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When Californians learned in October that the waters off Santa Catalina Island once served as a dumping ground for thousands of barrels of DDT waste, the ocean science community jumped into action.
A crew was swiftly assembled, shipping lanes cleared, the gears set in motion for a deep-sea expedition aboard the Sally Ride, one of the most technologically advanced research vessels in the country.
On Thursday, the ship left San Diego and headed for the San Pedro Basin, where 31 scientists and crew members will spend the next two weeks surveying almost 50,000 acres of the seafloor a much-needed first step in solving this toxic mystery that the ocean had buried for decades.
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40 Years Of Matty In The Morning At WXKS (Kiss 108)/Boston And He s This Week s All Access Power Player!
January 12, 2021 at 1:20 AM (PT)
Happy 40th Anniversary Matty Siegel!
40 years ago this morning, MATT SIEGEL signed on and plugged in to wake up BOSTON on WXKS (KISS 108) and the legend of MATTY IN THE MORNING was born. 40 years later, he s still there! Today (1/12) KISS 108 celebrated the achievement, starting with 40 hours of highlights from MATTY’s legendary career and well wishes from celebrities including GWEN STEFANI, BILLIE EILISH, SELENA GOMEZ, JOE MCINTYRE, DAVID ORTIZ, RYAN SEACREST and more.