MiamiHerald.com: Environment http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Environment http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Environment 60 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:45:28 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Deep in Big Cypress National Preserve, oil flows]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404437/deep-in-swampy-forest-oil-flows.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404437/deep-in-swampy-forest-oil-flows.html Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01 EDT

The largest oil drilling operation in South Florida is a stark contrast to the wild surroundings of the Big Cypress National Preserve.

]]> <![CDATA[Oil industry eyes South Florida again]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404387/oil-industry-eyes-south-florida.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404387/oil-industry-eyes-south-florida.html Sat, 18 May 2013 16:48 EDT

Fueled by rising oil prices and new technology, the oil industry is planning to expand exploration and drilling across a huge swath of Southwest Florida.

]]> <![CDATA[Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403072/along-nj-bay-rising-sea-draws.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403072/along-nj-bay-rising-sea-draws.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39 EDT The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.

]]> <![CDATA[Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402335/grand-canyon-wildlife-event-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402335/grand-canyon-wildlife-event-to.html Fri, 17 May 2013 08:13 EDT Eric York was obsessed with the big cats - their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park's annual tourist invasion.

]]> <![CDATA[Interior Department proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401878/interior-department-proposes-new.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401878/interior-department-proposes-new.html Thu, 16 May 2013 22:57 EDT The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal lands Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry.

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