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St. Francis stymied in land acquisition for parking lot
Leaders of St. Francis High School in Wheaton are hitting what appears to be a brick wall in their efforts to persuade the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to sell several acres from an adjoining preserve so the school can expand its parking lot....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wheaton, Alcatel SA, Lisle, Navistar International Corporation
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Washington Township moves toward allowing chickens in low-density residential areas
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe flap over chickens continued Monday in Washington Township, Pa., where township supervisors took steps toward allowing hens in backyard coops. Debate about changing an existing prohibition of chickens in most zones lasted an hour during the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Florida Forest Service's Roy Cribb wins Firefighter of the Year Award
In the early afternoon of April 4, 2012, Roy Cribb emerged from the smoke of one fire in the Ocala National Forest and entered another. His primary responsibility at the second fire as a senior forest ranger with the Florida Forest Service was to...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Fires, Ocala National Forest, Wildfires
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ODNR seeks public input in Shawnee plan
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioThe Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is seeking public input on the recently revised draft management plan for the Shawnee State Forest Wilderness Area. That draft updates the plan's time period from 2013 through 2023. "Recent changes to...Tags: Science and Technology, Arson, Wildlife, Wildfires, Natural Resource Industry
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Summer jobs ready to dig up
If you're looking for a job — whether you're a student or not — you shouldn't have much trouble finding employment in Aberdeen. Dan Thielsen of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation said there are jobs available this summer....
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Douglas, Bayfield county blaze is largest North Woods fire in 33 years
Milwaukee Journal SentinelFire crews and equipment from northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Manitoba and Ontario encircled a massive wildfire with plowed furrows Wednesday, used creeks as part of their defensive line and dumped water from area lakes on the flames to contain...Tags: Weather Warnings, Fires, Conservation, Natural Disasters, Wildfires
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Repeal of Jordan Lake cleanup rules advances
The News & ObserverThe full Senate on Wednesday approved a bill repealing measures to clean up Jordan Lake that have been in place for several years. Republicans said the measures haven't improved water quality at the lake, but Democrats argued the environmental rules...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Agricultural Research and Technology, Environmental Politics, Illegal Immigrants
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Another portion of the Catwalk expected to reopen by Memorial Day
Silver City Sun-News, N.M.Work is going full steam ahead for reopening an additional portion of the popular Catwalk National Recreation Trail located on the Glenwood Ranger District of the Gila National Forest. Forest employees, many of them firefighting personnel, are working...Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Wildlife
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Ramsaran faces murder charge
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.More than five months after his wife, Jennifer, mysteriously vanished, Ganesh "Remy" Ramsaran of New Berlin was jailed Friday after he was charged with second-degree murder in connection with her death. Although an autopsy was completed after her body...Tags: Colleges and Universities, IBM, Law Enforcement, Walmart, Justice System
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READER SUBMITTED: Solomon Schechter Day School Children Participate In Tree Planting Ceremony
West HartfordChildren in the three-year-old class at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford recently celebrated their year- long study of trees with a tree planting ceremony. The interest in trees emerged from the children at the beginning of the year...Tags: Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Philosophy, Literature
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Lawyer says Northern Pass in 'a corner'
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterOpponents of the Northern Pass hydroelectric project on Friday released a legal opinion supporting their view that the state cannot authorize use of its easement in the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters conservation area for the 1,200-megawatt power lines....Tags: Connecticut Economic Development, Crime, Law and Justice, Northeast Utilities, Environmental Issues, Clarksville
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Glastonbury Town Council's Resolution On State Police Firearms Training Facility
The Hartford CourantOn Tuesday, the town council came close to approving this resolution against a state police firearms traning facility in the Meshomasic State Forest. The following is the text of the resolution that was read, but never voted on since the state...Tags: Glastonbury, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Wildlife, Environmental Cleanup
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