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David Laredo, attorney for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, said a hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 27 in Monterey County Superior Court to review the status of the halt, which a local judge issued earlier this month. A...

Osborne had spent five minutes chasing the creature with the Ventana's robotic arm at 900 feet below sea level. "I'm not letting this one get away," Osborne said. Not to be beaten, Osborne brought out his secret weapon: a deep-sea...

An audit released this week says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission has been too lax in its protection of the state's paddlefish and sturgeon, resulting in the federal government stepping in. A new federal restriction that forbids the sale of...

But for shoppers still in the habit of taking groceries home in plastic bags, the Monterey Regional Waste Management District has made recycling them as easy as recycling bottles and cans. Through the bag-in-bag program, the district offers pickup service...

Federal law requires road planners to study noise levels on federally funded road projects and consider ways to curb the sound with noise barriers. Marsha Blackburn to see the project area. �We�re doing everything we can,� said Mayor John Schroer....

Machine helps hospital care for planet Herald Correspondent Updated: 11/15/2009 01:30:40 AM PST These days, running a hospital may mean not only doing your best to take care of patients, but also taking care of Mother Earth. That's why staff members...

Plans to demolish the aging 106-foot-tall dam came to a halt in February because of a disagreement over project liability and a freeze in state funding. But Cal Am, which owns the dam, announced Friday that with the help of...

Most, however, are not optimistic about the harvest. "We're not looking for a big season this year," said Mike Ricketts, commercial fisherman and president of the Monterey Commercial Fishermen's Association. "But there's no way of knowing what's out there until...

The Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in north Alabama has a fire response problem that could lead to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission civil penalty. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that an NRC letter to TVA says inspectors...