Dr. David Valentine poses with the Sally Ride research vessel during a trip in 2017 helping responders respond to the Thomas Fire, which impacted Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Reports in old ship logs of thousands of barrels of DDT being dumped into the Catalina Channel during the 1950s were confirmed in 2011 by photographs taken by UC Santa Barbara marine scientist Dr. David Valentine
by Donald Morrison
Peninsula residents have grown up seeing “Do Not Eat Contaminated Fish” signs at local piers and beaches. The signs warn against catching and eating White Croaker, Black Croaker, Barred Sand Bass, Topsmelt and Barracuda.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Five Below location opens in Hub City
Five Below is now open in its Lubbock location at 2910 W. Loop 289. The store held its grand opening on March 5.
Five Below is a place to find extreme $1 to $5 value, plus some incredible finds that go beyond $5 at the Lubbock store, according to the business s website.
Five Below sells tech items, tees, sports balls, beauty items, candy, remote control toys and much more for everyone.
The store is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ASLRRA
[Yesterday], Caren Kraska, president and chairman of the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (A&M), and a member of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), testified on behalf of the nation’s 600 Class II and III railroads.
The hearing took place before the United States House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials during a hearing entitled, “Full Steam Ahead for Rail: Why Rail is More Relevant Than Ever for Economic and Environmental Progress.”
In her remarks, Ms. Kraska noted that the title of the hearing “captures the attitude of short line entrepreneurs endeavoring to preserve and grow what began as the nation’s most vulnerable railroad infrastructure and what is today a huge American success story.” She noted four defining characteristics of short line railroads –
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