Red tide abating in Boston Harbor Shellfish beds in Boston Harbor that were closed for the first time in 36 years could soon reopen as the red tide threat diminishes.
Domestic partners law under legal fire in Oregon Oregon's domestic partnership law came under legal fire again Tuesday, as opponents tried to persuade three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that elections officials had wrongly disqualified the issue from the November ballot.
Bristol-Myers settles Clean Air violations Pharmaceuticals maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has agreed to spend $3.65 million to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations by eliminating ozone-depleting refrigerants at factories in six states and Puerto Rico.
A look at state exports to Iran A look at states' exports to Iran during President Bush's years in office, ranked by the dollar value of their total exports from 2001 through 2007: