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Honolulu’s trash woes growing worse
(HAWAII) -- Gigantic piles of shrink-wrapped garbage have been moldering in the heat of a Hawaii industrial park for more than five months, waiting for a place to be shipped.

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Mine opponents have the right to protest
(MICHIGAN) -- In the past few years, an area on state land about 20 miles away from Marquette has caught the eye of a mining company called Kennecott.

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Arizona Snowbowl vote postponed, new meeting Thursday
(ARIZONA) -- The Flagstaff City Council postponed a vote last night that would have decided whether to make drinking water available to Arizona Snowbowl for use in snowmaking at the ski area.

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Study: State's Wild Rice Shows 2010 Harvest Way Down
(WISCONSIN) -- A long-term study of Wisconsin’s wild rice shows that this year’s harvest might be only a third of last year’s.

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Washington Judge Declares Injunction On Hawaiian Garbage
(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Richland has imposed a temporary injunction that prevents Hawaii from importing garbage to Washington.

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Don't overfish salmon, warns native leader
(BRITISH COLUMBIA) -- A B.C. First Nations fishery adviser is warning against allowing commercial fishermen to scoop up as many sockeye salmon as possible during this year's massive salmon return on the Fraser River.

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Hikers side with tribes in Peaks issue
(ARIZONA) -- The Navajo and Hopi tribes have both come out against the latest proposal for snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks - using potable rather than reclaimed sewage water - but how do Flagstaff locals feel about the issue?

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VariousTribal Nations Form United Front to Oppose any Arizona Snowbowl Expansion
(ARIZONA) -- On August 30 at the Flagstaff City Council’s special meeting, the Navajo Nation alongside the Hopi Tribe, Havasupai Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, Hualapai Tribe, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, and many more tribal nations will stand strong and unified against the Arizona Snowbowl’s proposed contract amendment to have the city of Flagstaff sell potable water to the ski resort for snowmaking purposes on the sacred San Francisco Peaks (Dook’o'oslííd).

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Poarch Band of Creek Indians receives forestry honors
(ALABAMA) -- Leaders of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians were surprised by the announcement that they had achieved three prestigious certifications for their stewardship and forest management activities on the Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve.

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Letter: Hopi Water, Energy Team member clarifies CO2 concerns
(ARIZONA) -- To the editor, Regarding the article Hopi Council approves carbon capture storage project article published on July 27, 2010, we would like to make the following corrections:

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From outer space, a new dilemma for old-growth forests
(WASHINGTON) -- A new study using laser pulses shot from satellites has found that the world's tallest forests are those along the Pacific Northwest coast.

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Snowbowl showdown set for Monday
(ARIZONA) -- Eight years after the Flagstaff City Council approved a 25-year contract with Arizona Snowbowl for reclaimed wastewater for snowmaking, ski area officials are returning Monday night with a request for a change: use drinking water instead of treated wastewater.

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