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Cape weather: Cloudy days ahead
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Showers are falling this morning around Cape Cod and will continue until later this morning, the National Weather Service says. There will be patchy fog before noon but otherwise the day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 71 and a west wind 9 to...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Weather Service, Weather Reports, Environmental Politics
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U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losses sting agriculture
ReutersBy Carey Gillam May 20 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Syngenta AG
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Proposals seek to reduce power plant water pollution
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.Federal environmental regulators have proposed a range of options designed to reduce toxic pollutants discharged by certain power plants close to waterways. The proposals were made in accordance with a consent order issued in a lawsuit filed by...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Coal, Bodies of Water, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Contractor's bid on Riverview park work questioned
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCity of Pittsburgh officials Wednesday defended a process that led to the award of a $1.55 million park improvement contract to a company linked to a contractor that later made improvements to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's house. The city provided documents...Tags: House Building, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Environmental Issues, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Editorial: It's about safe water
A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year. The Illinois Pollution Control Board will revisit a ruling on groundwater protection at certain dump sites. The board has...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Water, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Governor
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Environmental Issues, John E. Bradley, Illinois Governor, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Politics
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Authors, Culture, Museums, Star Sailing, Technology
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Energy industry supports Mead's call for baseline groundwater tests
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyenneEnvironmental advocates, landowners and industry representatives all are welcoming a plan to require baseline groundwater testing at oil and gas drilling sites. Gov. Matt Mead included a requirement for energy companies to test nearby groundwater before...Tags: Paul Cook, Energy Resources, Matt Mead, Water, Environmental Issues
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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: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Natural Resource Industry, Forestry and Timber, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Sampling ongoing at Charlevoix Superfund site
Back in 1981, the city of Charlevoix received a notice from the Michigan Department of Public Health: its municipal well system was contaminated. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the well system was connected to a wedge of contaminated...
Tags: Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Business, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Renal cell carcinoma
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Idaho Power will invest in coal, for now
The Idaho StatesmanIdacorp CEO LaMont Keen said Thursday that Idaho Power Co. will continue to rely on coal plants in Wyoming and Nevada, but revisit that decision in its next two-year planning process. Keen told the 10 stockholders who attended the annual meeting that...Tags: Coal, Idaho Power Company, Environmental Issues, PacifiCorp, Idacorp Incorporated
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CT, NJ Settlement To Shut Down Coal Units At PA Plant
The Hartford CourantTwo coal-burning units at an eastern Pennsylvania power plant are shutting down as a result of a lawsuit filed by Connecticut and New Jersey to enforce the federal Clean Air Act. The owners of the plant — NRG Energy and GenOn, which combined last...Tags: Coal, Environmental Issues, NRG Energy Incorporated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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