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Aging Wabash River bridge in SW Indiana closes
An aging toll bridge over the southern part of the Wabash River between Indiana and Illinois closed abruptly Monday. Illinois State Police announced the 82-year-old New Harmony Bridge had been shut down Monday afternoon as officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation posted "bridge closed" signs, the Evansville Courier & ...
Head of US nuclear safety agency to step down
The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping safety reforms but came under fire for an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying. Gregory Jaczko stepped down ahead of a potentially blistering ...
Environmentalists criticize Ohio drilling rules
Environmental advocates were among dozens of witnesses lining up to testify Monday on a bill laying out Ohio's new regulations for horizontal shale drilling and the use of renewable energy. The testimony before the House Public Utilities Committee was part of a debate on a wide-ranging energy bill that passed ...
ASU to beef up environmental commitment
Alabama State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plan to partner for a greener campus and more environmental curricula. The EPA will help the university beef up its environmental policy and science curricula and offer opportunities for students interested in environmental careers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education ...
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. "Our concern is getting reliable data so we know what to do for our patients," said David Carey, director of Geisinger's Weis ...
For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin
When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, out of New York. "I go over the border and see ...
Grizzly trapping to start in Madison Range
Wildlife officials plan to trap grizzly bears in southwestern Montana starting Monday and are warning outdoor enthusiasts to be aware of possible increased bear activity. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/L5btEj) that the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be trapping the bears through June 18 on private property in ...
PNM: Bids show new pollution controls too costly
Public Service Company of New Mexico says bids to install Environmental Protection Agency-ordered pollution controls at the San Juan Generating Station have confirmed its belief that the EPA underestimated the price. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/KnMFG3) that PNM says the lowest bid is more than double the federal agency's estimate ...
Tours show Nebraska pheasant, quail habitat
Landowners and others with interest in conserving habitat for pheasants and quail are invited to tour managed lands. Nebraska Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are hosting a series of 15 habitat tours. The first will be Saturday at Carter Canyon Ranch south of Gering. The series concludes Aug. 16 in ...
Ohio boys share school, Cub Scouts, cancer battles
Alex Carman is 100 percent boy. The 8-year-old was constantly climbing, digging, swimming, playing — always moving. Then, weeks went by before Alex could go outside. He was a patient at Toledo Children's Hospital, his window overlooking offices and a roof, as the weather warmed. His mother worried how her ...
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