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Feds, Pa. county sue company over slag dumping
NATRONA, Pa. (AP) - The federal government and the Allegheny County Health Department have sued Allegheny Ludlum Corp. and a contractor for alleged air pollution violations at a slag dump near Pittsburgh.

UN says greenhouse gases reach record high in 2008
By ELIANE ENGELER Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) - Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.

Three Mile Island radiation caused by pipe cutting
By MARC LEVY Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.

Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer PARK FALLS, Wis. (AP) - Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.

Sting warns of hydroelectric project in Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rain forest.


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