CDC: Swine Flu Cases Less Widespread
(Dec 4, 2009)
ATLANTA (AP)— Health officials say swine flu infections continue to wane, with only half the states reporting widespread cases.
SD Coal Plant's Demise May Create Wind Opportunity
(Dec 4, 2009)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D — A regional power-grid agency is trying to salvage the transmission line portion of a defunct coal plant project in northeastern South Dakota by encouraging wind developers to replace the lost megawatts.
Ted Turner Gets OK for Yellowstone Bison on Ranch
(Dec 4, 2009)
BILLINGS, Mont — The head of Montana's wildlife agency has given preliminary approval to a plan calling for 74 bison from Yellowstone National Park to go to billionaire Ted Turner's private ranch.
Cattle Sellers Reject Meatpacker Payment Request
(Dec 4, 2009)
IOWA CITY, Iowa — It's not often that someone demands $1.7 million from Jeff Reed, so when the Minnesota cattle seller opened an ordinary envelope with a surprising letter inside, his jaw dropped.
Montana Ranchers Seek to Curb Residential Wells
(Dec 4, 2009)
BILLINGS, Mont — Agricultural interests and residential subdivisions across the arid West are vying for control of water supplies that have emerged as one of the region's most coveted natural resources.
Paul McCartney Takes Meat-Free Monday to EU
(Dec 4, 2009)
BRUSSELS (AP)-- Paul McCartney has taken his Meat-Free Monday campaign to the European Parliament, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments.
