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This aerial photo shows oil in the Gulf of Mexico, eight miles off the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River at the Southern tip of Louisiana, 28 Apr 2010
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This aerial photo shows oil in the Gulf of Mexico, eight miles off the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River at the Southern tip of Louisiana, 28 Apr 2010

Emergency Crews Ignite Portion of US Oil Spill

Slick in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow and is approaching the U.S. coastline near Louisiana

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In this aerial photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico weathered oil is seen near the coast of Louisiana from a leaking pipeline that resulted from last week's explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizo

US Coast Guard Considering Burning Oil Slick in Gulf of Mexico

Officials estimate that the slick now covers an area more than 70 kilometers long and 60 kilometers wide

Aerial photo in the Gulf of Mexico shows weathered oil near coast of Louisiana from a leaking pipeline that resulted from last week's explosion and collapse of Deepwater Horizon oil rig, 26 Apr 2010

Long-Term Effects Feared After Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Explosion

Experts fear Gulf of Mexico oil spill could devastate fishing, shrimping industries and neighboring economies

For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case involving genetically modified crops.

US Supreme Court Considers Genetically Modified Crops

Case questions whether environmental law has gone too far

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Environmental Groups Praise BASIC Meeting on Climate Change

During meeting in South Africa, groups made recommendations aimed at boosting talks on reducing carbon emissions

A boat with an oil boom tries to contain oil spilled from the explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, 23 Apr 2010

Oil from Sunken Rig Threatens Gulf of Mexico Shorelines

Oil is leaking from two areas in drilling pipe some 1,500 meters below surface

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Native Peoples See Themselves in 'Avatar'

Special screening coincides with UN meeting on indigenous issues

Week-long Earth Celebration Culminates with Concert on National Mall

Earth Day Network hosts performances and information sessions to show people how to conserve natural resources

The remains of a cow and her calf lie in the bush, in Goray in southern Ethiopia near the Kenyan border (File)

Oxfam: Climate Change Devastating Ethiopian Rural Communities

Report says volatile shifts in weather patterns are difficult to predict, making it hard to grow food and care for herds

Environmental heroes, such as Poland's Rospuda Valley - who fought to stop a proposed highway - have been awarded the Goldman prize.

Grassroots Activists Win $150,000 Goldman Prize

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things to protect the environment

Nutrients that once supported a rich marine life are less abundant.

Scientists Say Global Warming Affects Marine Life

Toxic chemicals in water are the result of 50 years of industrialization

Last year alone, colleges and universities across the United States created more than 100 major or minor programs in so-called green subjects.

American Colleges are Going Green

And it has nothing to do with their lovely lawns

South Korean environmental activists have their faces painted as characters from James Cameron's movie 'Avatar' as they perform during a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in Seoul, South Korea, 22 Apr 2010

World Marks 40th Anniversary of Earth Day

Annual observance has become a global event, with an estimated one billion people in 191 countries taking part

Villagers water trees on a volunteer work day in Haiti.

Returning Trees, Jobs to Haiti's Eroded Hills

98 percent of the country's forests have been cut down

A dead whale being winched into a ship

Nations Debate Changes to International Ban on Commercial Whaling

Possible changes to worldwide treaty sparks debate among whaling nations, environmentalists