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Tampa, Switfmud change Rogers' gofl course runoff
The Tampa TribuneCity and state officials have taken the first steps toward a renovation of Rogers Park Golf Club that would reduce pollution washing into the Hillsborough River. The Tampa City Council agreed to put $100,000 toward changing the course's drainage layout....Tags: Rivers, Chemical Industry, Environmental Pollution, Sports, Golf
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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: Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Incidents, Services and Shopping, AFL-CIO
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U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
ReutersBy Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Indiana has cancelled 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...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Executive Branch, Afghanistan, Mitch Daniels
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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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'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: Schools, Chemical Industry, Food 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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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: Pakistan, Chemical Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Trade Dispute, Finance
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Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials withdrew state backing Friday for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at its overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used...
Tags: Afghanistan, Economic Policy, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Pakistan
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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: Onions, Services and Shopping, Tomatoes, Allentown, Lettuce
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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: Environmental Politics, Chemical Industry, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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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, Explosions, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Disasters and Accidents, Chemical Industry
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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: Personal Income, Natural Disasters, Chemical Industry, Droughts, Colleges and Universities
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