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Neighbor doesn't want dump next door
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.A demolition contractor wants to dump materials from dilapidated houses being torn down in Mount Hope on two acres of property on Levisee Creek Road in Fayette County. But at least one neighbor says the company's permit to do so should be revoked...Tags: Punishment, Mount Hope, Environmental Issues, Fines, Water
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Plans shelved for coal export terminal in Oregon
SEATTLE — The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the...
Tags: Lobbying, Asthma, Metal and Mineral, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Politics
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Studies suggest smog raises risk of brain disease
NewsdayScientists in 2004 studied the brain tissue of children and young adults in Mexico who had died of accidents and were stunned by what they found -- a discovery that rocked the world of neuroscience and has gone largely untested until now. Almost all...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Manhattan (New York City), Medical Research, Science, Research
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Proud of their dings and dents, every VW has a story to tell
Bradenton HeraldForgive the confusion caused by more than 200 old Volkswagens parked in the Publix Super Market at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and State Road 64 Sunday morning. Was this a real club, an old car auction or a scene from an upcoming movie about hippies in the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Animals, Volkswagen, Costa Rica
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Organics recycling is slow to catch on in Hennepin County
Star TribuneGarbage bins are filling with rotting vegetables and oily pizza boxes all over Hennepin County, yet few cities are doing anything to cut the waste that could be converted to environmentally friendly compost. Despite a decade of pilot programs,...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Chevron to appeal imprisonment of Indonesia contractor
ReutersBy Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching environmental laws, citing irregularities in the investigation and trial,...Tags: Trials, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Prisons, Lawyers
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The Seattle Times Danny Westneat column
Seattle TimesDan Jaffe says he didn't set out intending to go all rogue with his science. "What happened is I was getting discouraged," he says. "I was starting to wonder whether anyone would even be allowed to ask these basic questions. So I went outside the...Tags: University of Washington, Bothell, Science, Lobbying, Research, Transportation
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Waves of change
The Spokesman-ReviewTed Kardos Sr. has lived in Pend Oreille County for 50 years and says he's seen the county's lakes, streams and rivers negatively affected by development. That's why Kardos is supporting state-ordered restrictions that include deeper setbacks for new...Tags: Ecosystems, Biology, Lakes and Ponds, Crime, Law and Justice, Waves
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OPINION: Drilling for middle ground on fracking
Ventura County StarJust last fall, the oil industry in California spent a good chunk of its considerable political money to try to defeat Democratic Sen. Fran Pavley in her toss-up district that includes eastern Ventura County. Pavley is the mother of the landmark...Tags: Fran Pavley, Jerry Brown, Petroleum Industry, Promised Land (movie), Crime, Law and Justice
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The anatomy of the stormwater runoff problem
WDBJ7 ReporterThis week's rain is keeping some Roanoke city leaders on edge. Dealing with stormwater runoff is one of the city's biggest challenges, but why? Iit takes a whole lot more than gravity to fix this problem. When creeks and streams turn fast, City...Tags: Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues, Rivers
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CORRECTED-Chevron criticises imprisonment of Indonesian contractor
Reuters(Corrects headline and first paragraph saying Chevron itself would appeal) By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching...Tags: Trials, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Prisons, Petroleum Industry
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City on sound footing
Tonawanda News, North Tonawanda, N.Y.The council received the City of Tonawanda's 2012 financial report Tuesday evening from auditor Wayne Drescher, who said the city is in a very sound financial condition. "Your fund balance is at about $2.1 million, which represents just over 10...Tags: Punishment, Plant Openings, Finance, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance
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