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Australia rushes to contain Barrier Reef oil spill

Workers rushed to contain an oil spill Monday from a coal-carrying ship grounded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, sending two tugboats to stabilize the vessel so that it would not break apart and further damage the fragile coral beneath....

 

Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots, Raising Eyebrows

Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots, Raising Eyebrows

When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole.

 

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