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Gulf Researchers Gather Information On Migrating Birds

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A conservation group in the Northeast is helping wildlife groups, along with state and federal agencies figure out the location of shorebirds that may be hurt by the Gulf oil spill. But gathering that information isn’t easy. Researchers in Louisiana are spending long, hot days counting small birds.
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Volunteers On Lookout For Frogs And Toads

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Frogs and toads and other amphibians are breeding and laying their eggs. Most of the action is happening in places that might normally be overlooked.  But citizen scientist volunteers are on the lookout for them.
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New Federal Lead Laws Take Effect

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Federal regulations designed to eliminate childhood lead poisoning go into effect this month. The change brings strict new requirements for building contractors, property owners, renovators and a host of others who work with lead paint.
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Power Plant Explosion Under Investigation

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The explosion last month at the Kleen Energy power plant site in Middletown, Connecticut, tore apart a billion dollar construction project and killed six men. Local and state police and fire departments, OSHA and the ATF converged on the site to investigate.
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Dry Cleaners Move Toward Less-Toxic Method

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For nearly a century people have depended on dry cleaners to get dirty clothes cleaned and pressed. But now federal regulators are considering a ban on some chemicals used by dry cleaners because of their toxicity. 
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Long Island Sound Clean-up Reaches Into Vermont

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Too much nitrogen in the waters of the Long Island Sound has led to "dead zones" where fish and shellfish can’t survive. Now the federal agency is asking sewage treatment plants nearly 200 miles away in Vermont to help reduce pollutants that are hurting the sound.