The Santa Cruz County Sheriff bomb team recovered an unexploded WWII-era U.S. Navy practice bomb that washed ashore on the Parajo Dunes on New Year’s Eve after powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean sent massive waves slamming along the California coast. Images captured by the sheriff’s office show an old, …
Read More »Maine loon population dips for a second year, but biologists are optimistic about more chicks
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird’s chicks. Maine has the largest number of common loons in the eastern U.S., and the state …
Read More »Justice Department launches probe of California EPA over alleged diversity-based hiring practices
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has launched an investigation into the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) over accusations of racial equity-based hiring practices. In a letter dated Wednesday, the DOJ notified the state environmental agency of an investigation into whether it “is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination …
Read More »Rising production costs push cranberry farmers to retire bogs
CARVER, Mass. – It’s peak season for cranberry farmers in southeastern Massachusetts. The Bay State ranks second behind Wisconsin in cranberry production across the U.S. “Massachusetts has an incredibly robust cranberry industry,” says Karen Cahill, deputy executive director of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association. She tells Fox News that …
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