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WEEK IN PHOTOS: Ugliest Dog, "Miracle" Birth, and More - Filipino inmates dance to "Thriller," a girl rests 1,400 feet in the air, and an elderly ape has a baby in this week's best news photos.

"Diamond Dust" Snow Falls Nightly on Mars - Ice crystals drifting from Martian clouds resemble the glittering precipitation that falls in Earth's Arctic regions during winter, new data show.

Tunguksa Blast Mystery Solved by Space Shuttle? - Rare "night shining" clouds linked to the 1908 Russian event and plumes from shuttle launches suggest that the blast was caused by an icy comet, a new study says.

July 4th Facts: Fireworks, Founding Fathers, and More - From artillery shows to hot dog eating, learn how Americans have celebrated the Fourth of July over the centuries.

PICTURES: World Wonders Added to UN Heritage List - The Tower of Hercules, a sacred mountain, and royal tombs are among the sites recognized for their universal value to humanity during a 2009 World Heritage Committee session.

EarthWire UK - Environmental News

EarthWire UK


Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues - The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages.

New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall - A new study, in the journal Science, suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall.

How global warming shrank St Kilda's sheep - It was the curious case of the shrinking sheep. For nearly a quarter of a century the wild Soay sheep on the windswept Scottish island of Hirta have been getting smaller when evolution should have made them bigger.

New Sustainable Development Commission report - Low-carbon zones are one of the proposals for the 21st century's built environment set out in a new Sustainable Development Commission report.

Scheme fund switch urged - The government should reject road schemes from regional funding allocations in favour of low-carbon projects, the Campaign for Better Transport has said.

About.com - Environmental Issues

About Environmental Issues


EPA Reveals Locations of "Secret" Coal Ash Storage Sites - About two weeks after refusing to disclose the location of 44 “high hazard potential” coal ash storage sites in the name of national security, the Obama administration has reversed course...

Victoria, BC, Plans to Stop Dumping Raw Sewage in the Ocean - After decades of bad press, international outrage and government directives to clean up its act, the City of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, finally agreed to stop flushing raw sewage...

Congress Passes Cash for Clunkers Bill in Need of Repairs - The Senate passed the “Cash for Clunkers” bill last week, and the legislation is now headed for the White House for President Obama’s signature. The bill that started out with...

1969 Cuyahoga River Fire Sparked New Efforts to Protect the Environment - Forty years ago today, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire, helping to ignite the fledgling environmental movement and a wave of aggressive political action that led to creation of...

Obama Administration Keeps Coal Ash Storage Sites Secret - When the government starts doing things for our own good but keeping the details secret, it’s time for all Americans to start watching their backs. As of last week, the...

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