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Singapore demands action from Indonesia on haze
ReutersBy Kevin Lim SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) - Singapore called on Thursday for "definitive action" from Indonesia as air quality stuck at very unhealthy levels for a second day because of forest fires in its neighbour, disrupting businesses in the...Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, Conservation, Media Industry, Science and Technology
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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: Plant Openings, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Politics, Elections, Environmental Cleanup
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Survey finds consensus on shale drilling's biggest risks
Akron Beacon JournalCLEVELAND Storage and treatment of liquid drilling wastes, air emissions of methane, water withdrawals for drilling, and site construction are among the biggest problems facing shale gas drilling. Those four problems top a list put together by...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Education, Colleges and Universities, Technology, Health and Safety at School
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Funding available for projects to protect water from pollution
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications to fund projects that will protect Missouri’s waters from pollution caused by stormwater runoff. Pollution caused by stormwater runoff, referred...
Tags: Conservation, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Taking care of God's Chesapeake Bay
I read with great interest The Sun's recent article about the reaction of churches that are protesting the soon-to-be instituted stormwater fee. The work being done by the churches named in the article is commendable — food pantries, assistance to...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Francis I, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Ellicott City
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Study shows LAX does not exceed air pollution standards
Los Angeles International Airport is a focal point of air pollution in Los Angeles County, but the emissions from aircraft and motor vehicles do not exceed state and federal standards, according to a groundbreaking study released Tuesday. The $5.1-...Tags: FBI, Los Angeles International Airport, Symptoms, Trials, Air Pollution
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Corps will not weigh climate effects in Asia of exported coal in NW terminals' review
The Seattle TimesSEATTLE The Army Corps of Engineers will not consider the climate effects of burning U.S. coal in Asia in reviews of proposed export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, an agency official testified Tuesday at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C....Tags: Kathy Castor, U.S. Congress, Global Change, U.S. Army, Biology
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Climate change a threat to migratory birds, wildlife group says
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Climate change is altering and destroying important habitats that America's migratory birds depend on, the National Wildlife Federation said Tuesday in a report. The environmental organization warns that a warming climate might lead to...Tags: U.S. Congress, Weather, Wetlands, Oceans, Conservation
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China threatens death penalty for serious polluters
ReutersBEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases, state media said, as the government tries to assuage growing public anger at environmental desecration. An...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Politics, China, Justice and Rights
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COLUMN - The price of ignoring climate change: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Reuters(US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse June 19 (Reuters) - The effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year. Extreme weather events like...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Wildlife, Global Change, Science and Technology, Global Warming
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Study links air pollution to childhood asthma in minorities
Black and Latino infants exposed to air pollution are at heightened risk for developing asthma, according to a study led by researchers from UC San Francisco. The study is the largest of its kind looking at the connections between asthma and air...
Tags: FBI, Physical Conditions, New York City, Air Pollution, Science and Technology
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Shad run is down to a crawl
You would probably have to over the age of 50 to remember when late May and early June meant shad in Maryland. In those days, the spawning season for American shad and river herring brought young and old to the banks of Maryland tributaries to catch their...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Exelon Corp., Hydroelectricity, Herring, Lifestyle and Leisure
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