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What Can I Do to Make My Car More Fuel Efficient?
KickingTiresIn terms of maintenance, the most cost-effective task for improving fuel economy is keeping your tires inflated to their recommended pressure level; any gain is not likely to be dramatic. The federal Department of Energy/EPA fuel economy website,...Tags: Highway Transportation, SUVs and Crossovers, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Some L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill
Los Angeles County bus drivers say they are regularly becoming ill — sometimes while behind the wheel — from pesticides sprayed inside their vehicles by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. At least 14 Metro drivers are pursuing...
Tags: Flu, Health and Safety at Work, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Environmental Politics
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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Environmental Politics, Health Organizations, Henry T. Perea, Environmental Issues
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Cottage-style homes planned for Montex fire site
When the old Montex Textiles plant burned in 2005, it was no ordinary fire. Hundreds of barrels of chemicals, including toxic powdered aluminum, sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide fueled the blaze, which was later ruled an arson. Federal officials...Tags: Government, Brooklyn (New York City), Arson, Politics, Public Officials
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2014 Fiat 500L: First Drive
KickingTiresIt took BMW's Mini nine years to birth a four-door sibling to the Cooper hatchback in the Countryman, part of an Octomom-like propagation that dealt us two- and four-seat convertibles, a coupe, a panel wagon, two more hatchbacks, an electric-car......Tags: Ford, Subaru, Hybrid Vehicles, Fiat, Hyundai
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Obama leaves climate change-fighting tool on shelf for now
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has vowed to tackle climate change in his second term, but so far has not acted to strengthen a tool that does not require backing from Congress - the National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA, a statute that...Tags: Coal, Executive Branch, Conservation, National Government, Ecosystems
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Air Pollution, Diesel Fuel, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Festive Events
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Fire near downtown Indianapolis forces evacuation of five blocks
ReutersINDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A fire at a sprawling downtown Indianapolis recycling plant, fueled by propane tanks and a massive stockpile of rubber tires, forced the evacuation of homes and businesses within a five-block radius on Saturday, officials said....Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Business, American Red Cross, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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E3 2013: Selling the Xbox One, PS4, Wii U in a tough climate
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe just-completed Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles is an extended tease. It began early Tuesday with a promise […]... -
‘Man of Steel’ star Henry Cavill knows how Clark Kent feels
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIt's a strain to be Superman, even for someone with as sizable shoulders as British actor Henry Cavill. The stress […]... -
EPA confirmation delay raises questions about U.S. carbon rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency still in limbo, speculation is rising about the fate of a proposed emissions rule for new power plants that was scheduled to have...Tags: Gina McCarthy, Coal, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel: Quick Drive
KickingTiresBoasting an EPA-estimated 27/46/33 mpg city/highway/combined, the diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan is now hitting dealerships in select cities. We took a brief drive in the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel ??? Chevrolet's first...Tags: Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Manufacturing and Engineering, Car Engine Repair, Mercedes-Benz
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|Blog| Cars.com
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|Story| Los Angeles Times
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|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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|Blog| Cars.com
Jun 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 16, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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Jun 14, 2013
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Jun 14, 2013
|Blog| Cars.com
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