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Scientists from the Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research begin necropsy of two pygmy killer whales as seen in this undated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo. Samples were collected from these two rarely seen animals for biotoxin analysis, contaminant analysis, and histopathology to determine the causes of death. (UPI Photo/NOAA)


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Ocean over-crowding drives new policies
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Ocean-planning policies are urgently needed to prevent public waters from being damaged by overcrowding, U.S. activists said.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado at Boulder for a "total and spectral solar irradiance sensor."
Satellite data to aid hurricane forecasts
PASADENA, Calif., June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency says it will provide satellite data for storm forecasts during the 2009 Atlantic and eastern Pacific hurricane seasons.
BOULDER, Colo., May 7 (UPI) -- Scientists say solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface in the United States occurred at higher rates than thought during the past 12 years.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says its latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is undergoing final testing prior to its scheduled launch April 28.
Obama to restore endangered rules
WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is restoring protections for endangered species that were removed under the previous administration.
VANDENBURG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has, for the second time this week, postponed the launch of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite.
VANDENBURG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency scrubbed the launch of a weather satellite early Wednesday, just minutes before it was scheduled to lift off.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said weather forecasts appear favorable for the launch of the "NOAA-N Prime" weather satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
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