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Page 8A ''V* *' Wlk^' r 4# .«airii)^ -«#L„ STATE Wednesday, Oci: idCXI ! >rts : THE BATTALION ! *B?sday, Oc Red tide growing along CORPUS CHR1STI (AP) — The red tide that has stricken the Texas coast with tish kills and other en vironmental problems has grown to 18 miles long, but state officials say the bloom is moving south where currents may carry it further away from the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials, in an aerial tour Monday, saw one patch of red tide start ing about halfway down Padre Island. Patches of algae that may be red tide-related also were observed in Nue ces and Corpus Christi bays, Smiley Nava, re gional manager for the TPWD’s resource protec tion division, told the Cor pus Christi Caller-Times. Earlier this year, red tide concentrations that state agency officials called the largest since ordinator in Austin, told the San Antonio Express- News. “It looks like it will be a very bad week for the lower coast.” The red tide, which 66 We do not advise people to go swimming or wade fish ing in areas contaminated with red tide/' — Phil Flattery Environmental education technician 1986 killed more than 22 million fish within a four- month period. “It’s really heating up,” Cindy Contreras, TPWD water quality co started early in the summer near the Texas-Louisiana border, has traveled south since that time. Sample results taken last week showed the high est concentration isms near Port A TPWD spi, said that w possible to pn tide, there is chance there " jL. large blooms in Ml I future. P 11 *- But officials Island NationalSi were not taki chances on Moi pie entering the given a flier basic questions ah tide and its effect "We do not ad pie to go swi wade fishing inara taminated withra said Phil Flattery^ mental education cian for the seasta —News in Brief— Fire on Air Force base ruled arson WICHITA FALLS (AP) — The Shep- pard Air Force Base Law Center was damaged by a fire that was deliber ately set, arson investigators say. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is now leading the investigation into last*week’s blaze. So far, no suspects have been identified. Damage to the building and its contents was estimated at $200,000. Brig. Gen. Kris Cook, Sheppard Air Base commander, received the findings of a team of fire investi- I gators Monday morning that pointed to arson. “An accelerant was used to start the fire,” Sheppard Fire Chief Jeff Sukalski told the Wichita Falls Times Record News. Cook would not comment on what material was used to start the fire or the exact location the fire originated. It was first reported at 12:53 a.m. Friday. Power plants can particle pollution inn yea wa: footb; mt. The who iky I was 6 kathat. I coi P lineback t where e |eat week ( we practi ;ame. o where k, playinj hey are i AUSTIN (AP) — Pollution from electric power plants shoflllir-die gan lives of about 30,000 people each year, including 1,310 in Te'IThese are i cording to a study released Tuesday. )sk of the sei The study, commissioned by Clean the Air, a national camp™game wa: takes aim at old power plants, showed that Pennsylvania hadiitii' the ’Hus] est number of deaths, with 2,250, because of fine particle polliiliwThis real In Texas, the 1,310 deaths translate to about 11.5 deaths perlbth teams,” people. Cities that rank high because of the number of deaths cat#!. “They’r the fine particle pollution were Dallas, with 369 deaths, HoustoKl-eligible 201 deaths and San Antonio, with 93 deaths. o n j n ii^ e 30 The study said, however, that those numbers could be reduceift p U t s us c ] lices were implemented that forced power plants to cut theirsulfiiBo ne 0 f (jj e ide»and nitrogen dioxide — which make up fine particles —by ft j n helpin', cent below 1997 emission levels. |ibilitv is reo Nationally, about 18,700 of the 30,000 deaths could be avoide| nc ca ‘ lc [ 1es | ( rule were implemented, the study said. In Texas, 805 of the l,310B«it’ s ( ;)een could be avoided, the study said. ft| or ^ ( j 0] . Jeff Saitas, executive director of the Texas Natural Res°urceift re ■ ■ 1 servation Commission, agreed Monday that large coal-fired powe!E , mn; play a role in the release of fine particle matter, but said that the L,, ], that was measured comes predominantly from local sources, suctifr 1UH1 c x tomobiles and electric utilities, not from the power plants thata? side the metroplex areas. He also said the smog reducing plans for Dallas-Fort'Notfhanc! ton would cut considerably emissions of nitrogen oxide. j Your future moves. Nokia Presentations Rudder Tower, room 601 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (coffee and pastries will be served at 9:30 am) October 19, 2000 Join the fun Noon to 3:00 pm Look for the tent at East Plaza Mall Area west of the Administration' Bldg. Between the OEtM and Architecture Bldgs. 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