Nike to alter image of strip mine in promo ad for coal-themed WVU football uniform

Smoke-shrouded Moscow gets welcome break from smog but break from clouds of smog may not last

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Russian fires threaten to stir and spread radioactive particles left from Chernobyl disaster

Russian fires threaten to stir Chernobyl radiation

Fears rise that Russian wildfires could spread radioactive fallout from Chernobyl disaster

Russian wildfires raise Chernobyl radiation fears

Wildfires in Russia raise fears that radioactive fallout from Chernobyl could spread

Russian wildfires raise radiation fears

MOSCOW — Russian emergency workers have increased forest patrols in a western region affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, trying to prevent wildfires that could potentially spread harmful radiation, officials said Wednesday.

Environmental groups seek federal judge’s removal from La. drilling moratorium case

Groups seek judge’s removal from drilling case

Wildlife rescue escalates along Mich. river oil spill; environmentalists worry about long-term

Wildlife rescue escalates at Mich. river oil spill

US expert says China’s worst oil spill is far larger than government has reported so far

US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated

Gulf spill lacks transformational punch of 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

100 days of oil: For residents of the Gulf Coast, nothing is the same as it used to be

100 days of oil: Gulf life will never be the same

First details on China oil spill’s cause emerge, gov’t urged to warn public on health hazards

First details on China oil spill’s cause emerge

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Obama’s oil spill commission had web of BP and oil industry interests

China’s vital oil pipeline resumes operations after blast; spill clean up efforts continuing

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China’s largest reported oil spill is ’severe threat’ to sea life, water on Yellow Sea coast

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China’s largest reported oil spill is ’severe threat’ to sea life, water off Yellow Sea port

On the fragile Gulf Coast, fears that chaotic oil spill cleanup is causing damage of its own

Messy cleanup of BP oil spill damages the Gulf

China rushes to keep oil spill from international waters after weekend pipeline explosion

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Gov’t hopes new offshore drilling moratorium can survive legal challenge

Gov’t hopes new drilling moratorium can survive

New offshore oil moratorium not focused on depth, but government says a pause is still needed

New offshore oil moratorium not focused on depth

‘Shell-shocked’ environmental groups call for better oversight of 27K abandoned wells in Gulf

Enviro groups stunned that govt ignoring 27K wells

Justice Department seeks delay in ruling that overturned drilling moratorium in Gulf

Government seeks delay in moratorium ruling

Nations can’t agree on how to curb whale hunts; Japan blames anti-whaling nations

Nations fail to agree on curbing Japan whale hunt

Oil execs slam Obama’s 6-month deepsea drilling moratorium, say world needs new oil supplies

Oil execs slam Obama’s 6-month deepsea drilling ban as BP stock sinks to 13-year low

Big Oil strikes back, slams Obama’s drilling ban

Oil execs in London slam Obama’s 6-month drilling ban, say world needs oil from deepsea rigs

Environmentalists say Red Sea oil spill is damaging wildlife on Egypt’s coast

Environmentalists say Red Sea oil spill continuing

As oil spews in Gulf, BP chief Tony Hayward attends yacht race off UK’s Isle of Wight

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Two big jobs: Spill recovery chief to split time as Navy boss, puzzling some environmentalists

Obama seeks tougher mileage, emission standards for cars and _ for the first time _ big trucks

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

BP acknowledges spill is bigger than estimate; oil pushes into delicate La. marshes

BP concedes Gulf oil spill is bigger than estimate

A summary of May 20 events related to the vast Gulf oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig

Some oil spill events from Thursday, May 20, 2010

BP says mile-long tube is siphoning 210,000 gallons of Gulf oil a day, but more is escaping

Tube capturing 210,000 gallons of Gulf oil a day

Oil clogs La. marshes as another finger of Gulf spill edges into current touching Keys, Cuba

Oil arrives on La. shore, edges into key current

Environmental groups ask federal government to take control of oil spill cleanup

La. attorney wants judges to consolidate 100-plus Gulf oil spill lawsuits to avoid legal chaos

Attorney seeks to combine 100-plus oil lawsuits

Hundreds of protesters gather at Massey annual shareholder meeting, call for CEO’s resignation

Protesters gather at Massey annual meeting

Farmers temporarily flooding fields to help migratory shorebirds, improve land for crops

Farmers find flooded fields can help birds, crops