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Homes Destroyed, People Missing And 767,000 Without Power After Irene
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAt least 25 homes in East Haven were destroyed, one person has died, others are missing and more than half the state is without power after Tropical Storm Irene tore through Connecticut Sunday. East Haven mayor April Capone said that at least 25 homes in...Tags: Kensington, East Haven, West Haven, Business, Stephen Dargan
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Boston's Original Chocolate Tour
FOX CTWhen Boston's Old Town Trolley makes its first stop on Saturdays, the sugar rush starts. The Trolley is boxy, lumbering, and slow but this is a sweet ride. "I'm a "Professor of Chocology", exclaimed Head Tour Driver Ted Galo who leads Boston's Original...Tags: Natural Resources, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Park closures just don't pencil out
SACRAMENTO — For most people, Memorial Day kicks off the vacation season. For Gov. Jerry Brown, however, it is the time to start closing state parks. That's right. Shut off the water, cart off the privies, lock the gates. Summer's around the...
Tags: Public Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Natural Resources, State Parks, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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Calmer winds help New Mexico forest fire crews go on offensive
ReutersSANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Diminished winds helped fire crews take the offensive on Sunday against an 11-day-old blaze burning out of control through the rugged high country of New Mexico's Gila National Forest, but nearly 300 homes in the area...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Conservation, Natural Resources, Weather Reports, Disasters and Accidents
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UPDATE 1-Calmer winds help New Mexico forest fire crews go on offensive
Reuters(Updates status of New Mexico fire) By Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, N.M., May 27 (Reuters) - Diminished winds helped fire crews take the offensive on Sunday against an 11-day-old blaze burning out of control through the rugged high country of New Mexico's...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Wildfires
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U.S. and Cuban scientists work to save turtles and sharks
Though Cuba and the United States have limited the flow of people and goods across the Florida Straits, sea turtles, sharks and other endangered species swim unimpeded from one country's waters to the other's, linking their rich but fragile environments....Tags: Conservation, Mexico, Natural Resources, Republican Party, U.S. Department of State
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Hillsboro survives extra innings to advance in 3A Softball
With a 20-win season under their belts, it was easy to expect the Hillsboro Trojans to come in red-hot. The top-seeded Trojans finished with a 20-3 record, but 12-9 Douglass had other ideas. Instead of a routine game for Hillsboro, a tight pitchers-...
Tags: Natural Resources, Brad Pitt, Forestry and Timber, Manhattan (New York City)
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Acres of Angeles National Forest reopen
Nearly three years after the Station fire laid waste to 160,000 acres of Angeles National Forest, authorities opened a vast area in the Big Tujunga Watershed in time for Memorial Day weekend. On Thursday, Angeles National Forest Supervisor Thomas...
Tags: Conservation, Natural Resources, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues
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The road to forest recovery
Rangers who work in the Angeles National Forest and the volunteers who support them deserve a tip of the hat for opening a huge swath of forest this weekend, less than three years after the Station fire ravaged the front range of the San Gabriel...Tags: Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues
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Local camps and parks ready for big summer
Sunday editorMemorial Day weekend marks the opening day for many local parks, camps and other outdoor recreational facilities. With 30.7 million people will drive more than 50 miles for Memorial Day trips, according to auto club AAA, many of those local destination...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Human Interest, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks, Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Newport News Green Foundation: Tree-planting ceremony dedicates new conservation space
The Newport News Green Foundation, with the help of C.W. Davis Contractors of Gloucester, Newport News Rotary Club, and Virginia Health Services, opened one of their newest properties, located at 9941 Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Va. When the...
Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Natural Resources, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Bobby Scott, Forestry and Timber
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Angeles National Forest land burned in Station fire reopens
Nature enthusiasts will have something to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend after roughly 41,000 acres in Angeles National Forest that were closed in the wake of the Station fire reopen to the public. The U.S. Forest Service closed large swaths of land...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Wetlands
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