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News about the environment, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Weapons Dumped Off Hawaii Should Remain There, Army Says A university study finds that the chemical weapons, five miles south of Pearl Harbor, pose no hazard but are deteriorating and should be monitored.

Turbines Too Loud? Here, Take $5,000 In Oregon, a company is offering checks to residents if they promise not to complain about noise from turbines.

BP Used Much Dispersant Despite E.P.A. Directive of Rarely The Coast Guard approved requests to use dispersants despite an Environmental Protection Agency rule that they be used rarely, a Congressional analysis said.

Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution For decades, the oil industry, farming and lax oversight have contributed to a dead zone in the gulf.

In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts China continues to suffer the downsides of its rampant economic growth, with new figures showing an increase in pollution in the air and along its waterways.

Gulf Surface Oil Vanishing Quickly The oil is clearing much faster than expected, but concern remains over the unseen effects.

Want the Good News First? The Gulf Coast doesn?t look so bad on the surface. But it?s the unknowns that nobody is talking about.

Texas: Air Quality Decision Is Appealed The Environmental Protection Agency ruled last month that the state?s flexible air permit program violated the Clean Air Act.

Virginia: Emissions Ruling for Coal Plants Is Reversed A three-judge panel reversed a ruling requiring the Tennessee Valley Authority to upgrade emission controls at three coal-fired power plants.

Health Rules Could Cut Greenhouse Emissions A proposed rule on mercury pollution could help the administration of President Barack Obama get near its short-term climate goal.

Government Agencies Plan Huge Goose Elimination A report explains that captured geese would be placed in turkey crates, euthanized with methods approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, then buried.

Pointing a Finger at Air-Conditioning, and Doing Without Stan Cox of Salina, Kan., says that air-conditioning only makes summer hotter, and he tries to live by his belief.

At Hunters Point, a Shrinking Bridge Does Not Appease The proposed bridge over Yosemite Slough in the redevelopment of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard still has opponents even though its width has been reduced by half.

Where Oysters Grew on Trees The Gulf Coast was once the nation?s gold mine of aquaculture. The BP spill gives us a chance to restore it ? and create jobs.

E.P.A. Weighs Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Pennsylvania residents point to fouled wells, deformed livestock and poisoned fish near natural gas wells that blast underground rock with water and chemicals.