BALLWIN, Mo. – Residents of a Ballwin neighborhood are struggling as erosion from a creek is washing away their property. It’s a problem decades in the making. Sharon Mucci is one of those effected. “It’s taking our property… it’s receding so bad I would say probably two-thirds of our back yard are gone,” she said. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to […]
Apr. 26—A $4 million Ohio EPA grant has been awarded to the Miami Conservancy District in partnership with Middletown to address erosion along the Great Miami River bank that is “cutting dangerously close” to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, according to MCD officials. “Over the last several decades, levees and dams have worked harder because […]
Claim: A couple in Brazil planted over 2 million trees in 20 years to recreate the forest. Rating: Rating: True Context: While it’s true that a couple in Brazil planted more than 2 million trees over a 20-year period, they reportedly received help from local students and workers to accomplish the task. In 2019, […]
The South Florida Sun Sentinel recognizes Sunshine Week March 10-16, and is sharing this story with news outlets across the state through the Florida Society of News Editors. FSNE started Sunshine Sunday in 2002 to inform Floridians of their rights to public records and issues surrounding access to them. Attorney Robert Sweetapple, a veteran of […]
Oceanfront homes on both coasts are in jeopardy of tumbling into the sea as erosion sucks the land out from under them. Kid Rock and Conair heiress Babe Rizzuto are among those whose homes in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida, lost land to the Atlantic Ocean. Rizzuto listed her home at 14 Ocean Drive for $22.5 […]
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KETK) – A family in Jacksonville is fighting against the force of erosion on their land below Buckner Dam in Jacksonville. City of Jacksonville to fund several projects in park’s makeover “You can see the creek and all the trees before the erosion really kicked in,” said Jamie Moore, Jacksonville resident. An area […]
Feb. 1—The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal for long-term protection of Route 531 in North Kingsville and Ashtabula Township. Route 531 was closed in December 2022 due to erosion encroaching on the roadway. Since then, contractors hired by ODOT completed one emergency erosion-mitigation project, using steel sheet piling to […]
The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favourite snacks is the striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and nibble away roots of the marsh grass pickleweed that holds earth in place. Left unchecked, the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and also nibble away roots of the marsh grass pickleweed that holds […]
Intense, prolonged rainfall has eroded Harrison Street, isolating several neighbors from the main road. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE