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Florida Governor Rick Scott issued an emergency order Monday after touring the Caloosahatchee River and taking in the site of algae blooms caused by water releases from Lake Okeechobee. The emergency order allowed the Department of Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District to waive various restrictions and regulations that kept water from being stored in areas south of Lake O. "Our state is once again facing a crisis from water releases controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers," said Scott.
Rep. Ted Deutch said the development of smart guns should be part of the gun-control conversation, arguing that a gun owner should not be able to fire a gun without some sort of verification like a thumbprint that's needed to unlock a smartphone. Deutch also said that there are efforts underway to require gun manufacturers to incorporate smart technology in firearms but that the NRA is standing in the way.
As a pro-gun, conservative student, Anthony Bartosiewicz believes his opinion has been drowned out. The 16-year-old from Wheaton, Illinois, said classmates who learn that he is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment have called him a "school shooter" or have pushed him into arguments about guns.
As the race for governor accelerates, Republican nominee Marc Molinaro says the campaign of Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is trying falsely to define him as an ultraconservative out of step with most New Yorkers on social issues. "If they think that diminishing and demeaning people is the way to win an election, God bless them," Molinaro said in an interview.
U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Following President Donald Trump's " reckless " decision last week to repeal an ocean protection policy enacted by his predecessor, a study published Friday in the journal Nature details the long-term impact of BP's 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill , outlining how "lingering oil residues have altered the basic building blocks of life in the ocean."
On June 26 The United States House of Representatives approved HR-2083, a bill sponsored by Washington Representative Jaime Herrera-Beutler . The bill amends Section 120 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the NOAA to issue permits to the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, as well as the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and other tribal entities to kill problem sea lions in the Columbia River or its tributaries.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, who investigates boating accidents, Brad Martin Bramblett, 59, was killed after he was ejected from his 17-foot Aquasport in a single-vessel boating accident.
We all realize our town is "hockey crazed." That being the case, Fairbanksans might remember the astronomical pre-NHL-season odds against the Vegas Golden Knights making the Stanley Cup finals.
That didn't sit well with the company he used to process payments, and they informed him they were dropping his account. Another credit card processing firm told him the same thing: They wouldn't do business with him.
A few years ago, there was a lot of discussion on the status of feral swine in Ohio. Although the talk may have settled down, I'm sure that the hogs haven't disappeared.
President Donald Trump has thrown out a policy devised by his predecessor to protect U.S. oceans and the Great Lakes, replacing it with a new approach that emphasizes use of the waters to promote economic growth. Trump revoked an executive order issued by President Barack Obama in 2010 following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
John Sturgeon, in front of the Supreme Court in January 2016, is part of a case involving a hovercraft and moose hunting. John Sturgeon, in front of the Supreme Court in January 2016, is part of a case involving a hovercraft and moose hunting.
Chicago anti-violence activists and a group of Florida high school shooting survivors fanned out across the city's South Side on Saturday, knocking on doors and registering people to vote in a bid to build support for changing the nation's gun laws.
You'd better think twice before taking booze to the beach or out on a boat. Alcohol increases the risk of injury and death in and on the water, safety experts warn.
In this May 8, 2018, file photo, Clark County Commission member Steve Sisolak meets with people during a forum for Nevada gubernatorial candidates organized by Nevada faith groups. The fiercest primary election battle in Nevada this year is a race between two Democrats vying to become the swing state's first Democratic governor in almost two decades.
For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The lapse, revealed in an internal report that was not widely known about until Friday, occurred during a time period when there was a significant surge in the number of people seeking permission to legally carry a concealed weapon.
The fiercest primary election battle in Nevada this year is ... . FILE - In this May 8, 2018 file photo, Clark County Commission member Steve Sisolak speaks during a forum for Nevada gubernatorial candidates in Las Vegas.
I was recently given the opportunity to participate in the National Wildlife Federation's lobbying efforts to promote the passage of the Greener Fuels Act. The federation flew in 35 people from affiliates around the country to Washington, D.C. in April to meet with U.S. representatives and senators in order to garner support for this bill.