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Motorcycle safety promoted at community event
Soundoff! Laurel, Md.More than 150 military and civilian motorcyclists attended Fort Meade's inaugural Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day on Friday. The Installation Safety Office hosted the three-hour event, held at the Fort Meade Motorcycle Range at the intersection of...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Laurel, Fort Meade (military base), Motorvehicle Accidents
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Report: Maine's air cleaner, but still reaching unhealthy levels
Bangor Daily News, MaineMaine's air is cleaner than in years past, but too many of the state's residents are breathing in pollution that contributes to a host of serious health problems, according to a new report. In the American Lung Association's 14th annual "State of the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Coal
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To fight Twin Cities smog, give up that lawn mower, diesel buses?
Star TribuneUnless Twin Cities residents get serious about giving up old lawn mowers, wood-burning stoves and diesel engines, the state of Minnesota could face costs of up to $240 million a year to meet tough new federal clean air requirements. For years the Twin...Tags: Environmental Issues, Sales, Mark Dayton, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Imperial County gets failing air quality grade from lung association
Staff Writer, Copy EditorIn spite of the strides made over the past four decades toward improved air quality, 42 percent of Americans still live in counties that have unhealthy levels of either ozone or particle pollution. Imperial County residents can count themselves among...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Asthma
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Lung Assn.: York's air still a long way from healthy
The York Dispatch, Pa.York County's air is still more polluted than most other metro areas' around the country. That's the conclusion of an annual "State of the Air" report released Tuesday from the American Lung Association and promoted as an air-quality "report card" for...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Wheezing, Science and Technology, Asthma
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Central Valley fares poorly in new California pollution index
The Sacramento BeeCentral Valley communities are among the hardest hit in California under a unique new misery index that provides statewide mapping on community pollution, health and well-being. The state Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday unveiled a new...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Social Issues, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Fire Department predicts drop in city's ISO rating
The Edmond Sun, Okla.Edmond residents likely will receive lower fire insurance premiums thanks to improvements, the city's top fire official said. ISO maintains information about public fire protection and compiles and electronically maps the exact positions of fire...Tags: Insurance, Science and Technology
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Yuba-Sutter air quality improvement may boost status
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Yuba-Sutter's air quality has improved enough in recent years that officials are seeking an upgrade in Environmental Protection Agency clean-air status. Feather River Air Quality Management District, which monitors air quality for both Yuba and Sutter...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Air Pollution
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EPA hearing in Philly on gas, emission standards
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Environmental Protection Agency plans a hearing Wednesday in Philadelphia on an Obama administration proposal to clean up gasoline and automobile emissions, one of only two public sessions nationwide on the so-called Tier 3 standards. The new...Tags: Environmental Issues, Marketing, Magnificent Mile, Environmental Politics, American Petroleum
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U.S. accounting standard setter says names new chairman
ReutersApril 23 (Reuters) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which writes accounting standards for U.S. businesses, has a new chairman, Russell Golden, its parent organization said on Tuesday. Golden has been a member of FASB since 2010. He will...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology
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MOVES-Stifel, FINRA, Lazard, Towry, Selectcore, Pop Milano
ReutersApril 23 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION The U.S. Securities and Exchange...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Securities, Banking, Business Enterprises
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Alliance calls for refocus on building safety standards
The Lebanon Daily StarHAZMIEH, Lebanon -- Lebanon needs to refocus on building safety, the Safe Building Alliance International warned Monday, criticizing the lack of progress made in the country since dozens of people were killed last year. A flurry of activity followed the...Tags: Politics, Government, Beirut (Lebanon), Lebanon, Science and Technology
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