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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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By Karen Lovett, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.  Dec. 13--HOLLIS -- A community farm project hit a snag Monday as Hollis  selectmen rejected putting town money towards its development.
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The company behind the giant Three Gorges Dam project is reported to be refusing to obey an official order to halt work on environmental grounds.
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By Andy Paras, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 7--MONCKS CORNER -- The Berkeley County Planning Commission held off  on granting a zoning request to a Ross Perot Jr.-led company Tuesday because  of concerns about the impact its massive industrial project would have on  traffic.
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SYDNEY: Directors of Australian mining giant WMC Resources Ltd. have rejected a renewed A$7.4b (US$5.7b) takeover offer from British-Swiss Xstrata Plc.
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By Julia Glick, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Jun. 1--Two environmental groups filed legal action Thursday against  the government agency that approved Desert Hot Springs' annexation of land  where a developer wants to build a golf resort.
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A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Canadian mining company of polluting the Columbia River with heavy metals for decades.
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By S.J. Komarnitsky, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Mar. 9--WASILLA -- A proposed permit to allow exploratory coal drilling  around the Matanuska Valley community of Chickaloon prompted a deluge of  responses from concerned residents and others.
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Gold Fields Ltd. lost another round Thursday in its battle to fight off a hostile takeover bid by Harmony Gold Mining Co. when a Johannesburg court dismissed a request to declare the bid unlawful.
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Last August, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry pledged to boost funding for the national park system by $600 million a year by raising fees on mining companies. The National Mining Association immediately denounced the proposal, saying it would cost Nevada, a key battleground state, 44,000 jobs.
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By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jun. 23--FRESNO -- A federal judge on Friday denied an emergency request to shut down Delta pumping that environmentalists said was needed to prevent an endangered fish from going extinct.
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By Tim Ellis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 14--Residents of Tucson's far Southeast Side and others who oppose a plan to mine in Davidson Canyon are pondering their next move after a couple of recent setbacks.
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The Department of Local Government and the Environment said last week it would not ask Tynwald to endorse its plan to create area authorities for the north, south, east and west to run alongside Douglas.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 13--A plan to improve Cucharas Reservoir has been put on hold because a company that would have paid part of the cost can't get a permit for a power plant in northern Pueblo County in a timely manner.
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Â· Motorist denied fitting laser-busting device Â· Businessman is 'first to be convicted' over equipment.
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Rio Tinto  , the world's second-largest mining group, on Tuesday dismissed talk that it was lining up a bid for Canadian aluminum maker Alcan  as speculation, but did not to deny the rumor outright.
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By Dawn House, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 2--Lawmakers denied farmers the opportunity to buy affordable  insurance policies similar to what ski resorts have enjoyed for decades.