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Colorado tries a new way of ensuring safe passage across a notorious highway that bisects an animal migration route.
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Foes say the proposed interpretive center is too big and would require destruction of too many trees. Backers see a way to introduce working-class families to nature. >>
The $8.7-million effort has stopped because coyotes have killed so many in their new desert location. >>
AIRLINES
The carrier's environmental initiatives are a reflection of the nation it represents. >>
Although the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica. >>
With the lake -- intended as an insurance policy in case of natural disaster -- at only 60% capacity, the MWD board could start rationing Southern California cities as soon as 2009. >>
Moving breakwater could bring better waves and cleaner beaches to the city, but it could also cause flooding. Residents are getting involved early to push for a federal study. >>
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says Army Corps of Engineers was retaliating for Heather Wylie's objections to agency's decision weakening Clean Water Act protections for the river. >>
The blaze burned more than 1,000 acres and smoke continues to hang over the area. No structures were damaged. The cause of the fire has not been determined. >>
Pratte's Reef, made of sandbags, was supposed to create ridable waves that a Chevron jetty at El Segundo had flattened. But the structure off Dockweiler State Beach didn't work. >>
Justices appear split about whether military's security needs outweigh the potential risks to marine mammals during training exercises. >>
The slide is the second in two days at the national park. About 1,000 people, including visiting schoolchildren, are evacuated. Some of Curry Village is later reopened. >>
The 25-year-old woman was attacked near the carousel. Parks officials again warn against feeding animals in the area. >>
Growth in population and tourism contaminate the islands' environment with alien species and pollution. But some say tourists, not citizens, should be kept out. >>
A survey, released in Barcelona at the World Conservation Congress, evaluates the status of the world's 5,487 mammal species. The prognosis is not good. >>
CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS
The measure would force utilities to accelerate the use of renewable energy. But opponents say it would hamper the production of electricity from alternate sources. >>
The surge of saltwater killed much of the vegetation on Bolivar Peninsula, renowned as a migration and bird-watching area. For the birds, it might not be a big deal. >>
Researchers find that residents not only have more of the chemicals in their blood than people elsewhere, but that levels in California homes can be 10 times higher. >>
Causing sparksProposition 7 on the Nov. 4 ballot would: >>CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS
The measure would require utilities in the state to get half their power from renewable energy by 2025. Foes say it would actually hamper electricity production from alternate sources. >>
The Los Angeles nonprofit branches out with a 4-acre campus to teach about creating sustainable urban ecosystems. >>
Trucks moving goods in and out of the complex must meet tougher antipollution laws; 2,000 dirty diesel big rigs are banned. Despite compliance checks, cargo moves smoothly. >>
An environmental assessment allowing for the use of snowmobiles and snow coaches will be ready by next month, a spokesman says. The park's winter operations could be shut down if a plan is lacking. >>
Silicon Border Development will move ahead with a science park in Mexicali, Mexico, targeting solar energy firms. >>
DISPATCH FROM CRIPPLE CREEK, COLO.
Some communities welcome the jobs and cash created by the skyrocketing prices of metals, but in other areas, the surge has generated battles with the tourism business and environmental groups. >>
Gov. Schwarzenegger signs two 'green chemistry' bills that focus the state program on the most dangerous substances. >>
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Being sensitive to the environment is all well and good, but there can be another good reason to use green energy: cash in your pocket. >>
In a case of predator turned prey, rampant hunting puts the northern Rockies' gray wolf back on the endangered species list six months after it was removed. >>
BOOKS
'Hot, Flat, and Crowded' outlines five problems the U.S. faces because of its dependence on fossil fuels. >>
President Bush announces the inclusion of the Davidson Seamount, a dormant underwater volcano, in the protected area. Scientists say the action will help preserve unique sea life. >>
THE REALIST IDEALIST
She reroutes her washing machine wastewater to the yard. Daunting task? Yes. Impossible? No. >>
BOOK REVIEW
The author builds an 'Eco Shed,' and it costs about $90,000. Environmentally friendly? Mostly, but it ain't cheap. >>
Carbon dioxide output is rising rather than falling, despite efforts to curb it. 'It's scary,' one researcher says. >>
A Heal the Bay survey credits drought and monitoring. But Los Angeles and Long Beach waters are among the worst, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed funds for water-quality programs. >>
AUTOS
The third-largest U.S. automaker unveils three battery-powered models, the first of which it would sell by late 2010. >>
Four Canadian provinces are also included in the initiative, which aims to cut regional emissions by 15% below 2005 levels. >>
Officials hope to create jobs with a cluster of environmentally sustainable companies on a former brownfield site. >>
After 27 years, the moratorium will expire in days. Democrats say they have no chance of renewing it in the face of Bush's opposition and election season pressure. >>
If you lose your car to the economic downturn, you can get a hybrid that uses no gasoline. >>
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