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• a  of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
  environmental factors
• a  concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment
  environmental pollution

• Teresa Heinz, chairwoman of the Heinz Family Foundation, highlighted environmental issues by giving all 10 Heinz Awards of 2009 to environmental researchers and activists.
• Senior officials in Beijing are now grumbling that the megaproject on the Yangtze is turning into an environmental nightmare.
• Decades of ruinous environmental policies have turned the delicate grasslands of central China into desert.

News & Articles

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• Environmental League commends Green Decade Newton
  The Environmental League of Massachusetts, the oldest statewide environmental advocacy group in the commonwealth, honored Green Decade Newton for its “Outstanding Community Leadership protecting the environment.”
  June 21, 2013 - Newton Tab
• Environmental testing begins at the mill site
  Environmental Testing began at the mill site. Results are due back by the end of the summer and will determine the city's future actions for the site.
  June 21, 2013 - KIMA Yakima
• Largest Environmental Groups in North America Declare Support for First Nations Tar Sands Healing Walk
  Environmental groups from across North America are standing in solidarity with First Nations and Metis communities impacted by tar sands development as they prepare for the 4th annual Healing Walk in Fort ...
  June 20, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN (blog)
  It took him five paragraphs to say the serious words we have all known for weeks, but he needed to say: "This oil spill is the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced."
• David Cameron in BusinessWeek
  The prime minister said during that call he was "frustrated and concerned about the environmental damage caused by the leak but made clear his view that BP is an economically important company in the UK, US and other countries," Cameron's office...
• Tony Hayward in Washington Post
  We are doing everything we can to do the right thing,said Hayward, who said he had no intention of stepping down. "We are going to stop the leak, we're going to clean up the oil, we're going to remediate any environmental damage and we're...