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"U.S. Program To Save Fragile Land Shrinks in Size To 25-Year Low"

"The U.S. program that pays farmers to idle fragile cropland soon will protect the smallest amount of land in a quarter-century, the government said on Monday, the result of several years of sky-high commodity prices that have encouraged farmers to plant as much as possible."

Source: Reuters, 07/24/2013

"Schwarzenegger Filming Documentary on Climate Change And Wildfires"

"Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is at work on a documentary on climate change and how it impacts the fire season. Mr. Schwarzenegger was in western Montana, profiling the Snake River Hotshots as they work on the lines of the 9.6-square-mile West Mullan Fire burning north of the town of Superior."

Source: AP, 07/23/2013

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