It's spending most of its time these days sorting through that prickly time consumer, e-mail, or trying to retrieve particles of information that it, my brain, has stored over the decades in no apparent order. The apparent demise of the Taylor Energy Center, whose critical feature was a dinosaur of coal-fired technology that it nevertheless planned to build, is a relief on many levels. Here and in Gainesville, however, in an effort to learn more about their own level of mercury...

The resulting diversion of water to Klamath basin farmers and ranchers who were battling a drought lowered the river's flow and set the stage for the fish kill. He said he believes the Bush administration ignored the water policy to protect Klamath fish and instead just said, "Let's open the gates and give it to the farmers. That's when he piled 500 pounds of odorous, dead Klamath salmon in front of the Interior Department, accusing the agency of "gross mismanagement" in the wildlife...

First Nations to take stock 1 Annual general assembly a time to review past year's successes, failures Post a comment . View comments (1) HANNAH ZITNER The Canadian Press Roughly 500 First Nations chiefs and delegates will meet to talk about the national day of action, land claims, language retention and fishing rights at the annual general assembly in Halifax this week. First Nations to take stock 1 Annual general assembly a time to review past year's successes, failures Post a comment ....

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Spreading the muck on agricultural, commercial or industrial land, as well as dumping it in landfills, is among the options proposed. Independent lab tests of a sample taken by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel show even higher arsenic levels on the eastern part of the lake, exceeding what would be allowed to be spread on commercial and agricultural land. Those pollutants fuel the growth of algae and other plants that die and settle to the bottom, forming a muddy layer that stifles the...

Ivory salmon or white-flesh kings, native to just a few rivers in Canada and southeastern Alaska, have a genetic trait that helps them process the carotene in their food, so it doesn t collect in their flesh; flavor is said to be milder and more voluptuous than red-fleshed salmon. And that s not even considering the frozen and canned choices. This salmon s skin turns red during spawning season, hence one name; its name in the Salish tribe s language means fish of fishes. Ivory salmon or...