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On February 12, 2012, the EEOC issued its final recordkeeping rule for the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). This rule will take effect... The rest is here: Final GINA Recordkeeping Rule Issued

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A 2011 Department of Homeland Security manual instructs its analysts who monitor social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to produce reports about online references to DHS policies and activities.

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Ancient DNA has been used to show the remarkable recovery of King Penguins on Macquarie Island, following their decimation by blubber oil industries last century. Excerpt from: Gene study confirms King Penguin recovery

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Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ships entering the Great Lakes should be made to kill all the creatures that hitch a ride in their ballast tanks, environmental groups said on Tuesday, challenging as too lax a proposed U.S. government standard to combat invasive species. Link: Tough rules sought to keep invasive species from Great Lakes

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Some of Ireland's oldest mammalian inhabitants are facing serious threats and possible extinction because of foreign species, researchers say. Originally posted here: Species called threat to Irish mammals

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A new family of caecilians, the most enigmatic branch of the amphibians, has been discovered in northeastern India. Visit link: New amphibian family find for India

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Scientists have discovered the first ever insect in the Ripipterygidae family in Belize. Measuring only 5 millimeters (0.19 inches), the tiny insect uses its powerful legs to leap away from predators much like a grasshopper. The rest is here: Photo: new cookies-and-cream insect surprises researchers in Belize

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VANCOUVER, Feb 21, 2012 (IPS) - Unless governments work actively to build a brighter future for humanity, climate change, poverty and loss of biodiversity will worsen and continue to exacerbate existing global problems, top scientists warned ministers at the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) governing council meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday. View post: Scientists Urge Reform for...

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A pioneering project to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in a former conflict zone in Colombia was recently granted gold certification under the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity (CCB) standard. The accreditation will help local communities access carbon finance in their efforts to safeguard biologically-rich forests. Follow this link: Colombian community leader talks about REDD

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And then there was one. The last known Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) now lives by himself at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia after the zoo euthanized the only other member of its species. See more here: Extinction Looms for Rare Frog Species, Now Down to One Individual