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EPA: Uranium in Nev. wells; whistleblower, preacher's wife helped crack toxic mining mystery
Associated Press WriterYERINGTON, Nev. (AP) — Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time. But she can look through the window from her kitchen table, just past...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Mining, Pollution, The Associated Press, BP Plc
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DEQ: $43M to upgrade wastewater infrastructure
ABC26 NewsThe Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has $43 million in stimulus funds to give to 55 cities and towns around Louisiana to help them upgrade their wastewater infrastructure. DEQ says the money was given to the state by the Environmental...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Energy Saving
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Honda Insight versus Toyota Prius: There's No Comparison
MotorTrend MagazineI??????m now nearing the end of a week??????s worth of commuting, errands-running, and generally living with Honda??????s new 2010 Insight hybrid (our Clear Sky Blue metallic long-term test car). And frankly I??????m shocked??????and not by the car??????s... -
Court Rules Fireworks At Gas Works Park Exempt From State EPA
Web ReporterKing County Superior Court Judge Chris Washington ruled Friday that Seattle does not have to do an environmental review before July Fourth fireworks displays at Gas Works Park on Lake Union. An environmental activist sued to block last summer's event,...Tags: King County, Seattle, Judges, Environmental Politics
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Monsanto installs water management system at leaking Idaho mine dump cited by EPA
Associated Press WriterBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River....Tags: Mining, Rivers, Water Pollution, Metal and Mineral, Regional Authority
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Officials Say Asian Carp May Have Breached Electronic Barrier, Increasing Risk To Great Lakes
AP Environmental WriterAsian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday. Scientists recently collected 32 DNA samples...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Transportation, U.S. Army, Aquaculture, David Lodge
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State investigating former Toastmaster site in Algonquin
Triblocal.com ReporterState agencies are investigating concerns about possible volatile organic compounds in the ground in an area of downtown Algonquin. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Transportation and Village of Algonquin are working...Tags: Transportation, Algonquin, Environmental Politics
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Vehicle fuel efficiency up in 2008 model year
Associated Press WriterThe fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday. New vehicle fuel efficiency improved 2 percent in...Tags: General Motors Corp., Ford, Toyota, BMW AG, Automotive Equipment
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Officials say Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier, increasing risk to Great Lakes
AP Environmental WriterTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday. Scientists...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Transportation, U.S. Army, Aquaculture, David Lodge
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Big chill: Man accused of illegal refrigerant sale
Associated Press WriterFederal agents went undercover to catch a man who's accused of using Craigslist to commit a crime that threatens the ozone layer. Doug Mertz of suburban Detroit said he was arrested Thursday after selling 10 cans of R-22 refrigerant for $2,400 to an...Tags: Regional Authority, Chicago Bears, Craigslist, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers, Environmental Politics
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Crayola solar farm to sprout in Forks Township
With 24 shovels colored like a box of crayons, Crayola officials Thursday broke ground on a 15-acre solar farm in Forks Township expected to begin generating electricity by early next year. ''Crayola has long been committed to environmental stewardship...Tags: Renewable Energy, Binney and Smith, Forks Township, Allentown, Environmental Politics
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W.Va.'s Rep. Capito says she's troubled by EPA's response to concerns about permit delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Shelley Moore Capito says she's troubled by what she heard in a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. The West Virginia Republican met with Jackson Thursday to discuss delays in the mine...Tags: Regional Authority, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Shelley Moore Capito, Environmental Politics
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