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• CĂ"tes Des Arcadins Journal: Haitian Divers Hope to Aid Ailing Coral Reef, and Themselves http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=64bcc734db5c29d16aa2628cf1d14939 Haiti's extensive coral reef system, an attraction to foreign scuba divers in the 1970s and '80s, has largely died off, mostly from overfishing.
  
  
  CĂ"tes Des Arcadins Journal: Haitian Divers Hope to Aid Ailing Coral Reef, and Themselves
• Veterans Discover Allure of Jobs in Western Wilderness http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e5e4af88995939a19b22f2beffff051e Former military men are trying a pilot program in California that gives them a chance to learn new skills and possibly pursue careers in preserving public lands.
  
  
  Veterans Discover Allure of Jobs in Western Wilderness
• Vermont Eyes Health Risks From Flood-Damaged Sewer and Water Plants http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=88c814492bdbf7b43154ac0a0fcd468f Environmental teams in Vermont are investigating the extent of health risks after Hurricane Irene left thousands without electricity or potable water.
  
  
  Vermont Eyes Health Risks From Flood-Damaged Sewer and Water Plants
• Solyndra, Solar Firm Aided by Federal Loans, Shuts Doors http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d5d0484118d32136bf39614216e8e66f A Silicon Valley maker of solar power arrays that was started with high hopes and $527 million in loans from the federal government said that it would cease operations.
  
  
  Solyndra, Solar Firm Aided by Federal Loans, Shuts Doors
• PG&E; Mismanagement Blamed for San Bruno Gas Disaster http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=05b1f2a7a21c4a59506d3b9c3a8a413b The main cause of the deadly gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., last September was 54 years of bad management by Pacific Gas & Electric, federal investigators said.
  
  
  PG&E; Mismanagement Blamed for San Bruno Gas Disaster
• Germany Dims Nuclear Plants, but Hopes to Keep Lights On http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7220e3d8ddb19b2e1ed7e03d52183859 After the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, Germany closed the 8 oldest of its 17 reactors, but now worries about meeting the demand for electricity.
  
  
  Germany Dims Nuclear Plants, but Hopes to Keep Lights On
• Intensity of Hurricanes Still Bedevils Scientists http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9ded48b9c7a27209f190a719be2e7438 Scientists have become adept at gauging the track a storm will take, but they are working to improve their predictions of its intensity.
  
  
  Intensity of Hurricanes Still Bedevils Scientists
• Green Blog: How to Know When the River is Rising http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=038ecbd51c93c3f6d8de073a289a86f8 Looking for ways to cope with erratic weather patterns.
  
  
  Green Blog: How to Know When the River is Rising