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Decline in dead zones: Efforts to heal Chesapeake Bay are workingEfforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded.
"We now have evidence that cutting back on the nutrient pollutants pouring into the bay can make a difference. I think that's really significant."
- lead author Rebecca R. Murphy, a doctoral student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins |
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Decline in dead zones: Efforts to heal Chesapeake Bay are workingEfforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded. |
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The Plow & Hearth(R) Campaign to Reforest America(R) Reaches GoalThe Plow & Hearth(R) Campaign to Reforest America®, a yearlong reforestation effort launched by the company last October has reached its goal of donating one million trees to be planted in locations across the country. |
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US homeless couple marry in dream weddingThe groom wore a black tuxedo, a damask-rose pink waistcoat and tie, and an ear-to-ear smile. |
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Mystery donors give $45 million to collegesA mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least eight universities have received gifts totaling nearly $45 million, and the schools had to promise not to try to find out the giver's identity. |
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Obama signs wide-ranging conservation lawWashington, D.C., USA - President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday expanding and protecting US public parks and wilderness areas from oil and gas development, billed as the largest US conservation measure in more than 15 years. |
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Endangered Leopards Birth Suprises AllFront Royal, Virginia, USA - At the National Zoo in Washington this week, the surprise birth of not one, but two clouded leopard cubs is giving new hope to an endangered species. |
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New Vaccine Developed For Preventing ‘Uncommon Cold’ VirusFairfax, Virginia, USA - Common colds typically cause a week of sneezing, aches and pains and then fade away leaving only a sore nose and a few used sick days behind. |
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Gates Foundation donates to health, connectivitySeattle, Washington, USA - Charitable causes are getting hit hard these days, but the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, formed by the eponymous Microsoft founder and his wife, announced Thursday the donation of nearly $14 million. |
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Toddler lost in the woods saved by two puppies who kept him warm (w/Video)Halifax County, Virginia, USA - A couple of puppies are being credited for helping save the life of a Virginia toddler ... Three-year-old Jaylynn Thorpe was found over the weekend after he had been lost in the woods for 21 hours. |
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Librarian leaves $2.2 million to her collegesChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - A retired Virginia school teacher and librarian who died two years ago left more than $2 million to split between the universities she attended, the schools announced Tuesday. |
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