The thick syrup will be used to decontaminate polluted groundwater.
Originally from WTOP Radio
Molassas to be Used to Clean Up Md. Superfund Site
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Oyster Reserves Stay Flexible
When a harvest of hatchery-produced oysters failed to yield the catch that watermen expected last month, organizers regrouped and re-schemed.
Originally from WTOP Radio
Easy Answers Won’t Solve the Chesapeake Bay’s Oyster Puzzle
Some thoughts on the Chesapeake Bay’s oysters, and the unthinkable – a ban.
Cutting Maryland’s oyster harvests in the mid-1980s by 40 percent would have resulted in a sustainable harvest last year of 1.9 million bushels – instead of 23,000 bushels.
In Virginia’s Lynnhaven Inlet, oyster restoration, combined with a sanctuary, has increased oysters an estimated tenfold despite diseases.
Detection kit battles trade in bear parts
With illegal trade in bear products growing, customs officers will soon be able to test a range of merchandise for bear-derived ingredients.
In China, as many as 9000 bears are farmed in cramped conditions where they are subjected to painful daily extraction of bile.
The kit works on the same principle as home pregnancy kits, which use antibodies to detect specific proteins. In this case, the kit’s detector reacts with seven proteins specific to each bear species apart from pandas, in which there is little trade.
Originally from New Scientist
Tigers At Risk From Pig Hunters
A mass pig hunt on the Indonesian island of Sumatra threatens tigers and other rare wildlife, campaigners fear.
They plan to take up to a thousand men and dogs into an area adjoining one of the most important tiger sanctuaries in the world.
Originally from BBC News
Mountaineers to rescue juniper
Mountaineers are planting junipers on ledges to prevent them from being eaten by hungry sheep.
Originally from BBC News
Maryland Crab Harvest Improves Slightly
Watermen hauled in 27 million to 29 million pounds of crabs, compared with 20 million in 2000.
Originally from WTOP Radio
Weather Data for the Masses
The U.S. government’s weather data is now available in a more friendly XML format, so everyone can make use of it. By Daniel Terdiman.
Originally from Wired News
Rocket Fuel in Milk, Lettuce
The Food and Drug Administration says a rocket fuel component contaminates nearly 94 percent of the milk and lettuce samples surveyed. The compound is suspected of having nasty effects in humans.
Originally from Wired News
Charlottesville Will Buy Natural Gas-Powered Buses
The buses the Virginia city will purchase make less noise, emit less pollution and get better mileage than diesel-burning buses.
Originally from WTOP Radio
Condors Take Wing as Humans Cheer Them On
Including the birds still in captivity, a species that had dwindled to 22 in 1982 — prompting a decision to capture the entire population shortly thereafter — now has grown to 246.
A Spreading Hazard for Deer and Elk (and Hunters)
As chronic wasting disease spreads through populations of deer and elk in some states, hunters are finding that their quarry may not be safe to eat.
North American birds on the decline
Nearly a third of native bird species – even common ones – are seeing striking losses, says survey.
For Wildlife With Wanderlust, Their Own Highway
A corridor of the wild through the high country of North America – Yellowstone to Yukon – is becoming a reality.
Park Service Considers Impact of Colorado River Trips
Proposed recreational changes along the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon have stirred controversy. At public forums where the changes are being discussed, people are expressing strong and diverse opinions. NPR’s Ted Robbins reports from Arizona.