Lawrence Aviation Industries, a titanium manufacturer, and its owner, Gerald Cohen, have been indicted for illegally storing more than 11 tons of corrosive hazardous waste at its 125 acre Long Island plant, turning the site into a poisonous set out of a science fiction movie, a federal prosecutor said.

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It looks like Lawrence Aviation Industries has had [numerous problems in the past](http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22lawrence+aviation+industries%22&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=moz3&x=wrt “Yahoo Search Results for Lawrence Aviation Industries”).

I think this is the correct [google map of the site](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=%22lawrence+aviation%22+sheep+pasture+rd+port+jefferson,+ny&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=40.933309,-73.065519&spn=0.006582,0.014634&t=k&om=1&iwloc=A “Google Map of 100 Sheep Pasture Rd, Port Jefferson, NY”).

Although just 100 miles off the New Jersey-New York coast, the features of the [Hudson Canyon](http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1441/index.html “USGS Page with maps”) have been largely hidden beneath hundreds of feet of water. Created by the [Hudson River](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_river “Wikipedia’s Hudson River Article”) centuries ago, parts of the massive, undersea region rival the [Grand Canyon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon “Wikipedia’s Grandon Canyon Article”) in scale. Now, for the first time, scientists have a vivid picture of what the mysterious region looks like.

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Scientists say they have found a new underground trigger for [volcanic eruptions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano “Wikipedia’s Volcano Article”) that, combined with other monitoring methods, could help predict when one will happen.

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Marine scientists are worried that the west coast Pacific [Dungeness crab](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness_crab “Wikipedia”) could be invading East Coast waters after an adult male was unexpectedly found off the coast of Massachusetts by a fisherman on July 19.

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Scientists say abnormal “intersex” fish, with both male and female characteristics, have been discovered in the Potomac River and its tributaries across the Capitol Region, raising questions about how contaminants are affecting millions of people who drink tap water there.

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Across the South, giant yellowjacket nests have been found this summer on houses, barns and even a ’55 Chevy.

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In some backyards, a killer lurks: the cicada-killer wasp. The wasp stings its prey and seals the cicada into a hole, then lays an egg with it. The wasps egg hatches, and presto: Killer Jr.s food is taken care of for the duration.

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Softshell crabs, the delicacy that pleases gourmet palates and lines
watermen’s pockets, are in scarce supply this summer. Crabs normally
begin shedding their shells in May, starting the softshell crab season
which provides the money that helps many watermen make it through the
winter.

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Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay are holding steady, but fishing limits are still needed, according to the Chesapeake Bay Commission. They estimated the blue crab population last year at about 350 million, up several million from a low point in 2001.

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The Chinese mitten crab found in Baltimore’s Patapsco River wasn’t
the first, and that has scientists concerned about the prospect there
may be more alien crabs in Chesapeake Bay waterways.

A volunteer park ranger at North Point State Park recognized the
mitten crab in a newspaper picture as a close relative of one given to
him by a waterman two or three years ago. After the crab died, he saved it in his freezer. Experts confirmed Monday that it was another mitten crab.

The discovery of a second crab could mean the species is breeding in
Maryland waters, but the most likely scenario is that two different
ships unintentionally carried the crabs in their ballast into Baltimore
Harbor.

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