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Purdue to host international Great Lakes gathering
Purdue University is expecting hundreds of scientists from around the world to descend on its main campus next month for a conference on the most recent research about the Great Lakes. More than 600 people are expected to attend the June 2-6 Conference on Great Lakes Research, which is being ...
Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S. collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and coastal waterways, with the biggest numbers coming from California's 1,100-mile ...
Wash. kids play with dead bats, get rabies shots
The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Wash., children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats. The health district says the bats were too damaged to be tested for rabies. A statement from the district said the children are related to ...
WSU squares off against golf course opponents
Opponents of a 7,305-yard golf course at Washington State University contend the school is mining a declining aquifer that provides water to the region for an amenity. University officials contend their use of the water is lawful. The two sides squared off before the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday. The ...
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts, but controversy likely to persist GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions ...
Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling
A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said Thursday. Wyden, D-Ore., stopped short of endorsing the website, FracFocus.org, but said ...
Gov. Brown keeps pressing climate change crusade
Gov. Jerry Brown warned scientists and policymakers Thursday that they are losing the war on climate change and urged them to become advocates for the planet. "We've got a big challenge. It's daunting," Brown said. "This is not just about science, this is about activism." A team of climate change ...
Savannah to recycle college students' throwaways
Savannah is making an extra effort to recycle items typically thrown away every year by college students leaving the city for summer break. At the end of May, the city plans to partner with the Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as Goodwill and Keep Savannah Beautiful, to ...
Man charged with selling African elephant tusks
A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that a grand jury in Pensacola indicted Charles Kokesh Tuesday on three counts, including violating the Endangered Species Act and making a false ...
Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94
Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94. Miller was also known for his ...
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