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Maine removed a 60-year-old river barrier where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year; a new nature-like fishway aims to reopen migration routes

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Maine removed a 60-year-old river barrier where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year; a new nature-like fishway aims to reopen migration routes

Atlantic Salmon leaping waterfalls (Photo credit: Canva) Maine has removed a 60-year-old river barrier on the Narraguagus River where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year, replacing it with a nature-like fishway designed to reopen migration routes for endangered fish. The old ice-control dam in Cherryfield, built by the US Army Corps … Read more

From Iraq to Yemen: How Iran-linked groups are putting Saudi energy routes under pressure

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From Iraq to Yemen: How Iran-linked groups are putting Saudi energy routes under pressure

A satellite image shows smoke rising from area near East-West oil pipeline, in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Picture credit: Reuters) Saudi Arabia on Saturday has temporarily shut down its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack on the vital energy conduit, in an escalation that has put further pressure on Iraq and raised fresh concerns … Read more

Passenger train derails, flips on side near UK’s Lewes; rail routes disrupted

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Passenger train derails, flips on side near UK's Lewes; rail routes disrupted

No injuries were reported after the train flipped on its side (Representative image) A passenger train derailed and flipped to its side near Lewes in East Sussex, southern England, on Thursday, disrupting several rail routes in the area.Network Rail said a Southern service came off the tracks in the Lewes area shortly before 4 pm … Read more