Environmental Protection Agency ordered the use of ultra low sulfur diesel nationwide, truck manufacturers' sales have gone down, raising concern among Alaska truck distributors. Last year was a banner year for truck sales, as fleet owners over-bought inventory in anticipation of problems with the 2007 models using new ULSD engines, Schouten said. But the most significant benefits of clean diesel will be realized when new trucks have largely replaced the existing fleet by 2020, according...

Last year, in Wayne County, farmland preserved included more than 300 acres from the Ohio Agricultural Center, through the Ohio Agricultural Easement Donation Program and this year, 142 acres from Badger Farms through the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program. Boggs presented several statistics that show the state's agricultural production and markets are doing well. Last year, in Wayne County, farmland preserved included more than 300 acres from the Ohio Agricultural Center,...

With over 30 percent of the global burden of disease in children attributable to environmental factors, the world health organization released last week the first ever report highlighting youngsters' special susceptibility to harmful chemical exposures at different periods of their growth, and the potential effects later in life. With over 30 percent of the global burden of disease in children attributable to environmental factors, the world health organization released last week the first...

He was elected to his first term as governor by a margin of 17 percent in 1992 and was re-elected to a second term four years later by a 32 percent margin, thus becoming the first Republican governor in the state?s history that was elected to a second term. He was elected to his first term as governor by a margin of 17 percent in 1992 and was re-elected to a second term four years later by a 32 percent margin, thus becoming the first Republican governor in the state?s history that was...

New "designer" pesticides and genetically modified crops that can kill even the hardiest pests are on the way, according to researchers in Mexico and the US. Bravo and colleagues believe that Bt toxins act by punching holes in the insects' gut cells, which kills the cells, and ultimately the insects too. Bravo's theory of how Bt toxins work in clumps has not convinced everyone studying the toxins, but she believes her latest research validates her conclusions. They kill specific pests,...

Gins could go out of business, and if the shift became more permanent, there could be a restructuring of agriculture in the state, with grain and row crops -- wheat, corn, soybeans -- gaining greater ground, he said. Louisiana, among the nation's top 10 cotton producing states, is expected to yield its biggest corn crop on record this year, after higher prices prompted many farmers to plant much, if not all, of their cotton acres to corn. As a result, both local gins are dormant, and a...