Evacuation of pets a priority after Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina, the push to evacuate and reunite pets with owners surged. Congress passed the Pets Evacuation and Transport Standards Act in 2006 boosting rescue efforts, with agencies like SPCA and Mutt Shack saving thousands of animals and raising over $15 million for Gulf Coast shelters.
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New Orleans
Snowball
Louisiana Superdome
Ana Zorrilla
Louisiana Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Congress
Colorado
Henry
SPCA
Mutt Shack
Gulf Coast
Train troubles again strand Northeast commuters
Amtrak and regional transit agencies halted trains across the Northeast for over an hour during the morning rush due to power problems likely starting near Washington. Service between New York and Washington and between Philadelphia and Harrisburg paused at 7:45 am and restored by 9 am as investigators consider area-wide causes and ongoing substation modernization.
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N.J
Amtrak
Northeast
Washington
Northeast Corridor
New York City
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Karina Romero
Perryville
Romero
Ken Briers
Briers
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Border gunfire hits El Paso as drug war spills over
Bullets from Ciudad Juarez shoot into El Paso touching city hall and a university, closing a border highway. No injuries reported but authorities warn of growing cross border fire. University of Texas at El Paso, City Hall, Sheriff Wiles, Gov. Perry, Attorney General Abbott cited.
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EL Paso
Texas
U.s.-Mexico
Rio Grande
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Richard Wiles
U.S
Juarez
Sinaloa and
Felipe Calderon
Cartels
Border Patrol
Doug Mosier
University of Texas At
Darrel Perry
Perry
City Hall
Andrew Kunert
Kunert
Fort Bliss
Rescue Mission of
Bill Cox
Cox
Barack Obama
Greg Abbott
Abbott
Rick Perry
Ranchers challenge wolf reintroduction program changes
Ranching groups and two southern New Mexico counties sue over Mexi can gray wolf reintroduction in New Mexico and Arizona claiming major changes need a new environmental impact statement. The suit argues NEPA was violated by altering rules without review and seeks to halt changes until compliance. Defendants include FWS Southwest Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle and New Mexico Game and Fish Director Tod Stevenson.
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N.M
New Mexico
Arizona
Daniel Bryant
Ruidoso
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
NEPA
Fish and Wildlife Southwest Regional
Benjamin Tuggle
Game and Fish
Tod Stevenson
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