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  • Rescuers struggle to save dolphins

    March 12, 2010

    Crews worked Friday to save a group of dolphins stranded off the coast of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Workers and volunteers waded through hip-deep mud on Thursday to carry eight Atlantic white-sided dolphins from Drummers Cove, but two did not survive. The six rescued dolphins were quickly brought to Provincetown... more »

Down To Earth

  • Appeals court takes up ban on new roads in forests

    March 12, 2010

    A federal appeals court in Denver has heard oral arguments on a ban on building new roads in national forests. The case filed by the state of Wyoming challenges the 2001 roadless rule, banning construction of new roads on at least 40 million acres of federal land nationwide. ... more »
  • Saving 4th Fireworks: Help wanted

    March 11, 2010

    A group of Colorado Springs young people aren't ready to let the city's 4 th of July celebration fizzle. The fireworks were cut during budget cuts, so the group want to find sponsors and donors for a bang up show without city funding. "It's got to happen from the... more »
  • Climate panel faces major review

    March 11, 2010

    The world's biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after unsettling errors in the reports written by the U.N. climate panel. The United Nations and the beleaguered Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said Wednesday that a Netherlands-based group of 15 national academies of science will study... more »
  • Endangered listing for Atlantic loggerheads sought

    March 10, 2010

    The federal government has recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles swimming off the Atlantic Ocean coast, a decision that could have big implications for the fishing industry. The listing was proposed Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for... more »
  • Free training session: identifying hawks

    March 10, 2010

    If you stop what you're doing when you see a hawk soaring overhead but need help identifying whether it's a red-tailed hawk or a Swainson's hawk--attend a free training session at Cheyenne Mountain State Park this Sunday. Volunteers will be at the Visitor Center at 1:30 to show visual... more »
  • Appeals court takes up ban on new roads in forests

    March 10, 2010

    A federal appeals court in Denver will hear oral arguments on a ban on building new roads in national forests. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming challenging the ban, known as the roadless rule. The 2001 rule applies to... more »
  • FedEx upgrades Colorado Springs service

    March 9, 2010

    FedEx has upgraded the aircraft used at the Colorado Springs Airport. FedEx is now using Boeing 757s. The new planes use less fuel and create fewer greenhouse gases. The new aircraft went into service locally on March 1.   more »