Armyworm invasion spreads across Northeast lawns
Armyworms are turning lawns brown from central Pennsylvania to Maine, baffling scientists who tie the outbreak to winds from Tropical Storm Allison. Experts note multiple generations yearly and warn the infestation could also affect farms, orchards, and corn fields.
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Missouri
Maine
Philadelphia
Allison
Northeast
John Buechner
Lawn Doctor Inc
Pennsylvania
Boston
Midwest
Robert Leiby
The
Lehigh
Penn State Extension
Karen Bernhard
Lebanon County
Delaware
Brian Feldman
TruGreen Chem Lawn
JoAnn Dunn
West Long Branch
N.J
Dennis Calvin
Pennsylvania State University
West Virginia flood blamed on coal cuts and logging
In Dorothy West Virginia, residents blame mining and logging for flood damage after heavy rain toppled mountaintops. Officials cite extreme rainfall of up to 10 inches, while critics point to 800 miles of streams filled from blasting and 250000 acres logged yearly, as environmental debates persist.
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Dorothy, W.va
Princess Beverly Coal Co
Booger Hollow
Dorothy
West
Jerry Webb
West Virginia
Matthew Crum
State Office of Mining and Reclamation
Rayford Mountain
Vivian Stockman
Roger Calhoun
Federal Office of Surface Mining
Gulf oil platform explodes near Freeport Texas
A Gulf of Mexico natural gas rig 26 miles south of Freeport experienced a blowout causing a rapid evacuation of 40 workers. A supervisor stayed behind to help others escape while a coast guard search for him continued as responders retrieved the crew. The platform is Marine Drilling Companies Inc and was leased by Applied Drilling Technology Inc. The coast guard described the event as an explosion before clarifying it as a blowout.
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Freeport
Heath “Kaylor
Sig
Marine Drilling Companies Inc
Sugar Land
Applied Drilling Technology Inc
Houston
Global Marine Inc
Coast Guard
Dale Wilhelm
Mizarine
Pentagon to test missile defence amid arms race fears
The Pentagon plans a costly mock warhead interception test, signaling rapid expansion of anti-missile trials at about $100 million each. Critics warn the move could breach the 1972 ABM treaty and spark a new arms race, with Russia cautioning against silos at Fort Greely Alaska and possible U.S. treaty exit.
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Pentagon
Congress
Igor Ivanov
Fort Greely
Alaska
Ivanov
United States
Moscow
Bush
Russia
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Plaza Theatre
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Ottawa Herald
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