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New technology can reduce home heating oil use
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comIn a suite of offices and a shop in an industrial park in Medford, Bola Kamath, who holds a doctorate in chemistry and combustion, is developing an oil burner that he says can cut fuel use by 15 percent to 20 percent and use a third of the electricity...Tags: Technology, Alternative Energy
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E. Coli Found In Water Source At Student Complex
Courant Staff WriterState and local health inspectors are investigating the water source at an off-campus student apartment complex near the University of Connecticut after E. coli was found in the water. Eastern Highlands Health District Director Robert L. Miller said...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Academic Progress, University of Connecticut, Water Pollution
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Cost-saving fuel systems in pipeline
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comIn a suite of offices and a shop in an industrial park in Medford, Bola Kamath, a PhD in chemistry and combustion, is developing an oil burner he said can cut fuel use by 15 percent to 20 percent and use a third of the electricity of most of the burners...Tags: Local Authority, Long Island, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Report contradicts Orange County water quality study
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith a hearing to determine the fate of a proposed toll road through south Orange County a few weeks away, the agency backing the project issued a report Wednesday arguing that the new road would adequately protect water quality at San Onofre State Beach....Tags: Natural Science, Bodies of Water, Derrick Coleman, Environmental Pollution, Road Transportation
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Water quality threatened by development, NJ says
Better wastewater treatment plants have resulted in improved water quality in New Jersey, but problems caused by development are increasing, according to a draft of a state report. The study from the state Department of Environmental Protection finds...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water Supply, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Dietary Supplements
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Search For Canton Burglar Leads To School Lockdown In New Hartford
New Hartford school locked down during police search for Canton burglar, Farmington officials rethink sewer assessments, and police host bear, wildlife safety seminar in Simsbury. Here is a round-up of the Farmington Valley news reported in the Courant...Tags: Pollution, Elections, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Values, Environmental Pollution
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Low water
The ways to solve water problems in the short term run the gamut from inconvenient to draconian, depending on how bad the problem is allowed to get. Start with restricting use voluntarily. If that's not sufficient, go to mandatory restrictions. Impose...Tags: Water Supply, Rivers, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Water Restrictions, Bodies of Water
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Farmington Weighs Revising Its Rules On Sewer Hookups
Courant Staff WriterA year after announcing that a planned public sewer system on Fairview Drive and Orchard Road was on hold, town officials say they might return with a similar proposal — but with the town picking up more of the cost than homeowners. Residents spoke...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Mike Clark, Pollution, Water Pollution
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NYC water plant: Facts and flashpoints
New York City's first water treatment plant is being built amid debate over several aspects of the project. Some facts and flashpoints: _ SIZE: Capable of filtering 300 million gallons of water a day, about a quarter of the city's supply. The nation's...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water Supply, Plant Openings, Water Pollution, Metal and Mineral
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Do the locomotive
Atop the third highest peak in West Virginia, an eerie whistle snaked its way through the thick birch and spruce trees. The sound echoed from a churning 1945 Shay steam locomotive, the last one ever built.
During the warm months, the 162-ton brute...Tags: Labor Day, Tour Operations Industry, Passenger Cars, Metal and Mineral, Connecticut Valley Railroad
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Suing the Army
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is pushing the Pentagon to do the right thing - obey the law and comply with an Environmental Protection Agency order that it quickly complete a cleanup of serious pollution at Fort Meade. He's threatening to...Tags: Armed Forces, Frederick County (Maryland), Fort Meade, Benjamin L. Cardin, Environmental Politics
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Md. warns Army of lawsuit
Sun reporterMaryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler notified the Army Tuesday that the state plans to sue to get it to finish cleaning up groundwater and soil contamination at Fort Meade. Ratcheting up a long-running dispute, Gansler sent the Army a notice of...Tags: Trials, Litigation, Armed Forces, Fort Meade, Pollution
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