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    Nov 8, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  1. Green Bay man tries to save at-risk freighter

    The nephew of a man who perished on the shipwrecked Edmund Fitzgerald is trying to save an endangered Great Lakes freighter whose crew at the time tried to help the doomed ship. The Arthur M. Anderson was trailing the the Edmund Fitzgerald on November...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, Museum Dioramas

  2. Nov 8, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  3. Taking recycling savvy beyond bottles and cans

    McClatchy/Tribune News
    You're committed to curbside recycling. Now how do you tackle the tough stuff? Check out these solutions for these hard-to-recycle items from the October issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. --Appliances. Most can be tricky to dispose of....

    Tags: Electrical Appliance, Metal and Mineral, Charity, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Electronics

  4. Nov 8, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  5. Energy savers in home can yield tax credit

    McClatchy/Tribune News
    As the weather turns chilly, homeowners are looking at improvements to help them keep their energy costs down, and the government can help with part of the bill. Upgrade your insulation, windows, doors, roofing, heating and air-conditioning system or...

    Tags: State Budgets, Environmental Politics, Credit and Debt

  6. Nov 7, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  7. Agencies asked to assess algae in Indiana's lakes

    Associated Press Writer
    After another summer of blue-green algae woes on many Indiana lakes, three state agencies have been asked to develop a statewide monitoring system to track levels of the plantlike bacteria. Blue-green algae doesn't just give surface waters an...

    Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Illnesses, Fertilizer, Natural Resources, Water Pollution

  8. Nov 7, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Are store-bought soils safe for growing vegetables?

    In September I wrote about an unsettling incident in which I'd found high levels of lead in the chard I'd grown in a backyard planter box filled with store-bought soil. According to the head of the lab that did the testing, I shouldn't have eaten more than one-quarter pound of the leaves a day or I'd risk lead poisoning.
    In September I wrote about an unsettling incident in which I'd found high levels of lead in the chard I'd grown in a backyard planter box filled with store-bought soil. According to the head of the lab that did the testing, I shouldn't have eaten more...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, Agriculture, Fertilizer, Agricultural Research and Technology, The Home Depot

  10. Nov 6, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  11. House votes to strengthen security at chemical, water facilities

    Associated Press Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack. The three-part legislation would give federal agencies greater power to require chemical and...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, Water Supply, National Government, Terrorism, Government

  12. Nov 7, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. San Francisco leads L.A. in scrappy composting race

    Jorge Santiesteban estimates that food scraps constitute roughly 15% to 25% of what goes into black garbage bins in Los Angeles. The solid resources manager for the city has been struck by the seasonal changes in how much food we throw away ever since 1997, when a week after Thanksgiving, he had a garbage truck empty its contents for him. Santiesteban picked through the trash, putting like objects with like, until a clear picture emerged. This is what is known in recycling circles as a "waste characterization."
    Jorge Santiesteban estimates that food scraps constitute roughly 15% to 25% of what goes into black garbage bins in Los Angeles. The solid resources manager for the city has been struck by the seasonal changes in how much food we throw away ever since...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Trials, Alternative Energy, Homes, Vehicles

  14. Nov 7, 2009 |Story| Hartford Courant
  15. Lexus HS250h is hybrid of excellence and ugliness

    Tribune Newspapers
    If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening all over the Lexus HS250h until I beat it into something that vaguely resembled a luxury car. I'd chisel off the Ford Fusion-like grille, then I'd pound some rakishness into the...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, Propofol (drug), La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Passenger Cars, Prius

  16. Nov 6, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  17. Scrubber to clean emissions, add to waste stream at TVA Kingston coal plant

    Associated Press Writer
    KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) — Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most of the sulfur emissions from the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant, but they will also produce a new waste stream for a site still engaged in a $1 billion cleanup from a massive ash...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, Housing Industry, Plant Openings, Judges, Coal

  18. Nov 6, 2009 |Blog| Cars.com
  19. EPA Experiments With Green Parking Lots

    KickingTires
    The Environmental Protection Agency will experiment with green parking lot options when it repaves the parking lot at its field office in Edison, N.J. The EPA will use run-off reducing pavement and install water-cleansing rain gardens to find strategies...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Road Transportation

  20. Nov 6, 2009 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. States urge stiffer anti-pollution laws

    Capital News Service
    Twelve states, including Maryland, and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region. The Ozone...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Environmental Politics, Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Pollution

  22. Nov 5, 2009 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. Md., other states warned about bay cleanup

    Baltimore Sun reporter
    Federal officials said Wednesday they have given marching orders to Maryland and other states that drain into the Chesapeake Bay to come up with detailed plans for reducing pollution plaguing the estuary, warning that states face development shutdowns...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Consumer Electronics Industry, Water Pollution, Rivers, Environmental Politics

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