Kansas City Environment infoZine http://www.infozine.com/news/topics/op/topicsView/tid/18/ The latest infoZine Environment articles. en-us Copyright 2012 infoZine, All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:19:10 -0600 Environment 360 Groundwater Level Decline Continues Across Western, Central Kansas http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50674/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:10:13 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50674/ Average groundwater levels throughout western and central Kansas dropped more in the past year than they had annually since 1996, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. Three Kansas Deer Confirmed Positive in Early Stages of Chronic Wasting Disease Testing http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50668/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:09:53 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50668/ Video: Introduction, Shedding Light on Chronic Wasting Disease Titan Environmental Services in Violation of Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction Act http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50646/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:25:01 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50646/ Titan Environmental Services’ violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act were based on findings from three EPA inspections. New Species of Ancient Crocodile Discovered, Video http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50625/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:59 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50625/ By Brad Fischer - A University of Missouri researcher has identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The extinct creature, nicknamed “Shieldcroc” due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today’s crocodiles. February Is Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50633/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:28:26 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50633/ Many Missourians experience small earthquakes weekly, especially in southeast Missouri. Porous-soled Waders Banned in Missouri Trout Waters http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50618/Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:40:24 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50618/ By Joe Jerek - Porous-soled waders, are the most likely ways for didymo to spread into Missouri. Cats Bridge "Infection Gap" Between People and Wildlife http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50605/Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:39:43 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50605/ Domestic Cats, and Wild Bobcats and Pumas, Living in Same Area Have Same Diseases Global Extinction Need Not be Sudden Events. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50606/Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:39:18 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50606/ The deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent of Earth's marine life--and it killed in stages--according to a newly published report. Kansas Trappers Reach Otter Quota http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50600/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:14:05 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50600/ For the first time in modern history, Kansas allowed otter trapping during the 2011-2012 trapping season. Lizards Offer New Look at Evolutionary Processes http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50592/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:13:40 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50592/ Biologists who released lizards on tiny uninhabited islands in the Bahamas have uncovered a seldom-observed interaction between evolutionary processes.