In 2010, a Massachusetts cranberry farm began returning to wetland; 225 acres and 3 miles of stream were restored, and thousands of migratory fish returned

225 acres of wetland was restored, along with 3 miles of streams (Credit: Living Observatory) For more than a century, Tidmarsh Farms in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was used to grow cranberries. In 2010 it started a transofrmation that slowly turned it back into freshwater wetland.Tidmarsh Farms is a 600-acre property near the coast. According to NOAA…

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Austin: An Austin homeowner with no claims in over a decade paid $3,000 to trim trees after aerial photos put her insurance renewal at risk

Travelers Insurance told Gartenmann that because of the photo the company would not renew her policy. (Pictures: KUT News) For years, Tracy Gartenmann had insured her Austin home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds. Then, in January, she received an email telling her that her insurance would not be renewed.The reason was visible in two…

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‘Final video’: Haryana woman records herself poisoning 2 children, then jumps into water tank | Chandigarh News

An Anganwadi worker and her two children were discovered deceased in a water storage tank. HISAR: A 31-year-old Anganwadi worker and her two children were found dead in a 10-foot-deep water storage tank at their farmhouse in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, with police registering a case against her husband following allegations of domestic harassment and abetment.The…

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‘IAS officer’ posing as Ajit Doval’s ‘undercover agent’ held, cops seize Tesla car, liquor stash | Patna News

A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested. KHAGARIA: A man allegedly posing as an IAS officer and claiming to be an undercover agent working under National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was arrested in Bihar’s Khagaria district, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Manish Gupta, was arrested from his residence…

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A Colorado farmer put 3,276 solar panels over his crops, and the shade created cooler conditions for heat-sensitive plants | World News

Representative Image of solar panels and thriving crops growing together on the same farmland (AI-generated image) A family farm in Longmont, Colorado has turned part of its land into a working example of how solar power and agriculture can share the same ground. Byron Kominek, owner of Jack’s Solar Garden, covered roughly five acres of…

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In 1962, an Indiana family rejected $25,000 for two acres; by 1969, their tiny forest ‘island’ stood surrounded by industrial development | World News

In a remarkable act of defiance, a World War II veteran and artist chose to keep his land intact, rejecting offers from industrial developers along the picturesque Lake Michigan shore. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, environmental conservation came to a head in the mid-20th century. According to a historical…

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In 1970, a Texas couple refused to sell land inside a proposed national park; in 1972, they received $55,000 and the right to remain for life | World News

In West Texas, Walter and Bertha Glover found themselves embroiled in a land dispute when federal authorities aimed to acquire their property for the new Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Deep in West Texas, along US Highway 62/180 at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains, a land dispute unfolded. According to the…

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Google Drive is ending Google Photos backup starting August 10: What settings users need to change before deadline to ensure not losing photos and videos

Google has confirmed that its Drive desktop app will stop supporting automatic Google Photos backup starting August 10, 2026. The change means that the users who rely on Drive’s desktop client to sync photos and videos from their computers will no longer see a new media automatically backed up to Google Photos. The company said…

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₹184.88cr drain project in Sholinganallur to tackle Semmancheri flooding | Chennai News

To tackle Semmancheri flooding Chennai: With several streets in Semmancheri facing severe waterlogging during every monsoon, the Greater Chennai Corporation is executing a ₹184.88-crore stormwater drain project aimed at providing a dedicated drainage link from the Semmancheri-Arasankazhani canal to the Buckingham Canal.Funded by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the project involves the construction of a 4,235m…

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