Posted on 26 July 2010 by Idaman
AP – Once a dumping ground for chemicals, a stretch of the Housatonic River that winds near this Berkshires hamlet is being scoured in a lengthy, expensive cleanup. Now, dredging other parts of the riverbed is under consideration, but the fishers, bird watchers and swimmers who would benefit are wondering how much effort is too much.
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Posted on 25 July 2010 by Idaman
AP – Federal biologists are releasing thousands of endangered baby sea turtles into the western Gulf of Mexico, betting that by the time the silver dollar-sized swimmers make it to the oil-fouled waters of the eastern Gulf, BP will have cleaned up its goopy mess.
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Posted on 25 July 2010 by Idaman
AP – High school football games on Hawaii’s Kauai island will be held on Saturday afternoons instead of Friday nights this year to protect threatened seabirds.
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Posted on 25 July 2010 by Idaman
AP – A scientific reconstruction of one of the oldest sets of human remains found in the Americas appears to support theories that the first people who came to the hemisphere migrated from a broader area than once thought, researchers say.
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Posted on 25 July 2010 by Idaman
AFP – A drill rig headed back to the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Saturday after an oncoming storm weakened, as officials raced to resume work to permanently “kill’ the ruptured well.
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