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AP - Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.

The Winter Games in Vancouver begin in three months, and Stephen Colbert recent announcement that his Colbert Nation would sponsor the U.S. Speedskating team sprinkled the first flakes of Olympic spirit. Consider it a blizzard. At least in my house. That’s because the red-headed stepchild of the Harry Potter franchise, Rupert Grint, is reportedly the

AFP - Officials in China have called for special laws to halt pollution of the nation's thousands of lakes, which are drying up at a rate of about 20 per year, state media reported.

AP - Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.

The newly unveiled Star of Africa collection features sapphire crystal dome rings filled with floating diamonds, which appear like snowflakes in a snow globe. The inventive design was created by fifth-generation diamond merchants Edward and Joop Asscher, whose family forged the now-famous Asscher-cut diamond in 1902. A percentage of sales ...

LiveScience.com - A mysterious increase in pollution deposits in recent years, despite reductions in the production of the pollutants, may have a solution. Alpine glaciers have been melting rapidly since the 1990s, and now scientists think pollution collected in the ice in decades past is flowing at an increased pace into lakes and rivers today. Previous research had documented increases in organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s, despite decreased use of those compounds in pesticides, electric equipment, paints and other products. ...

AP - Tropical Storm Rick hit Mexico's Pacific coast just north of the resort of Mazatlan on Wednesday, toppling trees and signs, after sparing Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula a direct blow.

Los Angeles: Scott Derrickson boards supernatural thriller -- Scott Derrickson ("The Day the Earth Stood Still") has been tapped by Lakeshore Entertainment to direct supernatural suspense thriller "The Living."

AFP - Canadian rivers are at risk from a variety of environmental challenges, including global warming, expanding agriculture, the construction of hydro-electric dams and increased urban consumption of water, a study said Thursday.

Up to 30 million people are facing "a humanitarian disaster" as one of Africa's biggest lakes shrinks, a United Nations agency warned Thursday.

Happy holidays, PopWatchers, and don’t tell me it’s too early for dropping yule bombs, yo! You can already smell the imminent death of Halloween — and the chemical scent of fauxflakes — at my local Duane Reade, which means that Santa’s on his way. (He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.) (Sorry.

"New England is such a wonderful place full of heritage, full of amazing houses, amazing views, amazing lakes and the best for me are the lobsters," says iReporter Lorena Isla. See more photos of the picturesque region and send your best photos of Belgium for next week.
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