Toxics Hold No Takers for Times Beach Buyout
Times Beach Missouri remains stalled on a promised federal buy-out for a town poisoned by dioxin waste. Residents say delays threaten their plans and health, while state and federal officials clash over title to the land and liability.
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Times Beach
Missouri
Feds
Marilyn Leistner
St. Louis
Anne Burford
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Meramec
Gerald Johnson
Christopher
Bond
Washington
Edwin Meese
Lee Thomas
Meramec Heights
Imperial
Minker
Jefferson County
Murray Abrahamson
Russell Bliss
Bliss
Abrahamson
Dave Davis
Larry Webb
Kansas City
Aftershocks Rumble Coalinga Amid Earthquake Recovery
Two powerful aftershocks measuring 5.5 and 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Coalinga Calif amid widespread quake damage. No injuries were reported as residents endure months of shaking while Caltech and USGS record readings. Red Cross and Emergency Services distribute meals sleeping bags and tents to thousands staying in a city still largely ruined.
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Coalinga
Calif
Red Cross
Bill O'Callahan
Walter Fratti
Visalia
California
Cal Tech
Dennis Meredith
Meredith
California Institute of Technology At
Pasadena
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
John Minsch
Fresno County
Carob Moth Threatens California Date Orchards
California faces a new pest as carob moths attack dates pomegranates and almonds in Riverside County’s Coachella Valley. Experts note no known lure exists, hindering detection and control while the date industry, worth about 35 million dollars, fears economic losses.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California
State Department of Food and Agriculture
Coachella Valley
Riverside County
Eldon Reeves
Coachella
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