For millions of years, the Mississippi River flowed unchecked, carrying roughly 400 million metric tons of sediment down to Louisiana, where it spilled into the Gulf of Mexico to create new land. But in the early 20th century, a series of dams and river-training structures were built to prevent flooding...
He’s the only lead tester in this contaminated neighborhood. He graduates next month.
Kim Booker never thought much about lead during her roughly 27 years living in Trenton, New Jersey. Born and raised in the once-industrial powerhouse, she first heard about the heavy metal at community meetings organized by the East Trenton Collaborative, a local nonprofit that works on environmental health and safety...
Illinois is feuding with itself over endangered species protections
In the creeks and rivers of southern Illinois, a school of bigeye shiners darting along the edge of a stream is a sign of healthy water. The freshwater fish, which is on the state’s endangered species list, has managed to survive despite habitat loss driven by decades of construction and industrial...
Michael Thomas, Sergio Agüero, Josh Stones: football’s latest title-winning goals | The Knowledge
Plus: dramatic late drops into the relegation zone, the Italia 90 XI and teams wearing away kits in finals Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “York City won the National League, and achieved promotion to the EFL, thanks to a goal from Josh Stones in the...
Classic Football Shirts: inside the vault home to their most valuable vintage gear – video
Classic Football Shirts have been in business for 20 years, selling over one million shirts (so far) and keeping the most iconic match-worn pieces in their temperature-controlled vault. Michael Butler travelled to Manchester to meet the CFS founders Continue reading...
Manchester City angered by fixture crunch of three key games in seven days
City face crucial games on 13 May, 16 May and 19 May Alternative date for Palace game has been chief problem Manchester City have been left angered by what they deem to be an end-of-season fixture pile-up that could have been avoided had the Premier League acted quicker to rearrange...
Clarke earns Ipswich point at Southampton to set up final-day promotion shootout
The Championship’s automatic promotion race will go down to the final day. Ipswich’s plans of Âreducing Millwall’s hopes to an unlikely mathematical scenario and eliminating Middlesbrough’s altogether were dashed at St Mary’s. A pulsating draw played amid extreme tension and the highest of stakes did for Southampton’s chances of second...
Sabalenka’s Madrid Open defence ends with shock defeat by 30th seed Baptiste
American stuns world No 1 with 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory Sinner beats Norrie 6-2, 7-5 and calls for schedule change Hailey Baptiste ended Aryna Sabalenka’s title defence in Madrid on Tuesday and halted the world No 1’s 15-match winning streak with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) quarter-final victory to...
Ultramarathon swimmer sets record pace over 55km in crocodile-filled Australian river
Andy Donaldson completes journey in WA’s Ord River in under 12 hours British-Australian athlete says risk of wildlife is always ‘nerve-racking’ Andy Donaldson and his team were aware of the dangers that lay ahead, but just in case a reminder was needed, a huge 2.5-metre freshwater crocodile waiting at the...
All World Cup teams poised for tax exemption after Fifa talks with US treasury
Teams should now be exempt from US federal taxes Many will still have to pay US state and city tax Fifa is poised to secure a last-minute tax exemption for all 48 World Cup qualifiers after intensive negotiations with the US treasury. After months of lobbying Fifa has secured a...