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Florida rivers getting sicker, Sentinel investigation finds
Florida's rivers are in trouble. That's what the Orlando Sentinel found after a yearlong evaluation of some of the state's biggest and smallest, most urban and remote, cleanest and dirtiest, protected and abused rivers. Of the 22 rivers studied,...
Tags: Water, Environmental Cleanup, Wetlands, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System
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Natalie Wood: Rescuer didn't see bruises on actress' body
L.A. NOWThe boat captain who helped pull Natalie Wood's body from the Pacific Ocean in 1981 didn't see any of the bruises outlined in a coroner's report, but said the chilly water could have been to blame.... -
Still recovering from Sandy, Crisfield braces for next storm
— Hazel Cropper, for years the fastest crab picker in this city built on its seafood industry, worries about the storm drain a few feet from her living room. As volunteers assessed the damage Superstorm Sandy caused to her home, the 74-year-old...
Tags: Water, Insurance, Politics, Chris Christie, Foods and Beverages
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Connecticut Coast Must Prepare For The Sea's Advance
When the General Assembly was looking at how to protect the Connecticut shoreline from rising sea levels and violent Atlantic storms just months after Hurricane Irene struck in October 2011, a bill surfaced calling for the state to begin planning for a...
Tags: Water, Global Change, Bodies of Water, Ecosystems, New York City
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EPA cites Shell Arctic drilling rigs for air emissions violations
SEATTLE — Adding to the troubles plaguing Shell Alaska and its drilling program in the Arctic, the Environmental Protection Agency announced late Thursday that it had issued air pollution citations to both of the company’s Arctic drilling rigs...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Los Angeles Times, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology
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Ravens also must deal with Broncos' secret weapon — high altitude
Jimmy Smith knew it was real the first time he walked up the big hill to football practice, his 18-year-old lungs unable to find enough air. In the years that followed, the images of husky linemen, gasping on the sidelines, only confirmed the potency of...
Tags: Water, John Harbaugh, Lincoln Kennedy, Domonique Foxworth, Minnesota Vikings
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Glen Phillips, of Toad the Wet Sprocket fame, to headline Sea Level festival
Here's a piece of music news I missed in the pre-holiday scramble. Glen Phillips, the songwriter known for his work with the band Toad the Wet Sprocket, will play Norfolk April 4. His set will kick off this year's Sea Level music festival. Phillips will...
Tags: Water, Music, Bodies of Water, Entertainment, Music Industry
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South Africa's Western Cape: Savoring the bounty
— One night as my sister and I walked across the rugged yet strangely delicate terrain of a place called Farm 215, the path to our cottage lighted only by the stars and a flashlight, the wine-wobbly beam suddenly illuminated several sets of legs....
Tags: Cape Town (South Africa), Trips and Vacations, Travel, Bodies of Water, John Ford
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Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that...
Tags: Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Canada, Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey
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Shell drilling rig runs aground in heavy Alaska seas
Days of efforts trying to guide a mobile offshore drilling rig through stormy Alaska seas hit a crisis Monday night when crew members were forced to disconnect the rig from its last remaining tow line and the vessel went aground on a small island south of...
Tags: Wildlife, Bodies of Water, Meteorological Disasters, U.S. Coast Guard, Heavy Engineering
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State building changes ordered to avert flood damage
Declaring that Maryland's coastal areas are increasingly at risk from a rising sea level, Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered state agencies to weigh the growing risks of flooding in deciding where and how to construct state buildings. "Billions of...Tags: Water, United Nations, Global Change, Politics, Weather
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Key West Food and Wine Festival coming in January
Postcards from FloridaSunshine, stellar cuisine and superior vintages will be part of the plan for the 4th Annual Key West Food and Wine Festival, set for Jan. 24-27 in the Conch Republic. Events will showcase local chefs’ culinary flair, indigenous Florida Keys...
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