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Mercury recycling plummets during pandemic

The Salem News 23 Oct 2021

BOSTON — A state-mandated recycling program aimed at keeping mercury-laden thermostats from regional landfills saw a massive decline in collections of the toxic metal during the pandemic. A report released by the state Department of Environmental Protection said the recycling program collected 6,043 thermostats and 48.8 pounds of mercury last year.

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8 feet of snow? Storm train could deal deathblow to wildfire season

The Argus Observer 22 Oct 2021

Meteorologists define a bomb cyclone as a rapidly strengthening storm with a central pressure that plummets by 0.71 of an inch of mercury (24 millibars) or more within 24 hours ... Its central pressure dropped as low as 28.20 inches of mercury (955 millibars) ... mercury (929 millibars).

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Green light given to businesses for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests

NewstalkZB 14 Oct 2021

Mainfreight, Foodstuffs North Island, Genesis, Hynds Pipe Systems, Mercury, Summerset Group, Wellington Airport, Christchurch Airport, Sky NZ, Queenstown Airport, Spark, Vodafone, The Warehouse Group, ANZ Bank, Contact Energy, Fulton Hogan, Countdown/Woolworths NZ, Fletcher ...

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Coalition of 25 companies want to import 370,000 rapid antigen tests – but need permission

FBC News 06 Oct 2021

The 25 companies requesting urgent approval to introduce the tests at critical worksites included Mainfreight, Foodstuffs North Island, Genesis, Hynds Pipe Systems, Mercury, Summerset Group, Wellington Airport, Christchurch Airport, Sky NZ, Queenstown Airport, Spark, Vodafone, ...

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Businesses urge Government to let them bring in rapid test kits

NewstalkZB 06 Oct 2021

The 25 companies requesting urgent approval to introduce the tests at critical work sites include Mainfreight, Foodstuffs North Island, Genesis, Hynds Pipe Systems, Mercury, Summerset Group, Wellington Airport, Christchurch Airport, Sky NZ, Queenstown Airport, Spark, Vodafone, ...

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Governors Island to remain open year round: City Hall

AM New York 28 Sep 2021

Governors Island will remain open to the public year-round for the first time in its history as a public space, City Hall officials announced Tuesday ... The mayor announced that New York City ferry service will be expanded to stop at Governor’s Island daily, with the island staying open from 7 a.m.

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Governors Island will remain open year-round, featuring permanent ferry from Brooklyn

Metro USA 28 Sep 2021

Brooklynites desperate for open space can now board the ferry to Governors Island year-round, as the greenspace oasis will remain open 365 days per-year, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio ... The mayor announced that New York City ferry service will be expanded to stop at Governor’s Island daily, with the island staying open from 7 am to 6.15 pm.

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ISLAND HISTORY

The Jamestown Press 23 Sep 2021

The tax assessor has received an Apple Macintosh computer to assist in property revaluations, The Jamestown Press reported Sept ... 27, 1921 (Newport Mercury). The super-dreadnaught Maryland has arrived in Narragansett Bay and will remain in Rhode Island while taking on its equipment of torpedoes ... 27, 1946 (Newport Mercury) ... 24, 1971 (Newport Mercury).

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Vaccination efforts continue in Multnomah County through community collaboration

Street Roots News 23 Sep 2021

Thousands of people in Multnomah County remain unvaccinated from the coronavirus, despite the vaccine’s open availability in major pharmacies and demonstrated efficacy in safeguarding people from severe symptoms and death ... As of Sept ... 20 ... 14 ... Portland Mercury reported errors with OHA’s data for vaccinated Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians on Sept.

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LI forecast: Sunny and warm, but with chance for rip currents

Newsday 20 Sep 2021

Long Islanders can expect a pleasant start to the workweek Monday, with clear skies, calm winds and a high around 75 degrees, the National Weather Service said, although there is a moderate risk for rip currents at South Shore beaches ... Monday, the temperature at Long Island ...

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Was Los Altos hawk trying to break window to get to the steak?

East Bay Times 17 Sep 2021

DEAR JOAN. While sitting at my island kitchen counter reading the Mercury News one afternoon recently, I was startled by a racket at my large kitchen window less than 6 feet in front of me. A very large bird was hovering at the window, ferociously banging at it with its beak and claws. I was sure it would break through the window ... DEAR JOANNE ... 17.

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Activist speaks out on traditional dolphin slaughter off Denmark’s Faroe Islands

Anadolu Agency 16 Sep 2021

The tradition of slaughtering dolphins and whales off Denmark’s Faroe Islands sparked new outrage especially among animal lovers and environment activists ... “I've been at the Faroe Islands for about two and a half months and during this time I documented seven different piles of whale hunts called the Grindadrap,” Rostol said.

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What would happen if I ate my computer? Asking for a friend.

Popular Science 14 Sep 2021

Katie Belloff/Popular Science ... Eat-all. Eden, Janine and Jim / Flickr. First things first ... Older computer monitors also contain up to eight pounds of lead, as well as mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and beryllium, according to the Long Island manufacturing center, a recycling and e-waste drop-off site ... “They might have the lead, the mercury, cadmium ... .

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Good Morning, News: Family of Man Killed in 2020 Protest Sues Portland, OR Dancers Accuse ...

Portland Mercury 13 Sep 2021

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential ... https.//t.co/ShJX2cSe1c — Blair Stenvick (@BlairStenvick) September 10, 2021 - Oregon’s flawed population data on Pacific Islanders has skewed the state’s COVID-19 vaccination data for that community.

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Catch Up on the Stories You Missed This Week with the Mercury Weekend Reading List!

Portland Mercury 11 Sep 2021

https.//t.co/XnTxpXps64 — Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 8, 2021 • How Flawed Population Data Conceals the Reality of COVID for Oregon Pacific Islanders Inaccurate population data for Oregon Pacific Islanders has led to state health agencies ...