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...spill had happened during the warm months of summer, the highly toxic oil would have been devastating to the rivers' ecosystems. But in winter, fish are inactive, many birds have migrated south, and most plants are dormant. "The algae that fish feed on will be wiped out in the short term," says Tom Purcell of the Environmental Protection Agency, "but they will easily be replenished from upstream." Then, too, escaped oil will eventually be broken down by naturally occurring bacteria, although the EPA's Ray Germann admits, "No one can tell how long it will take...
...unions are concerned with health and safety issues because of a recent radiation spill and chemical explosion that damaged Yale laboratories, Gaudioso said...
...investors have cabled sell orders, trying to dump shares in the British market. The Financial Times stock index drops 304 points by midday. Says a young dealer: "It is like opening a suitcase the wrong way and having all the contents spill...
...longest jury trial in U.S. history -- a 44-month marathon -- finally ended last week in Belleville, Ill. The long-suffering twelve-member circuit court jury found Monsanto Co. guilty of failing to warn the town of Sturgeon, Mo., about the risk of a 1979 spill containing the toxic chemical dioxin. The jury ordered the chemical company to pay $16.2 million in damages, then left the courthouse to celebrate with Judge Richard Goldenhersh over margaritas and daiquiris at a nearby Mexican restaurant. Monsanto, meanwhile, announced that it will appeal...
...Crimson's good fortune did not spill over to Barry's sophomore year. The road was a bit rocky for Harvard, which slipped from 14-3-1 in 1984 to a disappointing...