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O'Malley is waging war on rural Maryland
I am writing in response to The Sun's editorial regarding septic tank limits, "Plowing old ground" (Feb. 15). I have introduced legislation to repeal the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012, the law requiring counties to adopt a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Queen Anne's County, Energy Saving, Justice System, Environmental Issues
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Two men, same issues, one position: Mayor
Delray Beach needs a new mayor, and two men say they're ready for the job. Acting Mayor Tom Carney and former Planing and Zoning Chair Cary Glickstein are vying for the city's highest office in the March 12 election. Both candidates list public...Tags: Contracts, Waste Management Incorporated, Justice System, Economic Policy, Government
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North Dakota oil boom waste may find home in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. - Increased oil and gas production in North Dakota means increased waste materials, and North Dakota is proposing that those materials be brought to South Dakota for disposal. Thursday the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee heard...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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RAW VIDEO: Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall
CHELYABINSK, Russia (AP) — A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace acres of windows shattered by the enormous explosion from a meteor, while other residents contemplated the astonishing event with pride and humor. Several in Russia...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Issues, Injuries and Wounds
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Mailbag: Being environmentally friendly has trade-offs
Editor's note: The Coastline Pilot learned after publication that portions of this letter previously appeared on a website, powerlineblog.com,. The letter writer said he collaborated on the piece with another writer, who sent it to various blogs. I...Tags: Painting, Abraham Lincoln, Hospitals and Clinics, Cell Phones, Arts and Culture
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New radioactive waste leak found in tank at Hanford nuclear site
SEATTLE — An aging tank of high-level radioactive waste is leaking at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington state at the rate of up to 300 gallons a year, federal authorities disclosed Friday after discovering a dip in the volume of...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Instrument Engineering, Environmental Issues, Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Nuclear power is far from safe or carbon-free
I became frightened when I read the commentary by Norman Meadow ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). I wanted to say so much, but my thoughts were running way beyond the commentary. Just one example: The reactor at Chernobyl still contains enough...Tags: Nuclear Power, Environmental Issues, Heavy Engineering, Lung Cancer, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Plowing old ground
As "tractorcade" protests go, the demonstration of farmers and farm vehicles in Annapolis on Tuesday morning was a modest affair with a handful of old-fashioned tractors and some equally well-worn grievances. The timetable may have been a little off, too,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Ken Ulman, Environmental Issues, Annapolis, Agriculture
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Some plastics should be classified as hazardous, scientists say
Less than half of the 280 million metric tons of plastic produced each year ends up in the landfill. A fair bit of the rest ends up littering the landscape, blown by the wind or washed down streams and rivers into the sea. So far Americans spend $520...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology
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The danger of relying on nuclear power plants
Norman Meadow's commentary promoting nuclear power over wind energy as a solution to climate change leaves out serious unsolved problems that wind does not present ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). Huge piles of highly radioactive waste are sitting...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Nuclear Power
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Harford Executive David Craig's 2013 State of the County Address
The following is the complete text of Harford County Executive David Craig's 2013 State of the County Address delivered at the Harford County Council legislative session on Tuesday, Feb. 5: "Where there is no vision, the people perish", so it is...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Health Treatments, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Highway Transportation, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program)
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California sues BP and Arco, alleges violations at gas stations
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris has filed a civil lawsuit against BP West Coast Products, BP Products North America Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co., accusing them of violating state laws on hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The lawsuit...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Kamala D. Harris, Herbalife Limited, Justice System, BP Plc
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Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
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Feb 6, 2013
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Feb 4, 2013
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