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Bill would protect water-authority lands from artifact looters
Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught. But a loophole in state law meant that looters didn't face consequences for their thievery on Lake County Water...
Tags: Natural Resources, Government, Environmental Issues, Laws, Alan Hays
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Black bear once captured in Orlando, captured again in Tampa
He's a year older but none the wiser. The Orlando black bear who traipsed up a tree in Orlando's Parramore neighborhood causing a mini-panic last year has once again been captured, only this time in a Tampa subdivision. The estimated 300-pound male...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Tampa, Ocala National Forest, Parramore
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Video: Portland police pursuit quack down caught on dash cam
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Safety, Videos, Police/Emergency, Humor One driver in Portland, OR should make a hefty donation to his or her local wildlife conservation group after a family of ducks got the person out of a speeding ticket. A Portland police officer... -
Glastonbury Town Council's Resolution On State Police Firearms Training Facility
The Hartford CourantOn Tuesday, the town council came close to approving this resolution against a state police firearms traning facility in the Meshomasic State Forest. The following is the text of the resolution that was read, but never voted on since the state...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Environmental Politics
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The Edge in southern Ohio is known for its beauty, wildness and biodiversity
WEST UNION, Ohio - The Edge of Appalachia Preserve may be Ohio's greatest natural treasure. The 16,000-acre private preserve in southern Ohio is known for its beauty, its wildness and its biodiversity. The preserve stretches 12 miles north from the Ohio...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science, Ecosystems, Breads, Science and Technology
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Happy stories in which people rescue endangered animals
On a day when a barn fire in Suffolk killed a goat and several chickens, we bring you some happier news from two different stories: In Norfolk, a group of concerned citizens pitched in and worked together to save some baby ducklings who had fallen...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
ELECTRIC RATES Power bills to rise for Consumers Energy customers LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The average electric customer of Consumers Energy will start paying $1.67 more per month. The $89 million rate increase was approved Wednesday by state...Tags: Ceremonies, Lawyers, Meijer, Inc., Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: Ceremonies, Lawyers, Floods, Ball State University, Federal Housing Administration
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Mich. Natural Resources, DTE work to move osprey nest from utility pole to safer location
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — DTE Energy and state Natural Resources crews want to move a nesting pair of ospreys from a utility pole near Rockwood Landfill in Monroe County's Berlin Township to a safer perch nearby. WDIV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, DTE Energy Company, Wildlife
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Top Ind. wind farm drafts bat-protection plans
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The operators of Indiana's largest wind farm have proposed changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus wind turbines to protect the federally endangered Indiana bat from being killed by their spinning blades. Two...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Wildlife, Conservation
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State warns of coyote dangers after attack on Chihuahua
State wildlife officials, concerned about a coyote that killed a pet Chihuahua last month, put up warning signs Tuesday in WillowWood, the southwest Orange County neighborhood where the little dog was attacked. The signs read: "Coyote in Area. Don't...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Ocoee, Wildlife, Conservation
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Student Kiera Wilmot's arrest over science experiment explosion sparks outrage on Twitter, other social media
Kiera Wilmot is a petite 16-year-old who plays cello, wants to study robotics in college and, since last month, worries her school views her as a "terrorist." She is also the subject of an online, "justice for Kiera" campaign championed by strangers...
Tags: Lawyers, Environmental Issues, Legal Services, Science and Technology, Social Media
May 18, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 17, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 16, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| Daily Press
May 16, 2013
|Story| AP Michigan
May 16, 2013
|Story| AP Indiana
May 15, 2013
|Story| AP Michigan
May 15, 2013
|Story| AP Indiana
May 14, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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