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Land trust opens new Oregon office, raises profile

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:50:26 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A Vancouver, Washington-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Oregon, in an effort to raise its profile.

Ex-NM paramedic gets 41 1/2 years for arroyo rape

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:53:28 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A former Gallup paramedic convicted of raping of an 11-year-old boy in an Albuquerque arroyo was sentenced Friday to more than 40 years in prison after the victim's family gave emotional statements and the victim publicly forgave his convicted attacker in a letter.

OUT THERE: Upper Hudson opening to canoeists

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:23 -0400

NEWCOMB, New York - After a big easy sweep across a flat-water pool on the upper Hudson River, Allison Buckley made sure she chose a better channel through the oncoming rapids than the previous canoe that hung up on a submerged rock.

Suncor Energy toxic spill cleanup continues

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:33:20 -0400

DENVER - Predictions from Colorado health officials that it could take Suncor Energy years to fully clean up contaminated groundwater moving off its refinery in Commerce City are not far off the mark, and state health officials are worried about the long-term effects of hundreds of spills across the state.

Drilling slurry spills into creek at natural area

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:04:37 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A utility is cleaning up a drilling slurry spill at a state natural area where it is laying a gas pipeline in Nashville.

W.Va. group reviving Cheat Mt. forest, wetlands

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:06:41 -0400

DAVIS, West Virginia - A former Randolph County strip mine site is once again home to woodcock, frogs, wetlands and bogs, thanks to an ongoing restoration effort led by the non-profit Canaan Valley Institute.

Fire at Wheatland, Wyo., power plant, nobody hurt

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:29:29 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Nobody was hurt in a fire at a power plant near Wheatland.

Newest Arkansas state park moving into new phase

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:22:23 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Mississippi River State Park is about to open a visitor center in Marianna but development of the park's various sites within the St. Francis National Forest in east Arkansas is to continue for years.

Cleanup of north Iowa fertilizer spill under way

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:44:56 -0400

COULTER, Iowa - A fertilizer spill in a creek in north-central Iowa has killed a few fish and workers are trying to dam the spill and pump it up before it gets downstream to a county park near Hampton.

Exxon challenges $1.7M Yellowstone spill penalty

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:14:11 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Exxon Mobil Corp. is challenging $1.7 million in penalties proposed by federal safety regulators who faulted the oil company over a 63,000-gallon crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River, according to documents released Monday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Alewives swimming up Maine's St. Croix River

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:34:30 -0400

BAILEYVILLE, Maine - Alewives are expected to swim upriver of the Grand Falls dam on eastern Maine's St. Croix River this week for the first time in 22 years.

Remnants of ancient Indian village found

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:11:58 -0400

MIAMI - In urban archaeology, the backhoe is a time machine: Scrape away a mountain of asphalt, dirt and rock near the river in downtown Miami, and the city's buried history, centuries of it, suddenly comes to light in a startling reveal.

Ind. plants trees, reclaims wetlands along I-69

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:17:09 -0400

OWENSBURG, Indiana - State contractors are planting thousands of trees and reclaiming previously drained southern Indiana wetlands to make up for the environmental damage caused by construction of the $3 billion Interstate 69 extension.

Increased security doesn't damper W Mich. run

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:54:37 -0400

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - Everything was running smoothly Saturday for the Fifth Third River Bank Run in western Michigan despite increased security following the Boston Marathon bombings, according to authorities and others in attendance.

W.Va. estate going on auction block

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:14:12 -0400

HEDGESVILLE, West Virginia - A 54-acre estate in Hedgesville that includes a 13,000-square foot home built in the 1850s is being auctioned off.

EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:08:27 -0400

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide.

Nemaha County fuel cleanup includes monitor wells

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:27 -0400

NEMAHA, Nebraska - A network of groundwater monitoring wells is part of the cleanup plan for a fuel spill in southeast Nebraska, officials said.

Dam power drives Oakridge clocks crazy

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:24:53 -0400

OAKRIDGE, Oregon - People in the Lane County town of Oakridge thought their clocks were going crazy, at least the ones that plug in.

Montana to pay to keep 4 river gauges operating

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:23:37 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Montana agencies will pay to keep four river gauges operating through September following cuts to a federal program.

Land trusts pooling money to pay for court battles

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:16:46 -0400

RENO, Nevada - A national conservation that helps local, nonprofit land trusts buy up property to protect natural resources is creating a first-of-its-kind liability insurance company to help them cover the costs of legal battles with developers.

State monitors health of Coastal Bend ecosystem

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:22:00 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The signs are all around us.

Barge breakaway causes small Miss. River oil spill

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:22:54 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Roughly 300 gallons of crude oil spilled early Friday into the Mississippi River near St. Louis after a vessel on the rain-swollen waterway slammed into a fleet of docked barges, causing 14 of them to briefly break away, according to the Coast Guard.

Conowingo dam operators prepare for relicensing

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:43:42 -0400

DARLINGTON, Maryland - Since construction ended on the Conowingo Dam in 1928, it has been the best management practice to prevent sediment flow into the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna River, said Bob Judge, spokesman for Exelon.

Fight stepping up against invasive species

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:04:29 -0400

DEEPHAVEN, Minnesota - As the fishing opener approaches, officials are stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species in some of the Twin Cities area's most popular lakes and streams.

Biologist catalogs wildlife along Madison trail

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:38:03 -0400

MADISON, Indiana - Digging around in creek beds and streams is not a new activity for Hanover College graduate Andrew Hoffman.