BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Vermont officials told the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary on Thursday that farm efforts to reduce phosphorus runoff and federal money to support that work are paying off to improve the water quality of Lake Champlain.
MONTPELIER, V.T. (AP) Vermont environmental groups allege in a lawsuit that a state agency has failed to protect endangered bats when spraying pesticides to deter mosquitos. The Vermont Natural Resources Council and Center for Biological Diversity accused the state Agency of Natural Resources of endangering five bat species while spraying for bugs a claim that one official said Tuesday has no legal or scientific merit.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee officials say five counties will no longer require emissions testing of vehicles early next year under new federal approval, though Nashville won’t be among them. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation says the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a revision to the state’s air quality plan that allows for Hamilton, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties to eliminate their testing.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Rescue workers in Turkey kept up the search Tuesday for 34 people still missing after severe floods ravaged parts of the country's Black Sea coast, with excavators clearing the sludge and building wreckage that was left behind.