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Feds Settle Suit Over Nuclear Waste Cleanup
By RITA CICERO, Andrews Publications Staff Writer
The United States has settled a lawsuit brought by New York State over the allocation of costs for cleaning up an abandoned nuclear waste processing facility near Buffalo.
Mich. regulator wants more info on proposed mine
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's chief environmental regulator wants more information about a rocky outcrop in Marquette County that could affect plans for a nickel and copper mine.
Tenn. gov: Biofuels project criticism 'outrageous'
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bredesen says a legislative staff member who attacked a state-backed initiative to turn switchgrass into ethanol is playing politics and endangering chances to land a large investment for East Tennessee.
Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - U.N. climate negotiators in Spain are discussing a formula for securing agreement among 192 nations on tackling global warming during a last day of talks before next month's major climate conference in Denmark.
Mexican environmentalists denounce beach ruling
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) - Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean.
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