Topic: Nature and the Environment
Group: Beluga sturgeon now critically endangered
AP News
What, no caviar? Conservationists say beluga, other sturgeon on brink of extinctionWhat will the wealthy do without their caviar? A leading conservation group says sturgeon species such as the beluga are being pushed to the brink of extinction by overfishing and environmental degradation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature ...
EPA to begin study on shale gas drilling
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was set to announce on Thursday that it will begin to take a closer look at the environmental and human health impact of shale gas drilling, according to a U.S. congressman who wants to see more regulation of the practice. The ...
US ambassador urges China cooperation on Iran
AP News
US ambassador urges disputes with China be separated from cooperation on international issuesBeijing needs to take seriously American concerns about the value of the Chinese currency, but bilateral disputes should not impede cooperation on global issues such as climate change and Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. ambassador to ...
Polar bear ban defeated at UN conservation meeting
AP News
US-backed proposal to ban trade in polar bear skins, parts voted down at UN meetingA U.S.-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a U.N. wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments the ...
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