Environmental DisastersSnowbowl
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9th Circuit denies second Snowbowl appeal (2/16/2012)
(Arizona) -- Calling it a "gross abuse of the judicial process," a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 9 turned thumbs down on a...
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Arizona Snowbowl Wins Again in Quest For Snowmaking (2/16/2012)
(Arizona) -- In what a federal appeals court called “a gross abuse of the judicial process,” opponents to snowmaking at Arizona Snowbowl lost yet another...
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San Francisco Peaks Ruling Draws Heavy Opinions (2/13/2012)
(California) -- Flagstaff, Arizona residents were out in droves on February 10, to enjoy a sunny and unusually warm winter’s day in the shadow of the San Francisco...
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Census
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Forest fires blocked census on First Nations (2/13/2012)
(Ontario) -- The latest census results for northwestern Ontario are incomplete. Statistics Canada said 13 remote First Nations aren't represented in its report...
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Mining & Drilling
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Get the Frack Out Of Here! (2/8/2012)
(Wyoming) -- John Fenton’s water went bad about six years ago. “Our water well’s only 12 years old,” he says. “We drilled it when we built...
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Fracking splits Wyoming town at centre of debate (12/20/2011)
(Wyoming) -- Before the energy companies came to town, talk at Pavillion’s sole watering hole centred on the introduction of $3 U.S. Guinness beer on tap. But when...
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Other News
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Karuk: ‘The river is too hot, the fish are too soft’ (2/20/2012)
(Washington) -- Before she was born, Mavis McCovey was made known to the Karuk people in a vision sent to the tribe's medicine woman. She was then trained for the...
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Footage of Sea Lions Strangled by Debris (2/14/2012)
(Alaska) -- The images aren't pretty: Sea lions with shiny fishing lures protruding from their mouths or with their necks tightly bound, even deeply cut, by packing...
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White Swan Fire Anniversary (2/13/2012)
(Washington) -- A year ago yesterday, a huge fire destroyed 20 homes in White Swan, leaving dozens homeless. Now, how much progress has been made in getting those...
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Tsuu T'ina landfill fire is now extinguished (2/10/2012)
(Calgary) -- The fire in a landfill at the Tsuu T'ina First Nation has been put out, according to Chief Sandford Big Plume.
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Mohawk man indicted for excavating contaminated property (2/8/2012)
(New York) -- A Mohawk man who was arrested Aug. 11 after being accused of taking matters into his own hands at the former General Motors plant in Massena was indicted...
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County Fire Crews Douse Pueblo Fires For Free (2/8/2012)
(New Mexico) -- Bernalillo County taxpayers are shelling out hundreds of thousands each year to provide fire services to nearby pueblos, and the county gets nothing in...
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Mohawk indicted in upstate NY landfill dig case (2/6/2012)
(New York) -- A Mohawk who began digging up a capped toxic landfill near his reservation home in northern New York last summer has been indicted on felony and...
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Selawik goes 'old school' after midwinter water, sewer system failure (2/3/2012)
(Alaska) -- A cold snap that settled over much of Alaska in January has sent an entire village more than a decade back in time. On Jan. 23 the entire water and sewer...
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Mishkeegogamang fire razes children's centre (1/30/2012)
(Ontario) -- A weekend fire on the Mishkeegogamang First Nation has destroyed a community resource for children.
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Carbon Monoxide Concern Closes Skiatook Day Care (1/27/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Concerns about possible high concentrations of carbon monoxide prompted a Green Country day care to close for the day. With a recent carbon monoxide death...
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Appeals court: Judge should not have halted $18 billion judgement against Chevron (1/26/2012)
(New York) -- A judge overstepped his authority when he tried to ban enforcement around the world of an $18 billion judgment against Chevron for environmental damage in...
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Blackfeet Nation Severely Impacted By Fire (1/26/2012)
(Montana) -- After being drastically affected by a drought-caused land fire, the Blackfeet Nation respectfully requests for the National Indian Gaming Association and...
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The Devastating Costs of the Amazon Gold Rush (1/25/2012)
(Peru) -- It’s a few hours before dawn in the Peruvian rainforest, and five bare light bulbs hang from a wire above a 40-foot-deep pit. Gold miners, operating...
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Chile's Mapuche fear wildfire backlash (1/21/2012)
(Chile) -- Chile's largest indigenous group, the Mapuche Indians, have often clashed with the police over land disputes. The Mapuche now say the government is...
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Study yields answers about coal-mine fires (1/20/2012)
(Utah) -- A six-year study about a coal mine fire on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is providing useful information for managing similar situations elsewhere, a...
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Sakimay members to vote on flood claim settlement (1/17/2012)
(Saskatchewan) -- Sakimay First Nations could receive a $21 million settlement to satisfy a long-standing flood claim, following years of negotiations with the federal...
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Possible Tsunami Debris Showing Up On Northwestern Shores (1/15/2012)
(Washington) -- It’s been almost a year since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami. The Japanese government estimated that up to...
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Casino gradually bouncing back from flood (1/12/2012)
(Missouri) -- Terrible’s St. Jo Frontier Casino is hopeful that a recent resurgence of revenue will continue in 2012, but guardedly views a new challenge on the...
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"An Act of Creator" Prevented More Damage on Blackfeet Indian Reservation (1/9/2012)
(Montana) -- “We are fortunate there was no more damage than there was. I've never seen anything like it,” commented Wayne Smith, communications director...
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Browning locals thankful after fires (1/7/2012)
(Montana) -- Two days after the Boy and Y wildfires ripped across the grasslands east of Browning, residents whose homes were in the path of the flames assessed the...
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