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New requirements for ballast water dumped by ships
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new requirements for cleansing ballast water dumped from ships, which scientists believe has provided a pathway to U.S. waters for invasive species that damage ecosystems and...
Tags: Conservation, U.S. Congress, Invasive Species, National Wildlife Federation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EDITORIAL: Governments shouldn't foot part of environmental clean-up bill
In light of the economic doldrums Boyle and other counties have experienced in recent years, it was downright thrilling to hear even sketchy details about Corning Inc.'s plans for their once and future factory on Valksdahl Road. We are preliminarily...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corning Incorporated, Environmental Politics
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Lexington Club gets council OK
A controversial housing project has received final approval from a divided St. Charles City Council, but there's no word when the development will be completed. Lexington Club's 102 town homes and 28 single-family homes will be built on the old...Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Environmental Issues, Politics, Elections, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia)
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Eco-Garden Club at Calexico High School teaches students to reduce waste
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — Rather than rush home straight after school on a Wednesday, six students made their way to the garden they help grow with Calexico High’s Eco-Garden Club. For the past year and a half, students have been learning how to build...Tags: Environmental Issues, Education, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Official: 12 bodies recovered after Texas blast
Updated 2:00 p.m. WEST, Texas (AP) — The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the remnants of a tiny Texas farm town that was rocked by a roaring explosion at a fertilizer plant, authorities said Friday, confirming for the first time the...Tags: Punishment, Safety of Citizens, Emergency Incidents, Religion and Belief, Health and Safety at Work
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West Fertilizer Co. fined $2,300 in 2006 for lack of safety plan
This post has been updated. See note below.The West, Texas, fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday was fined $2,300 in 2006 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not having a risk management program in place, records show. West Fertilizer Co. settled with the environmental agency in...Tags: Explosions, Fines, Insurance, Punishment, Emergency Incidents
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States, cities, environmental groups demand EPA emission rules
WASHINGTON -- A dozen states and cities and three major environmental groups have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that they plan to sue the regulator unless it issues final rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. On...
Tags: Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Former O.C. resident wins $150,000 prize for restoring Iraq marshland
Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi immigrant and former Fullerton resident who returned to Iraq in 2003 to lead a marshlands restoration project, has received the Goldman Environmental Prize, a $150,000 prize awarded to six environmentalists annually. Alwash led...
Tags: Iraq, Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Taking Earth Day one step further
As we approach the 43rd annual Earth Day, the celebration of our many gains is tempered by our recognition of their fragility. On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, thousands of people came together to protest the degradation of our environment....Tags: Petroleum Industry, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Environmental Pollution
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EPA nominee a champion for public health
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation hearing on Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over her decades of public service, Ms. McCarthy has demonstrated a strong commitment to...Tags: Heart Attack, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Senate, Asthma
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Iraq, National Government, Labor Legislation, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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