Insect experts bring bedbugs to suburban Chicago hotel for summit on bloodsucking pests

Bedbug experts bring samples to Chicago-area hotel

Summit to spotlight how to achieve goals to help world’s poorest by 2015 target

Global spotlight on helping world’s poor

UNITED NATIONS — Ten years after world leaders set the most ambitious goals ever to tackle global poverty, they are meeting again to try to spur action to meet the targets by the 2015 deadline — which the U.N. says will be difficult, if not impossible, in some cases.

Gas drilling: safe, promises jobs, backers tell EPA; others warn NY watershed could be tainted

EPA told gas drilling does, does not taint water

Gas drilling industry, environmentalists set for EPA’s upstate NY hearings today, Wednesday

EPA holding upstate NY hearings on gas drilling

Chefs, foodies seek the newest thing in food in oldest way: foraging for roots, flowers, nuts

Foodies turn to foraging to connect with nature

Gas drilling industry, environmentalists prepare their cases for EPA’s NY hearing, last of 4

EPA to hold NY hearing, last of 4, on gas drilling

Coast Guard: Swath of red tide found in NY Harbor, stretches for nearly 10 miles

Coast Guard: Swath of red tide found in NY Harbor

Collection of oral histories of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island goes online

Ellis Island immigrants’ oral histories go online

As US grapples with resurgence of bedbugs, authorities fret over misuse of harmful pesticides

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides

New predator dinosaur found in Romania with 2 deadly ripping claws on each foot

Remains of deadly European dinosaur discovered

BLM ends meetings in Colorado on artist Christo’s proposal to drape fabric over Arkansas River

BLM ends Colo. meetings on artist Christo’s plan

Statue of Liberty to get 2nd staircase to supplement 354 spiraling steps for improved safety

Statue of Liberty to get new staircase for safety

Glacier in northern Greenland spawns new ice island larger than Manhattan

Giant ice island breaks off Greenland

WASHINGTON — A giant ice island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland.

NYC report: Bedbugs spreading like never before, city commits $500,000 to battle them

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations

Statue of Liberty evacuated briefly after sensor falsely indicates smoke; everyone safe

Statue of Liberty evacuated, then declared safe

Draft study: Christo’s river project in Colorado could have significant environmental impact

Study: Christo project could impact environment

Experts work to excavate 32-foot-long ship hull found buried at World Trade Center site

Experts work to free buried ship hull at WTC site

Workers excavating at WTC site unearth 32-foot-long hull of ship likely buried in 18th century

Ship buried in 18th century unearthed at WTC site

NYC opens first public electric car charging station, plans to open 100 more by next year

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Canada geese that forced plane’s Hudson River landing still flying near NY airport runways

Geese behind plane’s NY river landing still around

Clock ticking for government to accept gift of 420-acre lakefront property in Vermont

Vt. man bequeaths lakefront property to government

Federal appeals court rejects General Electric’s constitutional challenge to Superfund law

Appeals court rejects GE’s Superfund challenge

Baby killed, mother injured by falling tree branch in NYC’s Central Park Zoo

Falling branch kills baby in NYC’s Central Park

Documents show vast cleanup of Plum Island labs, land; some environmentalists are dubious

Documents show vast cleanup of Plum Island land

NYC rodent expert says half of lower Manhattan train lines could have rats or already do

Rodent expert shines light on rats in NYC subways

Reducing waste to nothing through buying bulk, refills and reusable bags moves into mainstream

Zero-waste living moves into mainstream

When she goes to the supermarket, Bea Johnson brings along a sealable glass jar so the butcher can slide in a pork cutlet. In the bulk aisle, she fills reusable bags she makes from old bed sheets to carry rice, pasta, oatmeal or nuts.

British physicist Stephen Hawking, black hole theorist, honored at celebrity-filled gala in NY

Stephen Hawking honored at NYC science, arts gala

Brooms up! NYC’s Central Park hosts Muggle Quidditch games for college, high school teams

Muggles take to broomsticks for Quidditch in NYC

Mystery around remote NY island begins to lift as storied animal research lab heads west

Lab’s move begins to lift mystery around NY island

US government considers selling NY island that has been home to animal disease lab

NY island site of animal disease lab may be sold

NYC helicopter tours make concessions after increase in noise complaints from residents

NYC ‘copter tours change flights to reduce noise

Lion cub triplets born at NYC zoo are king and queens of cuteness but so far nameless

Lion cub triplets at NYC zoo are cuteness royalty

Natural gas drilling in NYC, Syracuse watersheds now unlikely as NY regulators toughen rules

NY toughens rules on gas drilling in watersheds

New ‘America the Beautiful’ series of quarters launches with Hot Springs, 55 more to follow

List of new quarters being issued by US Mint

Pristine Delaware River watershed and water for 15M people are at issue in gas drilling clash

Gas drilling debate rages in Del. River watershed

There goes Peter Cottontail: Bunnies have mysteriously forsaken New York’s Central Park

In NY’s Central Park, where goes Peter Cottontail?

20-year study finds 50 native plants disappearing from NYC area, less diverse landscape

NYC study: 50 native plants disappearing

NEW YORK — Oriental Bittersweet was an exotic foreigner still found mostly in East Asia when the New York Botanical Garden planted its first specimen in 1897.

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s home in upstate N.Y., near Mass. border, opening to public tours

Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay home opening to tours

US skylines, landmarks go dark for ‘Earth Hour’ campaign to promote action on climate change

Earth Hour

Northern NJ hotel owner admits discharging polluted wastewater into river, must pay $75,000

Hotel owner pleads guilty to polluting NJ river

Owners threaten to shut NJ’s Oyster Creek nuke plant rather than build required cooling towers

Owners threaten to shut down New Jersey nuke plant

Live octopus, insects, brains: Where some stomachs churn, food adventure clubs make a meal

Live octopus? Goat kidneys? It’s what’s for dinner

Toyota, federal regulators inspect Prius that crashed north of New York City

Toyota, feds examine wreckec NY Prius

HARRISON, N.Y. — Toyota and government investigators are in Westchester County north of New York City inspecting a wrecked 2005 Prius.

Sweet news for the colonies: NYC legalizes honeybees in a boon for keepers of rooftop hives

NYC abuzz: Sweet deal makes bees legal

NEW YORK — Urban beekeepers in New York City no longer have to keep the honey of their labors a secret.

Through a glass, sparkly: Jewel-like curtains on windows would generate solar power

Solar energy with jewel-like curtains on windows

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