3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (689+ words) NOAA Fisheries has issued Pierce County a federal permit that will govern how the county maintains its levees and revetments for the next three decades, and the agency announced the decision publicly for the first time this week. For residents…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1070+ words) Companies drilling for oil and gas inside national wildlife refuges must tell the federal government within 24 hours whenever their operations injure or kill fish, wildlife, or endangered or threatened plants. That requirement, along with the rest of the reporting regime…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (872+ words) More than 1,000 people across Switzerland were given an unusual scientific assignment: bury their underwear. The volunteers placed cotton underwear in soil at locations across the country, left it underground for two months, and then dug it back up. What happened…...