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...case of “human error” caused 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel to spill at a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority plant in Cambridge yesterday morning, with about 1,000 gallons of the fuel leaking into the Charles River...
...staff, immediately when they discovered it, stopped the overflow and then placed oil absorbent tubes to stop the flow,” Laskey said. “Unfortunately, some of it came down into the river...
...what are the options for a starving freshman returning from crew practice or a Cabot resident who finds himself down by the river? Well, you can go to Winthrop for dinner after 7 p.m., befriend someone in a river house and become their “plus one” a few nights a week, or try to swipe a sticker for your ID. Otherwise there is always Felipe's. Good luck...
...White House has taken action as well. On Monday, federal officials announced $78.5 million in funding to prevent the spread of Asian carp; plans include building new barriers between the Chicago canal and the Des Plaines River. (The carp may be able to bypass the existing electric barrier in the canal when water levels are high and the two waterways mix.) "We see the threat and potential impact of the Asian carp establishing themselves in the Great Lakes," says Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. "We believe we have the chance to work together...
...offensive, when it begins in earnest, will largely be conducted on foot. That's because the terrain surrounding Marja is latticed with canals built by the U.S. a generation ago to expand agriculture to 250,000 acres in the Helmand River valley. It also gave the region the nickname "Little America." The canals and ditches created a network of bridges unable to support armored vehicles and gives the Taliban good places to hide IEDs - the top killer of U.S. troops in Afghanistan - and snipers. They also turned the region into lush farmland that has proven ideal for growing opium-producing...