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Texas behind the curve on regulating fertilizer plants
Austin American-StatesmanIf the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Services and Shopping, Chemical Industry, Moving and Storage, Local Government
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U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
ReutersINDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S....Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Chemical Industry, Mitch Daniels
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'From your garbage to your garden'
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Up to 15,000 pounds of organic waste could be rotating in a vessel at any given time at Secure Recycling Services, a business division of Kreider Services. This waste is turned into fertilizer thanks to an in-vessel composter that is one of only two...Tags: Chemical Industry, Food Industry, Schools
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Magnolias drop leaves in spring at different times
Q. Leaves on our magnolia tree have dark spots and they are turning yellow. What is the problem? A. Luckily, there is no problem this time. The email picture forwarded showed normal leaf spots forming as the magnolia leaves begin to yellow and drop...Tags: Chemical Industry, Inorganic Chemical Industry
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Business briefs: Energy Dept. backs LNG export plan
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.WASHINGTON, D.C. Energy Dept. backs LNG export plan The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has...Tags: Energy Resources, Monaco, Navistar International Corporation, Pakistan, Chemical Industry
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All cooped up: a guest cottage for chickens
Like underfunded pensions and red-light cameras, the chicken coop is a growing trend in urban America. Chickens are a great source for fresh eggs and garden fertilizer (their nitrogen-rich waste matter is perfect for a compost heap). An urban farmer...
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How to create a weed-free, low-maintenance garden bed
Q: I have three planting beds where I want all vegetation removed along with old mulch and landscape fabric. I want to replace with new mulch. Should the fabric also be replaced? How can I prevent the weeds from returning? I want the beds as mulched areas...Tags: Allentown, Tools, Services and Shopping, Tomatoes, Chemical Industry
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Report breaks down nitrogen sources in Great Bay
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.Chemical fertilizers, human waste flowing through septic systems and pollution from the atmosphere are among the largest contributors to the nitrogen found in Great Bay Estuary, according to a new report by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental...Tags: Energy Saving, Chemical Industry, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Don't underestimate the value of starter fertilizer for corn planted late
The weather changes rapidly and unexpectedly in Iowa. We went from worrying about planting in dry soil to late planting in cold soil. Therefore, farmers and crop consultants are wondering about using starter fertilizer to speed up early corn growth and...Tags: Chemical Industry, Research
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Minnesota farm incomes surged in 2012
Minnesota's crop farmers posted their best year in decades in 2012, dodging a nationwide drought with a near-perfect combination: a big harvest and high grain prices. Median incomes surged 50 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report...Tags: Chemical Industry, Personal Income, Droughts, Colleges and Universities, Natural Disasters
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Investigators: Cause of West Fertilizer Co. fire undetermined
Austin American-StatesmanA fire that led to a devastating explosion a month ago at a fertilizer plant in this small town north of Waco remains undetermined, state and federal investigators said at a news conference Thursday. Fourteen people were killed in the April 17...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but federal and state officials said Thursday that their $1-million investigation had...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Disasters and Accidents
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