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Will Waukesha's water needs open Great Lakes floodgates?

Will Waukesha's water needs open Great Lakes floodgates?

Waukesha, Wis., hopes to draw water from Lake Michigan to replace polluted wells. But Great Lakes governors, including Mark Dayton, must OK it. Critics warn it's a dangerous precedent in a thirsty world.
by Dan Kraker

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Trucks hit record 20.4 MPG, EPA says; Carmakers are ahead of emissions standards

Trucks hit record 20.4 MPG, EPA says; Carmakers are ahead of emissions standards

Fuel economy is at record highs and car makers have surpassed strict greenhouse gas emissions standards for the third straight year, the Environmental Protection Agency says.

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Wolf provision left out of massive congressional budget bill

Wolf provision left out of massive congressional budget bill

A proposal that would have taken wolves in the western Great Lakes region off the endangered list did not make it into a massive year-end congressional tax and spending package.
by The Associated Press

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Scientists see U.N. climate accord as a good start, but just a start

Scientists see U.N. climate accord as a good start, but just a start

Many analyzing the deal hammered out in Paris say it's way better than no plan at all. But proof, they warn, will be in the execution of efforts to cap global temperature rise at 2 degrees C or less.

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Between cheap gas and carbon caps, oil sands face uncertain fate

Between cheap gas and carbon caps, oil sands face uncertain fate

Canada's potentially lucrative oil sands business faces serious economic challenges. It has some concerned about its future as environmental critics look for ways to keep the oil in the ground.
by Jeff Brady

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Experiment looks at effect of pharmaceuticals on fish

Experiment looks at effect of pharmaceuticals on fish

An experiment that started last month in St. Cloud State University's Aquatic Toxicology Lab expands upon 2012 studies that determined fish might be affected.
by The Associated Press

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2 degrees, $100 billion: The world climate agreement, by the numbers

2 degrees, $100 billion: The world climate agreement, by the numbers

The historic agreement calls for "deep reductions in global emissions." But how deep will those reductions be -- and how soon, and who's paying for it?

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Nearly 200 nations adopt climate agreement at COP21 talks in Paris

Nearly 200 nations adopt climate agreement at COP21 talks in Paris

The deal sets the goal of limiting the world's average temperature rise to "well below 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels," with an attempt to cap it at 1.5 degrees.

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