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| Worldwide battle for water. |
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The wars of the next few decades could be fought over access to water, say some analysts. |
| Our good earth. |
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Even as humankind is ratchetting up its demands on soil, we are destroying it faster than ever before. |
| Toxic wastes alarm in Lagos, Nigeria. They are dangerous say experts. |
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Residents of Babs Animasahun Surulere Lagos fear that some strange wastes dumped under the cover of darkness in the area may be toxic. |
| EPA not spilling the beans on bees. |
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The U.S. EPA is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that may be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of honeybees. |
| Battle over hazmat liability. |
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The railroad industry is asking federal regulators to allow them to require chemical companies to assume much of the financial risk of transporting their dangerous commodities. |
| California assembly rejects chemical ban in baby items. |
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California lawmakers rejected restrictions on two chemicals--one used in baby bottles and canned formula, and another used to keep food from sticking to packaging--despite consumer safety concerns. |
| Sticks and carrots. |
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From towns and counties to states to federal agencies, and even at the UN, governments are grappling with how to integrate environmental concerns into policies affecting people and the economy. |
| Anti-regulation aide to Cheney is up for energy post. |
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A senior Cheney aide is the leading contender to become a top official at the Energy Dept. This would put one of the administration's most ardent opponents of environmental regulation in charge of forming department policies on climate change. |
| Biofuels, batteries, and solar cells: The future of driving. |
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In the next decade, people may have to decide whether they want to pump or plug-in when purchasing a new car. If plug-in hybrid electric vehicles click with consumers, the way we refuel our cars could start to change drastically. |
| Living a green dream on Danish island. |
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Concerns about energy security may run high elsewhere in Europe, but on the windswept Danish island of Samso the inhabitants have achieved a decade-long target of self-sufficiency in renewable power. |
