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Nuclear waste: too hot to handle?

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Nuclear waste: too hot to handle?

Cumbria's decision to veto an underground repository for the UK shows how hard it is to find a long-term solution, say William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley

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Chinese pig farms breed drug-resistant bacteria

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Arctic sunshine cranks up threat from greenhouse gases

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Arctic sunshine cranks up threat from greenhouse gases

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Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air

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Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air

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Withering heights: Why animals are shrinking

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Withering heights: Why animals are shrinking

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Sooty ships may be geoengineering by accident

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Sooty ships may be geoengineering by accident

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New map pinpoints cities to avoid as sea levels rise

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New map pinpoints cities to avoid as sea levels rise

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Keep rainforests – they drive the planet's winds

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Keep rainforests – they drive the planet's winds

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How Obama will deliver his climate promise

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How Obama will deliver his climate promise

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Faith leaders belong at the forefront of conservation

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Faith leaders belong at the forefront of conservation

Dekila Chungyalpa, director of WWF's new Sacred Earth programme, says it's time for religious leaders to start preaching for the environment

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Stress can affect future generations' genes

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Zoologger: Supercool squirrels go into the deep freeze

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Greek economic crisis has cleared the air

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Environmental crises may threaten pensions

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