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Activists sound alarm over Denver smog
Jul 19 2006 10:03PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - For all its outdoor splendor and fit residents, Colorado is suffering through a summer of smog. With temperatures topping 100 degrees this month in Denver and elsewhere along the populous Front Range, routine activities like filling up at the gas station or mowing the lawn are releasing fumes into a perfect cauldron for creating ozone, a major component of smog.
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San Francisco moves closer on health plan
Jul 19 2006 8:16PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco moved closer Tuesday to becoming the nation's first city to provide health care coverage for all its residents.
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Britain may OK pollution 'points' trades
Jul 19 2006 7:29PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to combat global warming _ and permit energy-savers to profit by selling their carbon allowances, the environment secretary said Wednesday.
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Bigfoot researcher sues over keepsakes
Jul 19 2006 7:25PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The latest Bigfoot sighting in Northern California isn't deep in the woods or high on a mountain, but in a courthouse.
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Augustus' birthplace believed found
Jul 19 2006 7:20PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A team of archaeologists announced Wednesday they have uncovered part of what they believe is the birthplace of Rome's first emperor Augustus.
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Camera now tracks Alaska brown bears
Jul 19 2006 7:13PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Only a lucky few are allowed each summer to get up close and personal with the McNeil River bears, but now they have a much bigger audience thanks to a remote camera trained on their every move.
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Stem cell patents come under fire
Jul 19 2006 4:24PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A consumer group, a patent foundation and a stem cell scientist are challenging patents on human embryonic stem cells held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
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Iowa's veterinary response team grows
Jul 19 2006 4:21PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Veterinary Rapid Response Team, a nearly all-volunteer force, is growing quickly as this Midwestern state prepares for possible incidents of foreign animal disease, agroterrorism and large scale natural disasters, state homeland security officials said Wednesday.
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