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Brown pelicans no longer endangered
November 11, 2009 12:50 PM
After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. The bird now prevalent across Florida and the Gulf and Pacific coasts was declared an endangered species in 1970, after its population was devastated by the use of the pesticide DDT.... more » -
DDT deposit off Southern California will be capped
October 5, 2009 6:03 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen a $50 million strategy to place a cap of clean material on a vast deposit of DDT and PCBs on the ocean floor off Southern California. Keith Takata, EPA's Superfund director for the region, said Monday the cap will be placed over the... more »
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