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Meyersdale authority members believe they have solution to sewage overflows
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacMEYERSDALE — Sewer overflows into Flaugherty Creek continue as the Meyersdale Municipal Authority waits on the borough council to decide its fate. Council members voted to dissolve the authority in August after giving the authority the sewer system...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics
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Gov. Jerry Brown details his upcoming China trip
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced details of his planned trip to China, where he's to spend next week promoting environmental protection, opening a new state trade office and looking for Chinese investments in California companies....Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Environmental Issues, Government, Jerry Brown
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New requirements for ballast water dumped by ships
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new requirements for cleansing ballast water dumped from ships, which scientists believe has provided a pathway to U.S. waters for invasive species that damage ecosystems and...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Water, Invasive Species, Cruises, Environmental Issues
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Lexington Club gets council OK
A controversial housing project has received final approval from a divided St. Charles City Council, but there's no word when the development will be completed. Lexington Club's 102 town homes and 28 single-family homes will be built on the old...Tags: Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Politics, Elections, Environmental Issues, Union Pacific Corporation
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Eco-Garden Club at Calexico High School teaches students to reduce waste
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — Rather than rush home straight after school on a Wednesday, six students made their way to the garden they help grow with Calexico High’s Eco-Garden Club. For the past year and a half, students have been learning how to build...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Environmental Issues, Education, Students
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Official: 12 bodies recovered after Texas blast
Updated 2:00 p.m. WEST, Texas (AP) — The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the remnants of a tiny Texas farm town that was rocked by a roaring explosion at a fertilizer plant, authorities said Friday, confirming for the first time the...
Tags: Explosions, Religion and Belief, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Politics, Roman Catholicism
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West Fertilizer Co. fined $2,300 in 2006 for lack of safety plan
This post has been updated. See note below.The West, Texas, fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday was fined $2,300 in 2006 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not having a risk management program in place, records show. West Fertilizer Co. settled with the environmental agency in...Tags: Fertilizer, Explosions, Insurance, Punishment, Fines
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States, cities, environmental groups demand EPA emission rules
WASHINGTON -- A dozen states and cities and three major environmental groups have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that they plan to sue the regulator unless it issues final rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. On...
Tags: Environmental Defense Fund, Ecosystems, Global Warming, Standards, Environmental Issues
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Former O.C. resident wins $150,000 prize for restoring Iraq marshland
Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi immigrant and former Fullerton resident who returned to Iraq in 2003 to lead a marshlands restoration project, has received the Goldman Environmental Prize, a $150,000 prize awarded to six environmentalists annually. Alwash led...
Tags: Ecosystems, Iraq, Everglades, Environmental Issues, Wetlands
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Taking Earth Day one step further
As we approach the 43rd annual Earth Day, the celebration of our many gains is tempered by our recognition of their fragility. On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, thousands of people came together to protest the degradation of our environment....Tags: Global Warming, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Environmental Pollution, Adele (music artist), Earth Day
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EPA nominee a champion for public health
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation hearing on Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over her decades of public service, Ms. McCarthy has demonstrated a strong commitment to...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Health Insurance Cost, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate
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