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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: Bodies of Water, Environmental Politics, Water Pollution, Monsanto Company, Agrium Incorporated
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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: University of Notre Dame, Ecosystems, U.S. Army, DNA, Biotechnology Industry
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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: Algonquin, Transportation, 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: Ford, Chrysler, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG
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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: University of Notre Dame, Ecosystems, U.S. Army, DNA, Biotechnology Industry
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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: Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Craigslist, Inc., Regional Authority, Environmental Politics
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EPA: U.S. Fleet of 2009 Cars, Trucks Only Slightly More Efficient Than 2008 Models
Edmunds.comThe 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, with Honda and Hyundai having the most fuel-efficient fleets in America, the U.S. Environmental... -
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: Allentown, Forks Township, Renewable Energy, Binney and Smith, 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: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Shelley Moore Capito, Regional Authority, Environmental Politics
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Recycling rates steady in '08
A new report says that recycling rates remained steady in Virginia last year. The annual report by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality logs recycling rates of 324 cities, counties and towns and some businesses. Virginia's rate was 38.5 in...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics
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Agreement Reached Over Plans For Power Plants In New Haven
When city officials and environmental groups heard that PSEG Power LLC, an energy company that owns some of the state's most offensive power plants, wanted to build new "peaking" power plants near New Haven's East Shore neighborhood, they became outraged....Tags: Air Pollution, John DeStefano, Natural Gas, Energy, Natural Resources
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After 25 years, still a great van
Twenty-five years? Really? That's how long it's been since Chrysler introduced its front-wheel-drive minivan — the Dodge Caravan and the Plymouth Voyager. Chrysler joined the party with its Town & Country in 1990, and once Plymouth bit the dust, the...Tags: Ford, Chrysler, Vehicles, Plymouth, General Motors Corp.
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