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Oil spill work on hold as Bonnie approaches

Oil spill work on hold as Bonnie approaches

Work to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was at a standstill Friday after ships around the site were ordered to evacuate ahead of the approaching Tropical Storm Bonnie.

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The St. Croix River: Balancing nature with development

The St. Croix River: Balancing nature with development

The scenic character of the St. Croix River has made it a magnet for rapid development -- and the pollution that comes with it. The job of cleaning up the St. Croix largely falls to local officials, who are looking for more ways to balance development with conservation.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Groups study Great Lakes-Mississippi River split

Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region kicked off a $2 million study Thursday of how to slam the door on exotic species such as Asian carp by cutting links between the lakes and the Mississippi River watershed.

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Head of Massey Energy live at the National Press Club

Head of Massey Energy live at the National Press Club

Don Blankenship, chairman and CEO of Massey Energy Company, speaks lives at the National Press Club about coal mining. Massey Energy Company is the fourth largest coal company in the US. An explosion at the company's Montcoal, West Virginia mine in April killed 29 miners, making it the deadliest coal mine explosion in the US in forty years.

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Tropical depression races toward BP's leaky well

A tropical depression racing toward the Gulf of Mexico Thursday increased pressure on BP and the U.S. government to decide whether to evacuate dozens of ships at the site of the ruptured oil well.

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Storms threaten to shut down BP's Gulf well work

Storms threaten to shut down BP's Gulf well work

The federal government's spill chief said a relief tunnel should finally reach BP's broken Gulf of Mexico well by the weekend, meaning the three-month-old gusher could be snuffed for good within two weeks.

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Seeds of destruction?

Seeds of destruction?

Agriculture may have propelled us into modernity, but geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells argues in his new book that the move from hunting and gathering to farming has had downsides that we're just beginning to understand.

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