the intended target of the attack
Bid to repair Lake Michigan and Great Lakes, one marsh at a time

A $2 billion restoration effort may help rehabilitate Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes, but environmentalists say it may be too late to reverse four centuries' worth of damage.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/02
In Pictures: Winter weather: How cold is it?
In Pictures: Winter weather
Lake-effect snow response could have been better: NY Thruway

Lake-effect snow: Executive Director Michael Fleischer said the agency should have closed nearly two dozen non-toll entrance ramps to Interstate 90 much sooner after jackknifed tractor-trailers blocked traffic just east of Buffalo.
Gallery: Dead zones
Tornadoes rip through Ohio

Tornadoes hammered parts of Ohio Sunday.
How to determine if wind power is for you

Determining if residential wind power is right for your property takes time.
Asian carp: how one fish could ruin the Great Lakes

The Asian carp has gobbled up headlines as it makes its way toward the Great Lakes. Six frequently asked questions about the invasive species of fish.
Wind farm in the Great Lakes? Big potential meets big opposition.

The windswept Great Lakes hold huge promise for wind power, experts say. But a plan for an offshore wind farm in Lake Michigan is raising local ire.
In Pictures: Following the Olympic Flame
Difference Maker Veronica Egan and the 'Great Old Broads' keep vigil over endangered wild lands.

The conservation group, made up mostly of older women, helps the US government track illegal use of public lands in the US West.