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Dec 20, 2019

Plan to save sea turtles from shrimp boats scaled way back

A plan to make more shrimpers include sea turtle escape hatches in their nets has been vastly scaled back , federal regulators announced, potentially contributing to the deaths of more than 1,000 of the animals each year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a rule that would apply to fewer than 1,100 inshore shrimp […]

Dec 20, 2019

Plan to save sea turtles from shrimp boats scaled way back

A plan to make more shrimpers include sea turtle escape hatches in their nets has been vastly scaled back , federal regulators announced, potentially contributing to the deaths of more than 1,000 of the animals each year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a rule that would apply to fewer than 1,100 inshore shrimp […]

Dec 16, 2019

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America. The reason? There are actually two different definitions of the 12-inch measurement known as a foot. Some land surveyors use what’s known as the U.S. survey foot. Others use the definition that’s more accepted by the broader world: the […]

Dec 16, 2019

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America. The reason? There are actually two different definitions of the 12-inch measurement known as a foot. Some land surveyors use what’s known as the U.S. survey foot. Others use the definition that’s more accepted by the broader world: the […]

Sep 19, 2019

Feds propose major habitat protections for killer whales

U.S. protections for the waters that a group of endangered orcas call home could soon expand beyond the Seattle area to encompass much of the West Coast, from the Canadian border to central California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal to increase the critical habitat designation for southern resident killer whales by […]

Sep 19, 2019

Feds propose major habitat protections for killer whales

U.S. protections for the waters that a group of endangered orcas call home could soon expand beyond the Seattle area to encompass much of the West Coast, from the Canadian border to central California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal to increase the critical habitat designation for southern resident killer whales by […]

Sep 6, 2019

Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off West Coast

Federal scientists say they are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast, a development that could badly disrupt marine life including salmon, whales and sea lions. The expanse of unusually warm water stretches from Alaska to California, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. It resembles a similar heat […]

Sep 6, 2019

Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off West Coast

Federal scientists say they are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast, a development that could badly disrupt marine life including salmon, whales and sea lions. The expanse of unusually warm water stretches from Alaska to California, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. It resembles a similar heat […]

Jun 24, 2019

Hidden oil spill: New study contradicts owner’s claims

A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana’s coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but contradicts the well owner’s assertions about the amount and source of oil. Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since a subsea mudslide caused by […]

Jun 24, 2019

Hidden oil spill: New study contradicts owner’s claims

A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana’s coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but contradicts the well owner’s assertions about the amount and source of oil. Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since a subsea mudslide caused by […]

Jun 24, 2019

Hidden oil spill: New study contradicts owner’s claims

A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana’s coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but contradicts the well owner’s assertions about the amount and source of oil. Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since a subsea mudslide caused by […]

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