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Effort to save cranes sees successes, challenges
Just as it can with human couples, sharing a good meal apparently sparks thoughts of love among whooping cranes.
The stately, endangered birds at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel are being primed by their keepers for another season of...Tags: Science, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Research, Genes and Chromosomes
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More ND oil will be railed with no US pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota oil drillers increasingly will rely on trains to move barrels of crude to market after the Obama administration's decision to reject plans for a pipeline that would run from Canada to refineries on the Gulf of...Tags: Tony Clark, Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Conservation
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Flooding Being Called "100-Year Event"
The City of Salem continues to coordinate response to the current high water and heavy rains in the area, which has been determined to be at least a 100 year event. The City Emergency Operations Center is continuing to coordinate resources both within...Tags: Environmental Issues, Bodies of Water, Conservation, American Red Cross, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Applications for Leopold Conservation Award being accepted until March 9
PIERRE - Sand County Foundation, the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition are accepting applications for the $10,000 Leopold Conservation Award, which honors South Dakota landowners who demonstrate responsible...Tags: Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Aldo Leopold, Conservation, Natural Resource Industry
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AgriVisions in Yankton to feature ag professor
AgriVisions 2012 featuring Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Best Western Kelly Inn, 1607 East Highway 50, Yankton. Farmers, agri-business professionals and business owners are invited to attend. Flinchbaugh, a professor of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Minnesota list of impaired waters grows by 500
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota has added another 500 lakes and stretches of river to its list of impaired waters, raising the state's total to more than 3,600. Impaired waters are defined as having excess nitrogen, phosphorus, mercury, bacteria or...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Bodies of Water, Water Supply, Environmental Pollution
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Johnson: Direct crop subsidies likely to be out of new farm bill
Jan. 17 - Direct subsidy payments to America's farmers are on the chopping block as the new farm bill gets written this year, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., told a round-table group Monday in Rapid City. Johnson repeated what Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Agriculture, Agriculture, Insurance
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USDA announces $308 million in aid to states
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The nation's top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Services and Shopping, Natural Disasters, Relief and Aid Organizations, U.S. Army
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USDA extends Conservation Stewardship signup to Jan. 27
WASHINGTON, D.C. - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White today announced that the cut-off date for the current Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) ranking period has been extended to Jan. 27. Producers who maintain a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Obama rejects Canada-Texas oil pipeline for now
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — In a politically explosive decision, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected plans for a massive oil pipeline through the heart of the United States, ruling there was not enough time for a fair review before a looming...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of State, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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Senate committee votes to lift Sunday hunting ban
Virginia hunters got some good news Thursday.
A Senate committee has voted to lift a ban on Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth.
The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
Governor McDonnell has said he will support Sunday hunting on private land....Tags: Animals, Regional Authority, Politics, Natural Resource Industry, Fairfax County
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Governor McDonnell asks General Assembly to keep uranium mining ban in place for the 2012 session
NEWS7 Senior ReporterUPDATED 4:55 p.m.: A major development in the controversial issue of uranium mining in Southern Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell asked the General Assembly on Thursday to keep the state's moratorium in place, while Virginia studies mining and develops...Tags: Justice System, Science, Justice System, Regional Authority, Politics
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