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1. Human bacteria killing coral in reefs (Columbia State)
2. Why Frogs Croak (Valley Voice)
3. Israel begins building 200-mile fence (Colorado Daily)
4. Sperm Whale found on Boca Grande (Port Charlotte Sun Herald)
5. Eureka shook by 5.3 quake (San Diego Union-Tribune)
6. Virginians Urged to Conserve Water (WTOP-AM 1500 Washington)
7. Mild earthquake centered southwest of Bremerton (Bremerton Sun)
8. Roaring Fork's peak way ahead of normal (Aspen Times)
9. Tiny portions of pesticide can cause big problems (Grand Forks Herald)
10. More otters washing ashore (San Luis Obispo Tribune)
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1. Human bacteria killing coral in reefs (Columbia State), 6/18
By Randolph E. Schmid, The Associated Press
Washington -- Bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals have been identified as the cause of a disease killing corals in the Caribbean Sea. First reported in 1996, the disease has spread widely, causing severe damage to the branched corals.
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2. Why Frogs Croak (Valley Voice)
Winds Take Pesticides To High Sierra
Sequoia National Park - For 22 years Sequoia wildlife biologist Harold Werner has plied the backcountry of the big national park watching a sad decline in the frog population. In the Kaweah drainage "there just are no more mountain yellow-legged frogs" with populations of the frogs found only in Sierra areas that don't get a daily dose of upwind air from the valley.
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3. Israel begins building 200-mile fence (Colorado Daily), 6/18
KIBBUTZ GIVAT OZ, Israel (UPI) -- Heavy earth-moving equipment has begun clearing a hillside at the old boundary line between Israel and the West Bank in the first move toward erecting obstacles, including a fence, to separate the two areas. The work began Friday from a border police camp beside the Megiddo-Jenin road.
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4. Sperm Whale found on Boca Grande (Port Charlotte Sun Herald), 6/18
BOCA GRANDE -- A dead Sperm whale approximately 33 feet in length washed up on a residential shoreline in the community of Boca Grande Monday.
According to Margie Barlas from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the whale had been dead for about a week.
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5. Eureka shook by 5.3 quake (San Diego Union-Tribune), 6/17
By Associated Press
EUREKA ? A moderate earthquake rattled the Eureka area Monday morning and was felt as far away Crescent City and Yreka, near the California-Oregon border. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury in the area, according to a Humboldt County Sheriff's dispatcher.
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6. Virginians Urged to Conserve Water (WTOP-AM 1500 Washington), 6/17
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Virginians across the state are being asked to conserve water to help counter the effects of the state's three-year drought. In Roanoke, residents anticipate that before the month is over the city government will impose strict water-use restrictions on residents.
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7. Mild earthquake centered southwest of Bremerton (Bremerton Sun)
By Angela D. Smith, Sun Staff
Sunday morning's minor earthquake started with a little rock, then a rumble and then the rolling began, said several West Sound residents ?the ones who felt it, anyway. The quake, centered about 10 miles below the earth's surface between Gorst and Belfair, was a magnitude 3.7, according to the University of Washington.
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8. Roaring Fork's peak way ahead of normal (Aspen Times), 6/17
By Scott Condon, Aspen Times Staff Writer
The Roaring Fork River's runoff peaked about three weeks earlier than normal in this drought-plagued year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A USGS Web site that tracks "real time" stream flows shows that the Roaring Fork River at Difficult Creek east of Aspen peaked at about midnight on May 31.
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9. Tiny portions of pesticide can cause big problems (Grand Forks Herald), 6/17
New studies show pesticide use can have startling effects
By David Suzuki
BERKELEY, Calif. Two years ago this spring, I wrote a column about the cosmetic use of pesticides on our lawns and gardens. Since then, many communities in Canada have adopted strict guidelines on the use of these poisons, and the Supreme Court of Canada even has upheld their right to do so.
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10. More otters washing ashore (San Luis Obispo Tribune), 6/17
Biologists say disease, pollution may be among causes of deaths
By David Sneed, The Tribune
San Simeon -- Large numbers of dead sea otters continue to wash up on the beaches of the Central Coast. Biologists recently completed their biannual spring otter count and are reporting a population decline of 1 percent over last year.
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