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Energy Department proposes first new nuclear waste site by 2021

By Jessica Chasmar - Special to The Washington Times

**FILE** New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (Associated Press)

Time running out for N.Y.’s Cuomo on fracking decision

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Diane Ewell of Phoenix (right) gets a flu shot from nurse Bhagwati Bhakta at Mollen Immunization Clinics in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2013. Arizona health officials say flu activity is widespread in the state this week with influenza reported in 14 of its 15 counties. (Associated Press/The Arizona Republic)

Flu more widespread in U.S.; eases off in some areas

By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Virginia state Sen. John C. Watkins has introduced legislation to create a robust, highly regulated environment for uranium mining. "I respect the concerns that opponents of uranium mining have expressed," Mr. Watkins said. (Associated Press)

Uranium supporters take to Virginia’s Capitol

By Steve Szkotak - Associated Press

Locals say shifting sea ice frees trapped whales

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Flu season came early but too soon to say it’s bad

By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

A man carries a child on his back to a car waiting for them along Highway 425 outside of Clayton, La., as waters rise in their yard near their house on Jan. 10, 2013 during a rainstorm. The National Weather Service says southwest Louisiana is emerging from downpours that has rivers and streams at or approaching flood stage. (Associated Press/The Natchez Democrat)

Jindal declares emergency because of storms

By Bill Fuller and Janet McConnaughey - Associated Press

Indian park battles poachers targeting rhino horn

By DENIS D. GRAY - Associated Press

Thai government ordered to clean up polluted creek

By THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

Whew! Big asteroid no longer threat to Earth

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

$** FILE ** This Dec. 5, 2012, photo shows an oil pump jack in a field adjacent to a sub-division near Fredrick, Colo. Citizen fears about hydraulic fracturing, a drilling procedure used to pry oil and gas from rock deep underground, have made "fracking" the hottest political question in Colorado.$

Fracking viewed as good; water worries remain

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, photo provided by Marina Lacasse, a killer whale surfaces through a small hole in the ice near Inukjuak, in Northern Quebec. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Marina Lacasse)

Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice

Associated Press

A 9-foot giant squid takes the bait in the deep sea off Japan's Chichi island in this image made from video recorded in the summer of 2012. (AP Photo/NHK/NEP/Discovery Channel)

9-foot giant squid captured on video in ocean depths

Associated Press

Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Giant squid filmed in ocean depths for 1st time

By MALCOLM FOSTER - Associated Press

OSHA: Sandy contamination below permissible limits

By KATIE ZEZIMA - Associated Press

Chinese buyer says solar firm Miasole will expand

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Giant squid captured on video in ocean depths

By MALCOLM FOSTER - Associated Press

GOP lost in wilderness in Michigan land grab

By Cheryl K. Chumley - Special to The Washington Times