Flagstaff program shows fire prevention mix of success and controversy
In 1996 wildfires near Flagstaff prompted the Grand Canyon Forests Partnership to thin woods and use prescribed burns to restore the forest. Backed by officials and researchers, the effort faces lawsuits and opposition over tree removal but aims to cut fire risk by thinning, meadow restoration, and controlled burns across about 100,000 acres over 10 to 15 years with a $27 million price tag.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Arizona
Montana
Grand Canyon
Coconino National Forest
Jim Wheeler
Grand Canyon Forests Partnership
Bruce Babbitt
Jim Golden
Southwest Forest Alliance
The
Sierra Club
Martos Hoffman
Golden
Lodgepole
San Francisco Peaks
Grand Canyon Trust
Boy 11 saves sister from swarming bees in Michigan
In Traverse City, 11 year old Andrew Bell is credited with pulling his sister Lauren Bell from a bee hive after she slipped into a ravine. He rushed them to a river and brushed off stinging bees, taking 15 stings himself. Lauren spent two days in hospital and is recovering.
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Traverse City, Mich
Lauren Bell
Michigan
Andrew Bell
Lauren
Judge: Jailed nuclear scientist to plead guilty to lesser charge
Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee, jailed on charges of stealing nuclear secrets, will plead guilty to one count and cooperate with investigators. He will be sentenced to time served and freed, in a six month cooperation agreement regarding seven missing tapes.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Los Alamos
Wen Ho Lee
Justice Department
Lee
Indi
Cated
James Parker
Denver
Judge approves large settlement in billing lawsuit
A federal judge in Nashville approves a 214 million dollar class action settlement against American General Life and Accident Insurance Co for overcharging black and low income policyholders on burial insurance. The deal covers about 9.1 million policyholders nationwide with at least 150 dollars per policy and possible extra benefits. Regulators in 33 states will share 5.8 million dollars, and a 1.2 million Florida regulatory settlement accompanies the action.
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Nashville, Tenn
American General Life and Accident Insurance Co
U.S. District Court
John Nixon
American General Life and Accident
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
MetLife
Florida
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Space Cowboys
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Reed Carnival
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa, Texas
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Mathematics
Iowa City
Iowa
Department of Testing
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