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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title><![CDATA[ -- Environment]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/260/index.rss</link> <atom:link href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/260/index.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <description>, Washington D.C., </description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright 2013 </copyright> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:53:22 EST</pubDate> <managingEditor>web@mcclatchydc.com (Managing Editor)</managingEditor> <generator>MI RSS Burninator 1.0</generator> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <category domain="http://www.mcclatchydc.com">260</category> <ttl>60</ttl> <item> <title><![CDATA[State Department opens door to Keystone XL Pipeline approval]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/01/184628/state-department-opens-door-to.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/01/184628/state-department-opens-door-to.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:12:18 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[McClatchy Newspapers (Sean Cockerham and Erika Bolstad)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[The State Department announced Friday that construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline is unlikely to have a significant impact on climate change, a finding that could open the door for…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/01/184628/state-department-opens-door-to.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> <media:content medium="image" url="http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2012/11/16/16/38/13N7F5.St.91.jpg" height="325" width="487" type="image/jpeg"> <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[A biker rides by the a sign for the Keystone pipeline on the Madison County Transit Watershed Trail in Edwardsville, Illinois, May 6, 2010.]]> </media:description> <media:credit><![CDATA[Emily M Rasinski - St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT]]> </media:credit> </media:content> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Drought-starved habitat, snow hit Kansas wildlife hard]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/28/184448/drought-starved-habitat-snow-hit.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/28/184448/drought-starved-habitat-snow-hit.html</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:59:54 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wichita Eagle (Michael Pearce)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[Robert Penner抯 rural Ellinwood bird feeders have been busy for the past 10 days. The normal crowd of scarlet-colored cardinals, lemony goldfinches, bouncy juncos and other regulars have kept him…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/28/184448/drought-starved-habitat-snow-hit.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> <media:content medium="image" url="http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2013/02/28/18/39/DcoFZ.St.91.jpg" height="275" width="495" type="image/jpeg"> <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Now visiting feeders near you - rooster pheasants hungry for seed.]]> </media:description> <media:credit><![CDATA[Michael Pearce - Wichita Eagle/MCT]]> </media:credit> </media:content> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Ex-wildlife chief warns of climate change in SC]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/27/184333/ex-wildlife-chief-warns-of-climate.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/27/184333/ex-wildlife-chief-warns-of-climate.html</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:58:12 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rock Hill Herald (Sammy Fretwell)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[Following revelations the state wildlife department has failed to release a major climate change report, the agency抯 former chief said the department should be leading efforts to brace South Carolina…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/27/184333/ex-wildlife-chief-warns-of-climate.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Everglades plan could siphon county's drinking water]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/27/184285/everglades-plan-could-siphon-countys.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/27/184285/everglades-plan-could-siphon-countys.html</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:10:00 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Miami Herald (Curtis Morgan)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[For years, Everglades restoration engineers and scientists have been working on ways to control the ripple effects when they finally start returning healthy water flows to the marsh.<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/27/184285/everglades-plan-could-siphon-countys.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Northern Sierra set to break record for driest January-February]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/26/184257/northern-sierra-set-to-break-record.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/26/184257/northern-sierra-set-to-break-record.html</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:36:17 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sacramento Bee (Matt Weiser)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[California is poised to shatter an all-time weather record by notching the driest January-February period in recorded history across the northern Sierra Nevada.<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/26/184257/northern-sierra-set-to-break-record.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> <media:content medium="image" url="http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2012/01/29/09/05/xRvDR.St.91.jpg" height="325" width="514" type="image/jpeg"> <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[A couple skates across the frozen surface of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, California, with Yosemite high country in the backdrop nearly devoid of snow. The Tioga Road is open through the park, and the lack of snow is creating new and missed opportunities for recreation in the Sierra Nevada Range. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)]]> </media:description> <media:credit><![CDATA[Brian van der Brug - MCT]]> </media:credit> </media:content> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Burmese pythons prove elusive prey in Florida challenge]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/26/184160/burmese-pythons-prove-elusive.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/26/184160/burmese-pythons-prove-elusive.html</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:49:24 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (DAVID ZUCCHINO)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[Strapped to Billy Bullard's hip was a machete he'd bought at a yard sale. In his fist were 4-foot-long metal snake tongs. Attached to the tongs was a high-resolution waterproof…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/26/184160/burmese-pythons-prove-elusive.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Yellowstone to unveil new rules to control snowmobiles]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183838/yellowstone-to-unveil-new-rules.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183838/yellowstone-to-unveil-new-rules.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:31:21 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (JULIE CART)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES-For nearly as long as snowmobiles have entered Yellowstone National Park, there have been complaints, with some groups citing air quality, intrusive noise and harassment of wildlife.<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183838/yellowstone-to-unveil-new-rules.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Seawater conversion plant might be just a drop in the bucket]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183748/seawater-conversion-plant-might.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183748/seawater-conversion-plant-might.html</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:12:39 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (BETTINA BOXALL)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[Dreamers have long looked to the Pacific Ocean as the ultimate answer to California's water needs: an inexhaustible, drought-proof reservoir in the state's backyard. In the last decade, proposals for…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183748/seawater-conversion-plant-might.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Activist investors put climate-change issue up for vote at PNC]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/20/183699/activist-investors-put-climate.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/20/183699/activist-investors-put-climate.html</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:43:02 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (E. SCOTT RECKARD)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[Activist investors have succeeded for the first time in placing a shareholder resolution on the risks of greenhouse-gas emissions up for a vote at a major bank, a step toward…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/20/183699/activist-investors-put-climate.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Summer trips to Yosemite teach youth research, outdoor skills]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183740/summer-trips-to-yosemite-teach.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183740/summer-trips-to-yosemite-teach.html</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:12:39 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times (MARY FORGIONE)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[Students with a passion for nature and science have a chance to perform hands-on research this summer at Yosemite National Park during two-week trips organized by NatureBridge. Trips visit the…<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/21/183740/summer-trips-to-yosemite-teach.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Rollback of cruiseship wastewater rules approved by Alaska Senate]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/20/183623/rollback-of-cruiseship-wastewater.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/20/183623/rollback-of-cruiseship-wastewater.html</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:52:54 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Anchorage Daily News (Lisa Demer)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[The Alaska Senate on Tuesday approved a Parnell administration measure to roll back cruise ship wastewater standards that were approved by voters in 2006. The vote was 14-6.<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/20/183623/rollback-of-cruiseship-wastewater.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Environmental, animal welfare groups move to ban lead bullets for all hunting in California]]></title> <link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/19/183608/environmental-animal-welfare-groups.html#storylink=rss</link> <guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/19/183608/environmental-animal-welfare-groups.html</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:35:52 EST</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[San Jose Mercury News (PAUL ROGERS)]]> </dc:creator> <description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fresh off a wave of success in the California Capitol last year, animal welfare groups are taking aim at a new target this year: hunting with lead ammunition.<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/19/183608/environmental-animal-welfare-groups.html#storylink=rss">Click to Continue »</a>]]></description> </item> </channel> </rss>

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