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U.S. crushes ivory to save elephants from extinction
This week, the Obama administration will take its most visible step in its campaign to stop the slaughter of African elephants, crushing six tons of ivory in Denver Thursday. Last July, Obama established a Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking composed of the State, Interior and Justice departments to develop a strategy to stop what […] …
Key U.S. wetlands getting plowed
A report Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group found that from 2008 to 2012, 1.9 million acres (about 3,000 square miles) of wetlands and 5.3 million acres (about 8,300 square miles) of erosion-prone land was plowed for crops in response to lavish crop insurance subsidies and high commodity prices. The losses have been especially severe …