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Obama commits to tough push on global warming
President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama ...
State: Neb. horse disease outbreak hasn't spread
The Nebraska state veterinarian says the outbreak of a deadly horse disease hasn't been found in other herds that had contact with the initial herd. Dr. Dennis Hughes said Wednesday that the herd in northwestern Cherry County remains quarantined and will undergo more tests over the next few months. Earlier ...
Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling
Norway's Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region. Most of the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, which the Nordic country shares with Russia, ...
Birth control shots could alter life in poor areas
A decade ago, the Rosebud Sioux Indians in South Dakota were paying people to catch and shoot wild dogs. Dogs that weren't caught were covered in mange and parasites. Some froze. Some starved. In packs, they survived be eating each other. And dog bites were 20 times worse than the ...
Singapore haze at worst yet, Malaysia schools shut
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas. The Pollutant Standards Index, Singapore's main measure for air pollution, surged to ...
Obama plans major push on global warming
President Barack Obama plans a major push against the pollution blamed for global warming, trying under pressure from environmentalists and fellow politicians to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "This is the global threat of our time," Obama said in a speech Wednesday ...
House votes to delay food safety rules
The House has voted to delay sweeping food safety rules that would require farmers and food companies to be more vigilant about guarding against contamination. Lawmakers adopted an amendment by voice vote to a wide-ranging farm bill late Wednesday that would delay the rules signed into law in 2011 until ...
New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. The Lime Gulch Fire in Pike National Forest was small but devouring trees about 30 miles ...
Obama plans major push on global warming
President Barack Obama is planning a major push against the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to follow promises he made at the start of his second term. "This is the global threat of our time," Obama said in a speech Wednesday in Berlin. The plan is to ...
Obama making plans to tackle global warming
President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama ...
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