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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
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Taking recycling savvy beyond bottles and cans
McClatchy/Tribune NewsYou'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
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Energy savers in home can yield tax credit
McClatchy/Tribune NewsAs 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
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Agencies asked to assess algae in Indiana's lakes
Associated Press WriterAfter 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
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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...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Agriculture, Fertilizer, Agricultural Research and Technology, The Home Depot
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House votes to strengthen security at chemical, water facilities
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (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
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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...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Trials, Alternative Energy, Homes, Vehicles
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Lexus HS250h is hybrid of excellence and ugliness
Tribune NewspapersIf 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
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Scrubber to clean emissions, add to waste stream at TVA Kingston coal plant
Associated Press WriterKINGSTON, 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
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EPA Experiments With Green Parking Lots
KickingTiresThe 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
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States urge stiffer anti-pollution laws
Capital News ServiceTwelve 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
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Md., other states warned about bay cleanup
Baltimore Sun reporterFederal 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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