Kansas City infoZine Environment HeadlinesThe lastest articles from the infoZine Environment topic area.700 Missouri National Guardsmen and Women Called to Help Battle Flood- June 19, 2008 The Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen will remain on duty until released by local authorities and the governor.http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28964/ Kansas Crowing Survey Suggests More Nesting Pheasants in 2008- June 19, 2008 Thirty-five percent increase rangewide means more nesting birds; production outlook hopefulhttp://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28962/ 15 Million Tires Cleaned Up in Missouri- June 19, 2008 Tire cleanups reduce the threat of the West Nile virus during the summerhttp://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28963/ Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park Will Offer Limited Access This Summer- June 18, 2008 Visitors to Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park near Lesterville can once again swim in the shut-ins this summer, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced.http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28951/ The Mystery of Mass Extinctions Is No Longer Murky- June 18, 2008 Ebb and flow of the sea is the primary cause of the world's mass extinctions over the past 500 million yearshttp://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28946/ Upper Mississippi River Closed in Missouri- June 18, 2008 On Monday, the United States Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River to recreational boating traffic from the Iowa border south to the Harbor in St. Louis.http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28943/ Bear Savvy Can Avoid, Defuse Confrontations- June 17, 2008 By Jim Low - Black bears seldom are aggressive, unless they feel threatened or are defending their cubs.http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28930/ EarthTalk: Dealing with Nuclear Waste- June 17, 2008 Dear EarthTalk: I've heard that there are plans to build a large repository for nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain in Nevada, but that plans have been slow and are very controversial. Where is our nuclear waste kept now and what dangers does it pose -- Miriam Clark, Reno, NVhttp://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28906/ Magellan Midstream Partners to Pay $5.3m in Civil Penalties for 11 Petroleum Pipeline Spills in Six Midwestern States- June 17, 2008 Magellan Midstream Partners has agreed to pay $5.3 million in civil penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to illegal spills or discharges of petroleum products from its pipeline network at 11 locations in six states over the past 10 years, officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced.http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28934/ Find, Control Borers in Stone-fruit, Ornamental Trees Soon- June 17, 2008 The peachtree borer is a serious pest for far more than peach trees. It can attack most trees and shrubs that produce a stone fruit - including plums, cherries, nectarines and apricots - and it merits attention now.http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28929/ |