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Times of India - US News

US - Aug 22, 2026 - After a 1962 storm battered Fire Island, Robert Moses proposed a highway along the New York barrier island; residents fought it and 17 private communities now sit inside a national seashore - The fierce nor'easter of 1962 became a pivotal moment for Robert Moses as he sought to introduce a highway on Fire Island. Yet, the local populace and property owners stood firm against the initiative, worried for their environment and community's future. Their activism prompted valuable support from the federal government, leading to the creation of Fire Island National Seashore in 1964, which has preserved the island's unspoiled setting.

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In 2014, Texas conservationists built a 54-acre underwater reef from artificial substrate; four years later oysters covered 70% of its surface

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US - Aug 22, 2026 - Midway Atoll eradicated invasive rats after Bonin petrels had fallen to fewer than 5,000 nesting pairs; by 2008 the seabird colony had rebounded to more than 135,000 pairs - Invasive rats were removed from Midway Atoll, which had devastated native seabird populations. Bonin petrel numbers surged from under five thousand to over one hundred thirty-five thousand pairs. This eradication effort also allowed native vegetation to recover and stabilize the fragile islands. However, invasive house mice later emerged as a new threat to nesting albatrosses. Strict biosecurity measures now protect this vital Pacific sanctuary from further introductions.

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In 2005, California began eradicating 5,036 feral pigs from Santa Cruz Island as part of a wider fox recovery effort; by 2015 its native fox population had risen from under 70 to about 2,100

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Missing former acting US attorney found dead in San Diego federal building; no foul play suspected

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In 1905, a Nevada miner collected 50,000 discarded bottles in less than six months; he turned them into a three-room house

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In 1972, a Florida man started building a retirement home in a swamp; decades later, it became a 12,000-square-foot castle

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In 1890, the US printed 120,000 unusual $100 'Watermelon' notes; only about 35 are known to survive, and one is returning to auction

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Indian man and woman plead guilty to 'PayPal refund scam' in US: 'Traveled recently, family in India was in danger, was asked to pull off fraud'

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America's Lake Powell reaches record low, experts warn against propping; Utah Governor says it's not time to let the lake go

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In 1922, an American engineer built a house from more than 100,000 newspapers; 100 years later the paper walls still survive

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From Kabul to US Congress, Aisha Wahab gives Dems a nudge to the left

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Meet Caden Pohlkamp, the Texas seventh-grader who built an underwater robot to test 12 neighbourhood ponds; fountains were linked to healthier water

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'Who saw this coming': Laura Loomer hounds Tulsi Gabbard as ex-DNI shares emotional update on husband's cancer treatment

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The US offered a California family $4 million for its 6,300-acre island ranch; after they refused, the government seized it and a jury awarded them $12.7 million

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In 2022, MacKenzie Scott donated two Beverly Hills homes valued at $55 million; their sale supported affordable housing in Los Angeles

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In 1986, a ranching family sold California's 53,000-acre Santa Rosa Island to the US for nearly $30 million; they retained about 7 acres and the right to stay for another 25 years

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Man claims Meta fired him after he refused to sign a Green Card letter for a Chinese visa worker, seeks $1 million in lawsuit

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In 1987, Fort Peck tribes returned over 100 bison to 5,800 acres; decades later they stopped hunting their own herd to restore the original cultural purpose

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In 2003, Chicago's mayor sent bulldozers to carve six giant Xs into an airport runway overnight, stranding 16 planes; 12 years later, the former airfield reopened with 40 acres of prairie, wetlands and wildlife habitat

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Indian father drowns while paddleboarding in Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey during family picnic; he was in an area not supervised by lifeguards

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George Floyd mockery, Django Unchained reenactment: Lawsuit details racist conduct at Phoenix airport

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Priscilla Chan's parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research

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FBI arrests woman in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol

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A 1,256-megawatt nuclear reactor on Lake Erie accidentally became a wildlife sanctuary, now spotted turtles nest inside its buffer zone

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Meet Vallabh Ramesh, the 18-year-old Kentucky student who created a 3D-printable smart gel that solidifies at body temperature and could one day deliver drugs inside the body

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Pennsylvania university soccer star killed by 'demon' boyfriend whose mom helps dispose body

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In 1908, a Boston woman donated 140 acres around Maine's Beehive and Bowl to stop future development; six years later 5,000 acres had been protected for what became Acadia

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In 1898, an adventurer abandoned the sea for California's desert and built a home on a volcanic island; his strange settlement later became known as Hell's Kitchen

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In the Early 1900s, a Maryland landowner released just five or six Japanese sika deer, and their descendants spread across four counties and Assateague Island

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Pet owners dumped unwanted turtles in an Oregon park: A 2015 count found 30 of 50 basking turtles were invaders crowding out both native species

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In 1962, five pet mute swans escaped in Maryland; within four decades their descendants neared 4,000 and were eating 10.5 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay grasses a year

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In 1932, Texas ranchers introduced axis deer from India for fenced hunting; the deer later escaped and spread across the Edwards Plateau

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Meet Lianna Genovese, an 19-year-old Canadian student whose gadget made from straws, sponge and pipes helps people with cerebral palsy rediscover painting; now sells in over 25 countries

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New York started digging Water Tunnel No. 3 in 1970; water reached all of Manhattan only in 2013, 43 years later

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In the 1920s, America turned to Japanese oysters as its native industry declined; their descendants now support a Pacific Northwest shellfish industry worth over $270 million

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Apollo 11 set up the Moon's first seismometer in 1969; its recorded moonquakes gave scientists the first detailed map of the lunar interior

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Hawaii fenced the summit of Haleakalā against goats and pigs; native plants recovered inside while grazing continued outside

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16-year-old ran onto a Tennessee middle-school football field during a scuffle and tackled a player; school district banned her from its properties for life

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In 1966, American folk singer Pete Seeger set out to "build a boat to save the Hudson"; his floating classroom has since reached more than 500,000 people

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In 1982, a California cheese maker donated thousands of acres from his dairy ranch; 44 years later crews removed his old cattle levees and reconnected the San Joaquin River to 220 acres of floodplain

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An Iowa family moved the entire $12,000 farmhouse four miles on wheels to create their dream home

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In 2014, New York completed the Javits Center's bird-safe renovation and green roof; bird collisions fell by more than 90%, while 65 species later used the roof

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Around 1830, America imported Japanese wisteria for its hanging purple flowers; the vigorous vines can now smother trees and compete with native vegetation

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Detroit school students can earn $100 every week just by attending all their classes as district schools bring back cash rewards for perfect attendance

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In 2016, the Burt's Bees co-founder gave the US 87,500 acres and backed it with $40 million; 10 years later the Maine wilderness is a national monument

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In 1968, one man left modern life behind, built a remote Alaska cabin himself and spent nearly 30 years living in the wilderness

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In 1990, Utah used the world's largest rotenone treatment on Strawberry Reservoir; over 99% of fish biomass vanished and the rebuilt fishery later produced 715,000 catches a year

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First time in 100 years, North American river otter spotted in the Bronx River: 'I could hardly believe what I was seeing'

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68-year-old Sheila Consaul bought Ohio's abandoned Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse for $71,010 in 2011, then spent 15 years and over $300,000 restoring it as an off-grid home

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