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ScienceDaily (Sep. 26, 2011) - Changes in the ratio of nitrate to phosphorus in the oceans off the coasts of Korea and Japan caused by atmospheric and riverine pollutants may influence the makeup of marine plants and influence marine ecology, according to researchers from Korea and the U. S Here is the original post: Nitrate Levels Rising in...

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Fishermen and scientists questioning how many fish can be sustainably taken from a reef believe they've quantified the tipping point. Continue reading here: Scientists discover reef overfishing point

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Arizona Expands Hunting Near Municipalities See the original post: Arizona Expands Hunting Near Municipalities

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Beware of a new wage-hour app released by the Department of Labor. Named DOL-Timesheet, employees can use the iPhone app to track hours worked and calculate wages. This includes overtime pay, and may eventually include bonuses, commissions, tips and holiday pay. In the event of an investigation, these real-time wage and hour records can be used against you....

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By Richard A. Oppel, Jr. – Star News – Published: Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After decades of new laws to toughen sentencing for criminals, prosecutors have gained greater leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants and reduce the number of cases that go to trial, often by using the threat of more...

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Arizona: BLM Proposes Closing One-Half Million Acres of Public Land to Target Shooting Go here to read the rest: Arizona: BLM Proposes Closing One-Half Million Acres of Public Land to Target Shooting

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By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times – September 25, 2011, 6:54 p.m. Federal authorities are investigating allegations of inmate beatings and other misconduct by deputies in Los Angeles County jails, with FBI agents going so far as to sneak a cellphone to an inmate to get reports from inside, according to law enforcement sources. The inquiries include allegations...

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By Tracey Kaplan – Mercury News – Posted: 09/25/2011 06:31:25 AM PDT To trim its bulging prison population and cut costs, California is about to gamble on a strategy no other state has tried — unload the responsibility for punishing and rehabilitating thousands of nonviolent felons from the state prison system to local communities. The state’s new massive...

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(KGET-TV) Probation officers with the “high risk offender” unit routinely search homes for weapons and drugs. But this unit – charged with keeping the community safe – is about to get a whole lot busier once hundreds of felons return to Kern County. “With the new changes comes challenges,” JJ Zahry, Supervisor High Risk Offender Unit, said. It’s...

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Megan Hansen/Times-Standard – Posted: 09/25/2011 02:40:31 AM PDT Saturday marked the start of the state’s cost-saving realignment plan for adult offenders, and county officials said they’re as prepared as possible for its implementation. Public safety realignment, also known as Assembly bills 109 and 117, transfers the responsibility of low-risk offenders from the state to counties. Offenders committing crimes...