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Christmas tree growers push 'green' message
Christmas tree growers are trying to capitalize on their message that their products are good for the earth with a growing environmentally conscious segment of the population, including the young.
Budget cuts imperil environmental programs, along with health and safety
A 24-state survey by the national association of state environmental agency leaders showed agency budgets decreasing by an average of $12 million in 2011. The Washington, D.C.-based group also says federal grants to help states administer new federal Environmental Protection Agency rules regarding air and water quality also have waned.
Science panel: Get ready, global warming means more wild weather
"We need to be worried," said one of the study's lead authors, Maarten van Aalst, director of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre in the Netherlands. "And our response needs to anticipate disasters and reduce risk before they happen.
State wildlife officials are warning deer hunters to keep an eye out for a cougar roaming west-central and northern Wisconsin.