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Marijuana crops in California seen as deadly threat to forests, wildlife

The animal, a Pacific fisher, had been poisoned by an anticoagulant in rat poisons such as d-Con. Since then, six…

June 26, 2013

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Methane bubbles up in drinking water

Contamination from fracking in Pennsylvania ‘not epidemic’

June 26, 2013

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Invasive species get the ax

Durango removing nonnative trees from riverside property

June 26, 2013

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Fruits may need thinning for growth, flavor

A person hand-thins apple fruits on a tree in New Paltz, New York. Now is the time to start looking…

June 26, 2013

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Yellowstone grizzly rebound questioned

A government study concludes that a major reason more bears have been counted in recent years is that more time…

June 26, 2013

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Couple set to ride through grasslands

Colorado College grads plan horseback prairie study

June 19, 2013

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Cattlemen still riding fence line

For more than 60 years, local group has guarded ranchers’ interests

June 19, 2013

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Scientists: Soggy British weather likely to stay

In recent years, Britain has experienced icy winters, the coldest spring in half a century and a string of washed-out…

June 19, 2013

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Energy emissions rose to record high in 2012

But U.S. carbon pollutions drops

June 12, 2013

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Wolves may lose protections

Feds consider tossing protections; scientists say now is not the time

June 12, 2013

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New York City plan addresses effects of global warming

Levees, removable walls proposed for protection

June 12, 2013

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Community gardens take root

More kids learn how to grow their own food

June 11, 2013

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As Hawaii’s winds wither, islands suffer

As breezes decline, air-quality, water issues rise

June 5, 2013

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Wild-horse management failing

Panel says roundups backfiring, endorses fertility control methods

June 5, 2013

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N.M. drought stresses wildlife

Center sees more thirsty, hungry animals

June 5, 2013

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Slow pokes

Acupuncture helps heal hurting turtles

May 29, 2013

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Pot garden poison may threaten owls

But because it is so rare to find a spotted owl dead in the forest, they will be looking at…

May 29, 2013

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Staking your tomatoes has pros, cons

Lopping off overgrown suckers keeps the tomato plant neat and uncongested – long-term benefits to consider early in the season.Lee…

May 29, 2013

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Climate change threatens habitats

Many that shelter plants and animals could shrink by 2080

May 22, 2013

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Prices rise, links go under plow

Par for the course, farmers seek to work where sportsmenplayed for decades

May 22, 2013

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Are long-sunken World War II ships ‘ticking time bombs’?

Ships that went down in wartime known to contain oil

May 22, 2013

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Island fox makes comeback on Channel Islands

Beginning in 1999, wildlife biologists bred Santa Cruz Island foxes in captivity. Throughout the next decade, 25 pups were released…

May 22, 2013

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Great Lakes’ health still not so great

The International Joint Commission, which advises both nations on issues affecting shared waterways, said their governments had compiled a mixed…

May 15, 2013

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At last, a solution to protein shortage

Hungry nations cultivate insects as human cuisine consumption

May 15, 2013