Feds say ruling that put bears back on threatened list actually puts them in greater dangerOctober 8th, 2009 Feds: Bears in more danger on threatened listBILLINGS, Mont. — Federal officials say a court ruling that returned Yellowstone grizzly bears to the threatened species list has unexpectedly put the animals at increased risk.
Leatherback sea turtles to get critical habitat in Pacific ocean off Oregon, CaliforniaOctober 8th, 2009 Sea turtles to get critical habitat in PacificFederal fisheries managers have agreed to designate critical habitat for threatened leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific ocean off Oregon and California. NOAA Fisheries officials said Thursday they will have the critical habitat designation done by Dec.
NOAA Fisheries looking at habitat needs of leatherback sea turtlesOctober 8th, 2009 Feds consider critical habitat for sea turtlesFederal fisheries managers have agreed to consider designating critical habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific ocean off Oregon and California. NOAA Fisheries officials said Thursday they will make a decision whether to go forward by Dec.
Feds designate southwest Alaska shoreline as protected habitat for threatened sea ottersOctober 7th, 2009 Feds give sea otters habitat protection in AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated nearly 5,900 square miles as critical habitat for sea otters in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Alaska Peninsula.
Feds, environmental group settle on dates for decisions on listing ice seals as threatenedSeptember 30th, 2009 Feds to decide on listing ice seals as threatenedANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency must decide within three weeks whether spotted seals, which depend on sea ice off Alaska's coast, should be listed as a threatened or endangered species. In addition, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agreed to decide by Nov.
Wildfire burns in Southern California; no homes threatenedSeptember 22nd, 2009 Fire burns in California; no homes threatenedMOORPARK, Calif. — A wildfire is burning in Southern California, and dozens of firefighters are being called to the scene.
Lawsuit claims feds ignored health risks of planned snowmaking at Arizona ski resortSeptember 21st, 2009 Lawsuit aims to stop expansion of Ariz. ski resortFLAGSTAFF, Ariz.
Authorities: 14-year-old threatened to rape teacher if she didn't give entire class an 'A++'September 12th, 2009 Teen accused of threatening teacher to get 'A++'PATERSON, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey teenager threatened to rape and kill his teacher if she did not give his entire class an "A++" for the last school year.
World's smallest satellite tags to track rare Kittlitz's Murrelet seabirdsSeptember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have attached the world's smallest satellite tags to the members of the rare and rapidly declining Kittlitz's Murrelet seabirds, in order to track them. Most of these birds are found in remote, glaciated regions of Alaska, but their wintering grounds have long been unknown.
Study: Bigeye tuna stocks in danger because limits on fishing in Pacific Ocean ineffectiveSeptember 3rd, 2009 Study: Bigeye tuna stocks in Pacific under threatBANGKOK, Thailand — Environmentalists want tougher restrictions on the industrial-scale fishing of bigeye tuna in the Pacific Ocean after new research showed current measures are failing and will do little to sustain stocks of a fish that is popular in sushi bars the world over. The findings will intensify a debate between the multibillion dollar fishing industry and conservationists over the best ways to protect 23 tuna species, nine of which are threatened with extinction.
Gen. Gary North assumes command of Pacific Air Forces based in HawaiiAugust 20th, 2009 Gen. Gary North takes over Pacific Air forcesHICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii — Gen. Gary North is taking command of the United States Pacific Air Forces based at Hickham Air Force Base in Hawaii.
Error threatened hundreds of NYC public housing residents with evictionAugust 6th, 2009 Error nearly evicted NYC public housing residentsNEW YORK — Hundreds of families have been threatened with eviction due to a rent-calculation error at the New York City Housing Authority. Families whose sole income is public assistance were overcharged between $50 and $200 a month.
Pacific countries seek 50 percent emissions cut by 2050 to rescue threatened Pacific islandsAugust 6th, 2009 Pacific states seek urgent climate change actionCAIRNS, Australia — The Pacific Islands Forum called on all nations Thursday to pledge a 50 percent cut in their emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 at U.N. climate change talks in December, bolstering appeals made a day earlier by seven of the region's most threatened islands.
Conn. priest who hired investigator claims bishop threatened to send him to live with nunsAugust 4th, 2009 Conn. whistle-blow priest says bishop scolded himNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former Connecticut priest claims a bishop who played a leading national role in responding to the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal threatened to send him to live with nuns after he hired a private investigator to look into his pastor.
Judge releases Nevada man who threatened Va. Tech alums, orders psychiatric treatmentJuly 14th, 2009 Judge releases man who threatened VaTech alumsROANOKE, Va. — A man who pleaded guilty to sending an e-mail threat to two Virginia Tech alumni on the eve of the first anniversary of the university's mass shooting has been released from jail and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment.
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