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Agreement reached between environmental group and petroleum production company
Ventura County StarAn environmental group in Santa Barbara said Tuesday a petroleum production company agreed to significantly improve its management of polluted runoff from an oil field in the hills above the beaches of northern Ventura County. The pollution often goes...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Mining, Environmental Politics, Ecosystems, Weather, Environmental Issues
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Foes of S. Indiana fertilizer plant cite Texas blast
ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed fertilizer plant in southern Indiana are citing safety concerns arising from last month's deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer manufacturer as they argue that state officials should block the project....
Tags: Mining, Emergency Incidents, Science and Technology, Fertilizer, Environmental Issues
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County holding stormwater contest
Tonawanda News, North Tonawanda, N.Y.The Erie County Department of Environment in Planning, along with the Western New York Stormwater Coalition, have announced the Stormwater Challenge Contest. The contest aims to raise awareness about storm water runoff, which occurs when rain and snow...Tags: Erie County, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Great Lakes water quality improved, but there are still issues, report says
Milwaukee Journal SentinelEven while the Great Lakes are in the middle of a multiyear federal restoration program, water quality remains an issue, according to a new report on how the health of the world's largest freshwater system has changed over the past 25 years. "While...Tags: Water, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Lakes and Ponds
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Compromise frac sand deal nixes effort to put trout stream areas off limits to mining
Star TribuneIn a retreat from tough language that would have put much of southeastern Minnesota off limits to frac sand mining, state officials have reached a compromise that will allow mines near the region's trout streams, but only if companies follow new...Tags: Politics, Mining, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Mountains
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Judge allows gun photo in NYPD Officer Figoski murder trial
NewsdayA photo showing a Queens man holding the semiautomatic handgun believed to be used to kill NYPD Officer and West Babylon resident Peter Figoski can be shown to the jury at the man's murder trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. Attorney Harold Baker,...Tags: Cypress Hills, Ozone Park, Murder, Lawyers, New York City Police Department
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Doe Run seeks limit on civil lawsuits for lead contamination
St. Louis Post-DispatchMissouri legislators are moving to bar juries from awarding punitive damages to people who contend that lead mine debris in St. Francois County contaminated their property or poisoned their children. The bill is designed to shield the Doe Run...Tags: Politics, Mining, Executive Branch, Fluor Corporation, Laws
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Jordan Lake protections would be repealed under bill
The News & ObserverRules developed over several years to help clean up Jordan Lake would be repealed under legislation approved in a Senate committee on Tuesday. In their place, new rules would take the emphasis off the upstream causes of pollution -- development,...Tags: Water, Politics, Raleigh, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources
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Former Stone Bluff waste site is declared ready to use
Tulsa WorldFederal and state environmental organizations have cleared for reuse a former hazardous waste site where a chemical explosion killed a man 16 years ago. At Monday's Wagoner County Commission meeting, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Equality and...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Emergency Incidents, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health and Safety at Work
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Nolan asks EPA to limit sulfate impact on highway projects
Duluth News TribuneEfforts to use sulfate pollution concerns to thwart highway construction projects in northern Minnesota have caught the wrath of U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan. Nolan, D-Crosby, has sent a letter to officials of the Environmental Protection Agency urging them...Tags: Mining, Environmental Politics, Road Transportation, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Autolib: Paris scheme showcases tycoon's battery-car gamble
ReutersPARIS - A fleet of little silver cars in Paris is showcasing France's gamble on electric vehicle technology in a project that backers say is even helping to narrow the capital's social divide. Modeled on the Velib bike-sharing program, Autolib has won...Tags: Norway, Politics, France, Paris (France), Japan
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