Chesapeake Bay states will not meet goals to reduce runoff
(Daily Press: Thu, 13 Sep) The Chesapeake Bay states will not meet goals to reduce runoff by 2010 and are actually losing ground due to population growth and development, according to the EPA inspector general.

Elizabethtown campus gets land donation for expansion
(College Heights Herald: Thu, 13 Sep) Construction isn't restricted to the main campus. The Elizabethtown campus will also see expansion in response to expected population growth in the area. The North Central Education Foundation donated 20 acres of land to Western in May for the expansion of its Elizabethtown campus.

Program offers humane solution to cat overpopulation
(Star-Gazette: Wed, 12 Sep) In response to recent letters to the editor about the cat population problem, according to the Trap, Neuter, Return handbook, feral cat colonies spring up and subsist in certain locations because the habitat provides adequate food and shelter for them to survive.

$1 million pledge
(San Marcos Daily Record: Thu, 13 Sep) The Emmett and Miriam McCoy Foundation has contributed $500,000 to the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) for the construction of a new family violence shelter and has also pledged a $500,000 challenge grant to be given when an additional $500,000 in support for the shelter has been raised.