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Scotts Miracle-Gro Fined for Selling Bird Food Toxic to Birds

Herbicide or Pesticide sign
The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment.  It’s a huge undertaking to test new products as well as reviewing all older pesticides and products that were registered prior to November 1984.  The EPA performs hundreds of tests prior to registering a product for use and while the tests may
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What Is a Nor’easter and Why These Powerful Storms Matter

Rough waves crashing over rocks with a navigation marker visible in stormy conditions.
A nor’easter is named for the winds that blow in from the northeast and drive the storm up the east coast along the Gulf Stream, a band of warm water that lies off the Atlantic Coast.  Known for dumping heavy amounts of rain and snow, producing hurricane-force winds, and creating high surfs that cause severe
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Great Barrier Reef Pollution Threatens Coral and Marine Life

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system.
The Great Barrier Reef located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia is the world’s largest coral reef system.  It covers an area of 133,000 square miles and is composed of 2,900 reefs and 900 islands. The reef supports a wide diversity of life including many endangered species, some of which are
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The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Lake Superior’s Power

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third largest by volume.
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third largest by volume.  It serves as an important link in the Great Lakes Waterway, providing a route for the transportation of iron ore and other mined and manufactured materials from Duluth, Minnesota to Detroit Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and other
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