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County insurance firm to pay $750K to UDV for legal fees
The Santa Fe New MexicanThe Santa Fe County government's insurance company, One Beacon, will pay $750,000 in legal fees to the O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uni �o do Vegetal (UDV) church under terms of an agreement approved Tuesday that settles a land-use dispute....Tags: Religion and Belief
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BRIEF: Modesto Irrigation District votes to sell idled equipment
The Modesto BeeModesto Irrigation District leaders unanimously agreed Tuesday to sell idled power plant equipment for a fraction of the price they paid for it seven years ago. Getting $320,000 from the company that made the Ripon plant's water treatment system is... -
Climate change may be baring Mount Everest
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks and natural debris previously covered by snow are appearing now as the snow...
Tags: Weather, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Mountains, Science and Technology
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PolyMet impact study is ready for review
Duluth News TribunePolyMet Mining Corp. said Monday that the revised environmental report for its proposed copper mine and processing center near Hoyt Lakes is complete and headed to state, federal and tribal agencies for review. The "draft, supplemental Environmental...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Coalition hosts educational festival celebrating wonders of water
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterManchester students took first and third place prizes, while a Keene student placed second last week in the finals of the New Hampshire Fourth Grade Water Science Fair. Last week the New Hampshire Drinking Water Coalition, along with the New Hampshire...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Water, Science and Technology
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City might hike water, trash fees
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyenneIt could soon cost more to water the lawn, take a shower and toss out the trash. The Cheyenne City Council is considering rate increases for water, sewer and trash services. Combined, average residential customers could expect a nearly $3.50 monthly...Tags: Science and Technology
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Urbana project could cost $20 million
Springfield News-Sun, OhioUrbana council members tonight will discuss building a roughly $20 million wastewater treatment facility, a project other cities across Ohio have taken on in recent years to attract growth and to replace or rehab aging systems. The cost would be $6...Tags: Environmental Issues, Physical Conditions, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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OUC moving all service requests online or to automated-phone systems
Orlando's electric-and-water utility will soon rely heavily on the Internet and automated-telephone options for customer payments and nearly all service requests, though it will also add to its network several hundred retail outlets where payments only...Tags: CVS Corp., Walmart, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marketing
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Mexican official pitches business in Chicago
Although news about Mexico is focused on immigration reform and border security, the country remains a leading trade partner for the U.S. and an increasingly important one for Illinois. During a visit to Chicago this week, the secretary for economic...Tags: Mexico City, Automotive Equipment, Barack Obama, Pat Quinn, Mexico
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Fluoride concerns voiced by activist
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.The man who successfully lobbied to remove fluoridation in the village of Canton 12 years ago offered a simple challenge -- debate him and his anti-fluoride views. After speaking before the City Council on Monday night, Paul H. Connett, a professor...Tags: Politics, Tooth Decay, Science and Technology, American Medical Association, Dietary Supplements
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Diab calls for strict implementation of sanitation guidelines
The Lebanon Daily StarThe Education Ministry called Monday for the strict implementation of sanitation and hygiene guidelines in Lebanon's public schools after recent cases of poisoning among students. Caretaker Education Minister Hassan Diab chaired a meeting Monday to...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Schools, Beirut (Lebanon), UNICEF, Public Schools
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Water and sewer rates to increase 7 percent
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission on Monday approved a 7 percent increase in water and sewer rates, and left the rates at solid waste management operations unchanged. The new rates will take effect Oct. 1. Utility officials said that...Tags: Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, Energy Saving, Investments, Budgets and Budgeting
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