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Allentown council tables clean air initiative, effectively sending it to voters
Vowing to send a message by their inaction, members of Allentown City Council voted 5-1 Wednesday night to table a proposed ballot initiative that would create stricter environmental controls for a proposed waste-to-energy plant. That effectively puts...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Allentown, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Politics, Voting
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Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
ReutersOSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross. "It's very effective. It's inspired some...Tags: Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Francis I, The Pope, Conservation
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READER SUBMITTED: Saint Mary Receives Gold Award From Connecticut DEEP
NewingtonSaint Mary Church in Newington is the only religious organization to be recognized, and one of only three non-profits, to receive a 2013 Gold Award from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for its leadership and commitment to...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Newington, Environmental Issues
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Gov. Quinn signs bill to regulate fracking
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn today signed sweeping legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking." The move, which was expected, adds a bevy of restrictions and protections to an industry that while legal, was largely unregulated....Tags: Justice System, Health and Safety at Work, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Energy Resources
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Charla Nash Claim Dismissed, Denying Permission to Sue State Over 2009 Chimp Attack
The Hartford CourantA multimillion-dollar claim against the state by Charla Nash — blinded in a 2009 mauling by a 200-pound chimpanzee that tore off her face — was dismissed Friday by state Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr. Vance's decision denies Nash...Tags: Sandra Herold, Environmental Politics, Justice System, Separation of Church and State, Stamford
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Search For Missing New Milford Father, Photographer Continues
The Hartford CourantThe search for local photographer and father of two Eric Langlois, who went missing Tuesday, will continue through the weekend, if necessary, authorities said Friday. The unofficial search party – composed of friends, family, colleagues and...Tags: Environmental Politics, Arts and Culture, Photography, New Milford, Arts
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: Norwegian Cruise Line, Folklore and Mythology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Event Planning, Star Sailing
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Officials keep an eye on Inland Waterway cooking oil spill
ALANSON — After Tuesday’s late evening two-vehicle crash, about 5,500 gallons of a mix of used cooking oil and water spilled from a semi-truck — one of the two involved vehicles — and oozed its way toward the Crooked River. The...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Wildlife, Transportation Accidents, Oil Spills
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ExxonMobil faces federal lawsuit over Arkansas oil spill
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas filed suit against the oil giant ExxonMobil over a March 29 pipeline rupture that spilled 210,000 gallons of oil into a residential neighborhood and waterways in the small town of...Tags: Environmental Politics, Justice System, Mayflower Voyage (1620), Water Pollution, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Coal plants hit by groups in pollution plan
TALLAHASSEE — Environmentalists are questioning Florida's latest plans to comply with federal clean-air requirements without mandating that two of its heaviest-polluting coal-fired power plants meet the stricter pollution limits. Last month, the...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Panama City (Panama), Panama, Duke Energy Corporation, Metal and Mineral
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1 dead, 77 hurt in Louisiana chemical plant blast
Tribune NewspapersHOUSTON - At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer Alley.” “This has been a tragic...Tags: Environmental Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Bobby Jindal, Water Pollution, Executive Branch
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Environmental groups questioning DEP air-pollution plan
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Environmentalists are questioning Florida's latest plans to comply with federal clean air requirements without mandating that two of its heaviest-polluting coal-fired power plants meet the stricter pollution limits. Last month, the...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Panama City (Panama), Duke Energy Corporation, Panama
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