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Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Jan. 17 Bluefield Daily Telegraph on federal funding that was approved for a flood prevention project in West Virginia's Mercer County: Federal funding has been secured for a significant flood control project for Mercer County. The $3.7 million award announced...
Missing woman found dead in surf on Oregon coast
WALDPORT, Ore. (AP) — A Waldport, Oregon woman reported missing after she took her dogs for a walk was later found dead in the surf at the mouth of the Alsea River. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported that Toni Goessman, 60, was reported missing by her husband about 5:17 p.m. Friday when one of...
Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are ramping up efforts to prevent mining companies from gaining a foothold in Minnesota with legislation that aims to slow or ban copper-nickel mining on the Iron Range. Companion bills set to be proposed by state lawmakers and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seek to block...
Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over mine spill
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that resulted in rivers in three western states being fouled with a bright-yellow plume of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals....
Forest Service announces free dates in 2021
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Daniel Boone National Forest has announced that it will waive fees on several dates in 2021. Fees will be waived at most recreation areas and day-use sites as well as some campgrounds, the Forest Service said in a statement. The dates include Jan. 18 in observance of Martin...
New nuclear plant could rise at site of former one in NJ
LACEY, N.J. (AP) — The company that's in the process of mothballing one of the nation's oldest nuclear power plants says it is interested in building a new next-generation nuclear reactor at the same site in New Jersey. Holtec International last month received $147.5 million — $116 million of which...
Colorado coal-fired power plant to close ahead of schedule
DENVER (AP) — The owner of a Colorado coal-fired power plant announced plans to close the facility by 2028, years earlier than originally planned. Xcel Energy-Colorado and partners PacifiCorp and the Salt River Project plan to close Hayden Generating Station's two operating units, The Denver Post reports....
Kentucky man rescues injured bald eagle during bird count
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man participating in an annual bird-watching hike helped rescue an injured bald eagle on Wednesday, The Courier Journal reported. Eric Nally was participating in the Christmas Bird Count at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, about a half hour south of Louisville,...
Body found near where kayaker went missing in North Carolina
MANNS HARBOR, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say that a body has been found on the shores of the Croatan Sound in an area where a kayaker went missing. The Charlotte Observer reports that the discovery was made around 3 p.m. Monday. The sound runs between the Alligator River National Wildlife...
Maine land trust opens new York preserve to the public
YORK, Maine (AP) — A Maine land trust has opened a forest preserve in a southern Maine town to the public. York Land Trust said its 220-acre Fuller Forest Preserve in York has transformed the working forest into a nature preserve that's open to the public. The first visitors came to the preserve on Dec....
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