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$** FILE ** Millions of dollars already have been spent looking at fracking’s impact on water and air quality and at possible links to cancer and other diseases, but many analysts believe there hasn’t been enough research to draw firm conclusions. (Associated Press)$

EPA’s own watchdog faults agency for using inaccurate data to control fracking

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Secretary of State John F. Kerry (Associated Press)

KUHNER: John F. Kerry returns to war

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

Alaska senator pushes for wildlife refuge road

By DAN JOLING - Associated Press

Gov: 6 underground Hanford nuclear tanks leaking

By SHANNON DININNY - Associated Press

6 tanks at Hanford nuclear site in Wash. leaking

By SHANNON DININNY - Associated Press

Oregon senator to ask for GAO probe of Hanford

By SHANNON DININNY - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Endangered Species Act is worth the fight

The Washington Times

FILE - In this undated file photo, a polar bear is shown in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. If the world dramatically changes its steadily increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, global warming can be slowed enough to prevent a total loss of critical summer sea ice for the polar bears, according to a new study in the journal Nature released Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Subhankar Banerjee, File)

Kansas bill would prompt teachers to objectively cover global warming

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

UN rejects damage claim for Haiti cholera victims

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

President Obama gestures during a speech on education on Feb. 14, 2013, at the Decatur Community Recreation Center in Decatur, Ga. The president is traveling to promote his economic and educational plan that he highlighted in his State of the Union address. (Associated Press)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Climate activists turn up heat on Obama with call for ‘summit’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sanitation workers in a protective suits clean a street in the heart of the Skid Row district in downtown Los Angeles on June 20, 2012. The three-week cleanup that started this week will get rid of rats' nests, hypodermic needles, condoms, human excrement and other hazards. Weekly inspections will follow. A federal court injunction last year placed limits on the removal of unattended items, but doesn't prevent removal of items that pose health risks. (Associated Press)

CDC to investigate L.A. tuberculosis outbreak

Associated Press

A Nissan Leaf charges at a station in Portland, Ore. (Associated Press)

Electric cars go full steam ahead in Estonia with national charging system

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama mentioned climate change eight times during his inaugural address, and the White House has hinted that he may use executive power to pursue a form of clean-energy investments. (Associated Press)

Broad coalition lobbies Obama for ‘climate summit’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Food subsidies ruin health

The Washington Times

NASA Mars rover prepares to analyze 1st rock drill

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

NASA rover prepares to analyze Mars rock dust

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Gina McCarthy emerging as likely pick for EPA chief

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

HARRIS: Climate fear-mongers’ blind faith in suspect and shoddy science

By Tom Harris

Report: Failure of Glory climate satellite unknown

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press