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Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes
Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
DNR warns of swimmer's itch in N. Iowa lake DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources is warning people that a condition called swimmer's itch is being seen at northern Iowa's Crystal Lake. The condition usually is harmless but can cause welts and itching for several days. ...
$3500 reward in fatal poisoning of 2 bald eagles
Federal investigators say someone poisoned and killed two bald eagles in Thibodaux. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are offering $3,500 for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed the national birds. The partly decomposed eagles were found April 11 about ...
RI building electric car charging stations
Rhode Island is building up to 50 electric vehicle charging stations for motorists around the state and also plans to purchase hybrid or electric-powered vehicles for the state fleet whenever possible, the governor announced Tuesday. Gov. Lincoln Chafee said the moves, paid for by federal stimulus money, will help improve ...
Vt. and Quebec announce electric car corridor
Starting this fall, people who drive electric vehicles should be able to travel the 138-mile route between Burlington and Montreal without worrying they'll run short of a charge thanks to a planned electric vehicle charging corridor, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois announced in Montreal. Initially the ...
Appeals court: BLM must story more grazing plans
The Bureau of Land Management must consider a wider range of grazing alternatives, including some that provide more protections for public land, when it reviews permits in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Western Watersheds Project, which brought the lawsuit ...
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park. Investigators believed Colorado's Black Forest Fire was human-caused, and were going through the charred remains of luxury homes destroyed and damaged in ...
Rabid bat found in Hall County home
A rabies alert has been issued in part of Hall County after a rabid bat was found inside of a house in Gainesville. The Gainesville Times reports (http://bit.ly/12QNHed ) the bat was found in a house Friday and has been shipped to the virology section of the Georgia Public Health ...
Wis. communities seek money to pay for water tests
Cities and counties in Wisconsin are looking for ways to pay for water tests that could lead to beach closures after the federal government proposed eliminating the funding for the tests. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been spending about $10 million per year water testing to support a 2000 ...
Adapting to Climate Change Through Barriers
Instead of protesting against the evils of carbon pollution, many officials and environmental advocates are adopting the model of boy scouts when it comes to climate change: Be prepared. (June 17)
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