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Illinois attorney general sues Trump Tower Chicago over water discharge into river
NBC News | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe Illinois attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Trump Tower in Chicago, alleging that it is taking in and releasing millions of gallons of water into the Chicago River without having conducted required studies on pollution or the impact on fish. The building takes in almost 20 million gallons of water per day from the river to cool the property's heating and ventilation systems, and that heated water is later discarded into the river.
Michigan OKs measures to stop chronic wasting disease in deer
Detroit News | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Rural NewsThe Department of Natural Resources will be doing heavy surveillance of deer and other animals in an attempt to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease in southwest Michigan. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved new deer hunting regulations Thursday aimed at halting the spread of the fatal neurological disease among deer that threatens the $2.3 billion hunting industry.Chronic wasting disease affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose.
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Michigan Live | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Agriculture NewsTwo cases of rare swine flu have been linked to attendance at the Fowlerville Family Fair in late July.
‘Local’ is trendy, but is it safe?
Meatingplace (free registration required) | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Food NewsMost any foodstuff sells faster these days, often at a premium, when it’s tagged as being “locally grown.” Christy Bratcher, associate professor of Animal Sciences at Auburn University, wondered what that designation really meant to consumers, and how that understanding differed from what they were getting. In her ongoing research, “A Systems Approach to Improving the Production and Distribution of Local and Regional Foods for a More Secure Food System,” Bratcher and her team researched meat production facilities of all sizes, federally and state-inspected, across the Southeast.
New Survey Results Highlight Variation in Food Safety Practices Prior to the Produce Rule
Amber Waves - USDA | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Federal NewsThe Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 included a new Produce Rule that sets specific disease-preventive requirements for produce that is consumed raw in the United States.
Estimated cost for producers to comply with FSMA produce rule
USDA | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Federal NewsThis study estimates farm-level costs to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Safety Rule by commodity, State, and farm size. Across commodities and States, differences in costs are driven by differences in farm size and range from 0.3 percent of annual produce sales for the largest farms to 6.8 percent for the smallest.As part of the rule-making process, FDA estimated the cost of compliance with the Produce Rule for a few broad categories of farms distinguished by annual produce sales value and exemption status.
Longhorned tick makes its way into Md.
CBS Baltimore | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Agriculture NewsTicks native to Maryland commonly feed on deer, but a deer found near Hagerstown was carrying a foreign invader; the Asian longhorned tick, which has made its way from Japan to Australia to the U.S.
Invasion of big, voracious released pet lizards threatens U.S. South
Reuters | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in NewsA group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march across the U.S. South, according to a new study.Tegu lizards, which currently live in two large colonies in Florida, could expand into an area from the Carolinas to Central Texas.
Too cute? Colleges, courts grapple with the role of companion animals
CNN | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in SARL Members and Alumni News15-year-old girl took the witness stand to testify against the accused, detailing extensive sexual abuse. David Crenshaw, the clinical supervisor of the girl's therapist at the time of the June 2011 trial, said he and the therapist did not think she would be able to go through with it."She can't even talk to me about the trauma, it's so hard for her, so how in the world is she going to get up on the stand in front of a room full of people and testify?" Crenshaw said the therapist asked.But the girl was not in the witness box by herself.
AEM’s Latest Ag Equipment Data: Waiting to Exhale
AEM | Posted onAugust 16, 2018 in Agriculture NewsOverall U.S. sales of tractors and combines continued to post strong numbers, led by self-propelled combines and 4-wheel-drive tractors, according to the July 2018 report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). July U.S. sales of self-propelled combines gained 37 percent compared to last year, with year-to-date growth of nearly 24 percent compared to last-year’s January-July numbers.U.S. sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors jumped 77.5 percent for July compared to July 2017, and grew nearly 13 percent year-to-date over January-July 2017.For July, total U.S.