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...find something to eat," says Marine Biologist Tamra Faris of the National Marine Fisheries Service. On her last flight over the lake in mid-July, Faris counted seven harbor porpoises and three Dall's porpoises; last week the porpoises could be seen cruising back and forth along the glacial dam, searching in vain for a passage back...
...husband, Yakutat Mayor Larry Powell, agrees. While it is possible that the ice dam will give way under mounting water pressure behind it, there is no guarantee. He suggests that a channel be dug from the lake to the sea, bypassing the Situk so that the trapped water can escape without affecting the river. Others propose bombing the glacier: controlled explosions could blast a trench through the ice itself. But speed may be essential. Says Powell: "We're just now entering the rainy season, and at the rate it's filling, the lake could be ready to make its jump...
...another 6-3 decision shielded the federal government from being sued over recreational accidents at federal dam and flood control sites...
...prowess with computers has become legendary in New Hampshire. When a party worker complained that he was having trouble with his mass mailing program, Sununu spent a few minutes at his keyboard and solved the problem. Reviewing an environmental group's study of the impact of a new dam, Sununu zeroed in on a questionable variable in the calculations and set the record straight. After one of the Governor's eight children complained about a broken keyboard on his own home computer, Sununu scoured around for a replacement part and fixed it himself...
...toted her cameras and equipment. Bourke-White's success at FORTUNE helped create the concept of photojournalism, the grouping of artful but newsworthy pictures into a narrative that made words subordinate or unnecessary. When Luce began LIFE in 1936, the magazine's first cover picture, of the Fort Peck Dam in Montana, was by Margaret Bourke-White...