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Yangtze finless porpoise drops to Critically Endangered
2013-07-07 20:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The newest update to the IUCN Red List has downgraded the status of the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) from Endangered to Critically Endangered, reflecting the deteriorating state of arguably the world's most degraded river system. The downgrade follows a survey last year that counted only 1,000 animals, a 50 percent decline from 2006. "The Baiji (a unique freshwater dolphin) only recently went extinct on the Yangtze River," Jonathan Baillie, Director of...
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2 critically hurt in chemical plant blast
2013-06-15 04:07:33| Chemicals - Topix.net
The incident occurred at a CF Industries facility in the Mississippi River community of about 7,500 people, located some 40 miles south of Baton Rouge.
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Portland Parks & Recreation looks forward, asks public to look critically at park systems future
2013-04-08 17:07:48| PortlandOnline
On Oregonlegaljournal.com, April 8, 2013
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Proposed coal plant threatens Critically Endangered Philippine cockatoo
2013-04-02 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The population of Philippine cockatoos on Rasa Island is booming. With the help of conservationists the population has gone from 25 individuals in 1998 to 250 today, representing a quarter of the world's total population (approximately 1,000 birds). More importantly, it is the only population that appears to be thriving. But conservationists say a 15-megawatt coal power plant by DMCI Power Corporation could change all this. "The proposed power plant has the potential to advance as the single-most...
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Pauls Valley man critically injured by train
2013-02-23 21:25:48| Railroads - Topix.net
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Pauls Valley man was critically injured when he was hit by a train after apparently lying on the railroad tracks in front of the oncoming locomotive.
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