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BRIEF: Shoemakersville, Perry authority amend water pact
Reading Eagle, Pa.Shoemakersville and the Perry Township Municipal Authority have agreed to amend an agreement whereby the borough provides water to the authority. According to comments made at the Shoemakersville Borough Council meeting Tuesday, the agreement would... -
Simplot honored for green-friendly efforts
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.Several green initiatives in place at J.R. Simplot's Moses Lake facility were highlighted during a recent Association of Washington Business meeting. The potato processing plant received an AWB Environmental Excellence award in Spokane earlier this...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Potatoes, Biofuels, Business
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What are the signature scents of our area? Residents sniff 'em out
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.Close your eyes. Cover your ears. Breathe in. As you sniff the air, you're perceiving the world through a method that almost all of Earth's creatures have used for more than 600 million years. It's the world's oldest sense, and something that even...Tags: McDonald's, Highway Transportation, Paper and Product Packaging Industry, Potatoes, Potato Chips
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EDITORIAL: Jerome Wastewater Bond a Two-way Street
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoAnyone who was in Jerome on Dec. 30, 2010 remembers the day the city's wastewater treatment plant failed. And they undoubtedly remember the 60 days after that as raw sewage poured out into the North Side Canal system. At the time, residents who lived...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Science and Technology, Water, Environmental Politics
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Hanks: visionary, difficult
Staff WriterHis supporters call him a visionary. His detractors call him a megalomaniac. All agree that he is determined. And now that he is no longer the minority voice in a 3 to 2 voting bloc on the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, James Cleo...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservation
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Challengers fail to take control of Tarrant water district
Fort Worth Star-TelegramThree challengers backed by more than $200,000 in campaign contributions from two wealthy Dallas landowners failed to take control of the Tarrant Regional Water District board Saturday. In incomplete returns, Mary Kelleher appeared to be the only...Tags: Politics, Wildlife, Natural Resource Industry, Elections, Justice System
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bud Kennedy column
Fort Worth Star-TelegramSo much for nonpartisan elections. City, school and water elections Saturday were all about party power and party feuds, and only political rookie Jacinto "Cinto" Ramos seemed to rise above the melee. On a day when allies of U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Local Elections, Kay Granger, Domingo Garcia
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Phosphate mining damages environment, but also drives economy, study finds
Bradenton HeraldA new study predicts considerable damage to Central Florida's environment if four proposed phosphate mining projects win approval, but contends that mitigation would more than make up for long-term adverse effects. "Mitigation" refers to methods of...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Cleanup
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Students learn about engineering in water tower competition
Bradenton HeraldGiven the task to design and build a functional model water tower, about 150 fifth-graders stepped up to the challenge in a Florida Section of American Water Works Association-sponsored competition. The students from eight Manatee County elementary...Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Engineering, Architecture, New York City
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Update: U.S. 35 estimated to reopen Saturday morning
Point Pleasant Register, W.Va.As of press time late Friday night, a significant section of U.S. 35 remained closed after a tractor-trailer overturned near the intersection of the Buffalo Bridge just across the Mason County line into Putnam County on Friday morning. Estimates on when...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation
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Redwood City's sewer and water rates could rise by 30 percent in three years
Palo Alto Daily News, Calif.Water and sewage rates in Redwood City could rise by almost 30 percent over the next three years if the city council approves a staff recommendation next month. Beginning Aug. 1, the rates would increase 9 percent a year through mid-2015 if imposed. A...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Dry year boosts water sales
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.The dry water year means a financial bounty for Mid-Valley water districts. A number have filed petitions with the state Division of Water Rights to ship up to 26,000 acre-feet of water south of the Delta to eager customers. The sale could net up to...Tags: Water, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Conservation, Natural Resource Industry
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