je.st
news
Tag: river
Amazon river ecosystems being rapidly degraded, but remain neglected by conservation efforts
2013-02-08 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The world's largest river system is being rapidly degraded and imperiled by dams, mining, overfishing, and deforestation, warns a study published last week by an international team of scientists. Writing in the journal Conservation Letters, researchers led by Leandro Castello, a research associate at the Woods Hole Research Center, catalog the litany of threats facing the Amazon river and its tributaries. They note that existing terrestrial protected areas may not be enough to protect river ecosystems...
Tags: river
amazon
efforts
remain
Search resumes for possible bodies in Red River
2013-02-07 18:15:44| Railroads - Topix.net
Authorities have resumed their search for what could be two bodies that fell from the train trestle across the Red River near downtown Shreveport.
Muddy River Restoration A Response To Climate Change
2013-02-07 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WBUR: Though Boston was largely spared by Hurricane Sandy, a new study says if the storm had hit at high tide, 6 percent of the city would have been flooded. One of the most vulnerable flood areas in the city is along the Muddy River in the Fenway. After nearly two decades of planning and negotiations, city, state and federal agencies are now beginning a project aimed at protecting the city from flooding by restoring the Muddy River to its original state. You might be familiar with the jug handle,...
Tags: change
response
river
climate
TVA: River management system avoided $800 million in flood damages
2013-02-07 12:20:40| Energy - Topix.net
The Tennessee Valley Authority says it avoided more than $800 million in flood damage to communities along the Tennessee River and its tributaries in January.
Tags: system
management
million
river
Big River Steel Announces $1.1B Mill for Osceola, Will Employ 525
2013-02-07 10:25:05| Steel - Topix.net
Big River Steel LLC and Gov. Mike Beebe announced plans Tuesday for the company to build a $1.1 billion steel mill in Osceola that will directly employ 525 people with annual average compensation of $75,000 a year.
Sites : [257] [258] [259] [260] [261] [262] [263] [264] [265] [266] [267] [268] [269] [270] [271] [272] [273] [274] [275] [276] next »