Study: Broadwater Threats Not Serious
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By Tom Incantalupo, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 1--An "executive briefing" written during the summer by a consultant to the Long Island Power Authority says a fire could kill workers on the proposed Broadwater liquid natural gas terminal and might burn occupants of boats nearby.
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Marine experts are suggesting that 20 percent to 30 percent of the seas should be "no take" -- off-limits to fishing, drilling and other habitat-disturbing activities -- but less than half a percent are fully protected.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - Contaminated sediments in rivers and bays from coast to coast pose an environmental hazard, and while dredging reduces the sediment it doesn't always solve the problem, the National Research Council reported Tuesday.
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Fears about the impact of the alien snakehead, or "Frankenfish," on native ecosystems appear unfounded, experts say, though much about the fish remains a mystery.
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It hardly seems fair, but new research suggests that water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators may harm their species more than help.
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Storm damage from waves and death of vital algae likely to become more common, report warns
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The next terrorist threat may come from the deep. In recent years, several homeland security alerts have focused on the danger of scuba-equipped terrorists targeting docked Navy vessels or ocean-side nuclear plants. Now the U.S. military is quietly developing a new generation of underwater weaponry.
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Healthy coral reefs provide their adjacent coasts with substantially more protection from destructive tsunami waves than do unhealthy or dead reefs, a Princeton University study suggests.
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By Myers, Mark  There is broad consensus by the marine science community that our world's coastal and ocean ecosystems are stressed and significantly impaired. Each year, about 1.5 million people move to coastal counties.
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It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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Amateur anglers have a significant and possibly damaging impact on certain sea-fish populations, scientists claim. The Science magazine study says the US&#39;s 10 million saltwater recreational anglers may need better regulation.
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By PATRICK COURREGES  Residents around Lake Peigneur are not satisfied by a report stating the lake water is safe.  In a news release this week, the state Department of Environmental Quality said tests show the lake's water appears uncontaminated.
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Hunting is not the only threat to whales and dolphins, and many governments need to take these other threats seriously.
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By Randolph E. Schmid  SAN FRANCISCO  --  With declining catches close to shore, commercial fishing is turning to deeper waters, threatening species that live in the cold and gloom of the deep oceans, according to researchers.
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A new federal study has found that more threatened loggerhead sea turtles are injured or killed by the mid-Atlantic scallop fishery than earlier estimates indicated.
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The study raises questions of whether environmental standards are strict enough.
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Some say stricter measures endanger wildlife, but others argue those concerns are smokescreens for pro-immigrant sentiment