"Nashville Flood Victims in Poorer Areas Wonder How They'll Recover"
Flood victims in some of Nashville's poor neighborhoods are not getting the attention that some country music stars are getting.
Source: AP, 05/06/2010
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Gulfbase
An excellent collection of resources about the Gulf of Mexico, including several searchable databases. Una colección vasta de recursos sobre el Golfo de México; incluye bases de datos accesibles sobre: México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, Sureste de Estados Unidos, Suroeste de Estados Unidos (solo en inglés).
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"More Victims Feared as Tenn. Floodwaters Recede"
"The Cumberland River having reached its crest was little comfort amid fears that receding floodwaters could reveal more victims of deadly storms that swamped much of middle Tennessee."
Source: AP, 05/04/2010
Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards
Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.
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Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease
Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.
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Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations
The 48 mines are also linked by the fact that most of their owners have been legally delaying action on the violations through appeals of the citations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is faced with a backlog of approximately 16,000 appeals.
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"Oil Leak From Rig Threatens Coast"
"BP crews raced to protect the Gulf of Mexico coastline as a remote sub tried to shut off an underwater oil well gushing 42,000 gallons a day from the site of a wrecked drilling platform."
Source: Press Association, 04/27/2010
"Oil May Spew for Months After Rig Blast"
"A slow-motion environmental disaster may be in the making with the discovery Saturday that 42,000 gallons a day of crude oil is spewing from a well on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico near where a huge drilling rig sank last week -- and it could be months before it's stopped."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 04/26/2010
Enviros Seek Protection for 404 Aquatic Plants, Animals in Southeast
"Environmental groups have petitioned the Obama administration to add 404 species from rivers in the southeastern United States to the Endangered Species List."
Source: Greenwire, 04/23/2010
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