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NTSB to focus on regulation loopholes after fatal crash of Texas motorcoach
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing on a fatal January bus crash in Texas will focus on commercial passenger vehicles that do not comply with federal safety standards. The NTSB hearing on the crash near...Tags: Road Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry, Transportation
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What is kosher? Idea of new seal of approval is getting mixed reviews
South Florida Sun-SentinelThey trusted that the meat they ate met the highest kosher standards. But some South Florida Jewish families — after a raid on a meatpacking plant exposed harsh working conditions and a growing list of alleged crimes — are questioning...Tags: Demographics, Health and Safety at Work, Illegal Immigrants, Cooper City, Labor Legislation
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Presidential vote may decide drilling off Florida, other energy plans
Washington Bureau ChiefTo drill or not to drill. That's one pivotal question facing voters in the presidential election. Their decision Nov. 4 will shape the nation's energy policy for at least four years by electing John McCain, a recent advocate for oil and gas drilling...Tags: Energy, Credit and Debt, Energy Resources, Government, Hybrid Vehicles
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New mercury rules to clear Wisconsin Legislature
Associated Press WriterIt looks all but certain Wisconsin will get its toughest mercury rules yet, promising a cleaner environment -- and bigger electric bills. The Legislature's rules committee has until Monday to call a hearing on the standards, but the panel's Democratic...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Air Pollution, Energy Resources, Government, Natural Resources
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Lead lingers at Island Trees H.S.
eden.laikin@newsday.com, jennifer.smith@newsday.comLead lingered in a kitchen duct and a basement storage room at Island Trees High School after a cleaning earlier this week to address contamination from the school's former rifle range. Although lead concentrations in those areas exceeded the school's...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at Work, Painting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Preventative Medicine
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Congress approves $25 billion loan to auto industry
Consumer ReportsAmong all the news of the erstwhile $700 billion bailout for Wall Street, the approved $25 billion bailout for Detroit may have slipped past your radar. Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors have been asking Congress for money to help them get their... -
2010 Chevy Camaro standard and optional equipment list revealed
Autoblog.comFiled under: Car Buying, Coupes, Chevrolet, GM Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Camaro The highly anticipated 2010 Chevy Camaro is now only a few months from hitting the showroom floor, and we're just getting the final scoop on... -
Pollution patrol
Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for state agencies to identify 5 percent of their budgets that might be cut would seem to be a prudent exercise in the face of so much economic uncertainty. But there's at least one agency where officials would be wise to tread...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Environmental Pollution, Executive Branch, Government
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Cities are rethinking '50s parking standards
Associated PressAlice and Jeff Speck didn't have a car and didn't want one. But District of Columbia zoning regulations required them to carve out a place to park one at the house they were building. It would have eaten up precious space on their odd-shaped lot and...Tags: Georgetown, Vehicles
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Give fixed heating costs the cold shoulder
The first thing you need to know about recent energy-market gyrations and winter heating costs is to say "no thanks" to BGE Home's fixed-price natural gas offer of $1.599 per therm. You wouldn't pay $5 a gallon for gasoline. Don't pay $1.599 a therm...Tags: Contracts, Energy, Energy Resources, Homes, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
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DPUC Official Moves To ISO New England
The Hartford CourantAnne C. George, a commissioner with the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, has been appointed vice president of external affairs and communications at ISO New England Inc., which operates the regional electricity distribution system. The...Tags: National Government, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Government
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EPA issues radiation exposure rules for proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ No one knows what the Earth will be like in a million years. But a proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada must be designed to ensure that people living near it then are exposed to no more than 100 millirems of radiation annually —...Tags: Court Administration, Waste, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Nuclear Power, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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