March 20th, 2010 
Tommy 
The top U.N. environmental watchdog criticizes Russia for ignoring the effects that construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will have on the region’s unique wildlife.
Sochi – 2014 Winter Olympics – Russia – Sport – Construction
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March 19th, 2010 Tommy A cargo plane made an emergency landing Thursday on the frozen surface of a lake outside Estonia’s capital, spilling 1.5 tons of fuel that risked polluting the city’s main source of drinking water, authorities said.
Drinking water – Estonia – Lake – Environment – Water Resources
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March 18th, 2010 Tommy 
The mountain-dwelling pika, which many predicted might be one of climate change’s first casualties, is thriving in the Sierra Nevada.
Sierra Nevada – Climate change – Environment – Pika – United States
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March 17th, 2010 Tommy 
Adventurer Eric Larsen has set off to reach the North Pole — part of his goal of becoming the first person to trek to both poles and the top of Mt. Everest in the same year.
Mount Everest – Recreation – Mountaineering – Climbing – NorthPole
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March 16th, 2010 Tommy 
Adventurer Eric Larsen has set off to reach the North Pole — part of his goal of becoming the first person to trek to both poles and the top of Mt. Everest in the same year.
Mount Everest – Recreation – Mountaineering – Climbing – NorthPole
Read more – msnbc.com: Environment
March 15th, 2010 Tommy 
The world has “failed miserably” at protecting tigers in the wild, a top official with the United Nations wildlife agency says.
United Nations – Wildlife – Tiger – Environment – Siberian tiger
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March 15th, 2010 Tommy 
Adventurer Eric Larsen has set off to reach the North Pole — part of his goal of becoming the first person to trek to both poles and the top of Mt. Everest in the same year.
Mount Everest – Recreation – Mountaineering – Climbing – NorthPole
Read more – msnbc.com: Environment
March 14th, 2010 Tommy 
Just miles from downtown Los Angeles sits a large urban oilfield. Nearby residents thought that, once drained, the field would become a park. That day now appears distant.
Los Angeles – Downtown Los Angeles – California – United States – Counties
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March 13th, 2010 Tommy Wildlife officials lauded Washington’s “holistic approach” to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.
Hawaii – Kauai – Endangered species – Washington – Presidency of Barack Obama
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