MNN Daily News Blog

June 9
Samuel Slater is born, and flash floods devastate Rapid City, S.D.
June 8
The National Conservation Commission is formed, and J.I. Rodale dies.
June 7
The Rancho Seco Nuclear plant is shut down, and the G-8 declare climate change a 'clear' threat.
June 6
An Amazon logging ring is broken up, and rhino horn trading is on the rise.
June 5
The Grand Teton Dam bursts, and the Great Salt Lake reaches its all-time highest level.
June 4
The American alligator is no longer endangered, and nations sign the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
June 3
The Ixtoc I blows up, and the Earth Summit is held.
June 2
The leatherback turtle is declared endangered, and 65 tornadoes tear through the Midwest.
June 1
Zebra mussels invade the United States, and children have less lead in their blood.
May 31
Earthquakes devastate Peru and Quetta, and a flood wipes out summer homes in Pennsylvania.

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