Naturalist A Starker Leopold Dies at 69 in Berkeley
A Starker Leopold, noted naturalist and son of Aldo Leopold, died of heart failure at his Berkeley home at age 69. He chaired the 1962 Leopold Committee that reshaped National Park policies and authored more than 100 works on ecology and wildlife. He held leadership roles in the Wildlife Society, California Academy of Sciences, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Nature Conservancy.
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Edison to Close Two Nuclear Units for Crack Checks
Commonwealth Edison will shut Dresden Unit 3 and Quad Cities Unit 2 in September for inspections of cooling pipe cracks. Dresden 3 starts Sept 30, Quad Cities 2 on Sept 4. NRC and utilities adjust schedules. no safety hazard found. Inspections planned for 11 to 16 weeks with power redirected from affected plants.
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Task force seeks to curb state agencies travel costs
Des Moines researchers propose ending most out of state travel allowances for all state agencies except the Development Commission. Agencies would fund essential trips from other budgets with voluntary options possible. Officials note about 900000 dollars spent on out of state travel last year. Authority to enforce rests with the governor and legislature.
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Law student sues Drake over suspension
Drake University law student Mark Warren filed a Polk County suit alleging the law faculty suspended him without a hearing and altered rules. Warren, 26, faced arrest for alleged false use of a financial instrument, pleaded innocent, and said the suspension followed a June 16 faculty quorum action in violation of the Honor Code.
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