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Fraud cases leave biodiesel industry reeling
Biodiesel producers told a congressional panel Wednesday that they're struggling to stay afloat in the aftermath of fraud cases uncovered in Baltimore and Texas, and a spokesman for petroleum refiners faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for slow...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Perry Hall, Environmental Politics
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Pennsylvanians debate declaring Susquehanna "impaired"
Pennsylvanians are debating whether the Susquehanna River - the Chesapeake Bay's leading source of fresh water - should be declared "impaired" because of mysterious illnesses and declines in its fish. Lancaster Online reports that the Pennsylvania Fish...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Politics, Chesapeake Bay, Environmental Issues
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NJ Town In Fear Over 30 Year Old Toxic Mess
@colekirstinFor nearly three decades New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection was in charge of the clean up at EC Electroplating in Garfield, NJ. The state agency cleaned up a mere 30-percent of a three ton toxic spill in 1983 of the chemical chromium, a...Tags: Cancer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Metal, Pancreatic Cancer
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Green jobs economy has hits and misses in Maryland
Dirty, used oil promises to bring some badly needed jobs to Baltimore, one recycling company says. But energy-saving light fixtures aren't proving to be the growth business that another company thought they were — at least not yet.
FCC...Tags: Employment, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Credit and Debt, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry
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Battles loom as Baltimore Co. changes zoning map
David Boyd has seen the county's rezoning routine hit home before. He didn't like it the first time and he doesn't like it now. Boyd, who's steaming mad about a local preservationist group's latest attempt to limit what he can do with his 16 acres of...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Companies and Corporations, Todd Huff, Environmental Politics, Pikesville
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'The fire just laughs at it'
![Over the last week, we read "Playing With Fire," the chilling Tribune investigation by reporters <a href="http://bio.tribune.com/PatriciaCallahan">Patricia Callahan</a>, <a href="http://bio.tribune.com/SamRoe">Sam Roe</a> and <a href="http://bio.tribune.com/MichaelHawthorne">Michael Hawthorne</a>, with a growing sense of anger.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-05/69881061-10210933.jpg "Over the last week, we read "Playing With Fire,\" the chilling Tribune investigation by reporters <a href=\"http://bio.tribune.com/PatriciaCallahan\">Patricia Callahan</a>, <a href=\"http://bio.tribune.com/SamRoe\">Sam Roe</a> and <a href=\"http://bio.tribune.com/MichaelHawthorne\">Michael Hawthorne</a>, with a growing sense of anger.")
Over the last week, we read "Playing With Fire," the chilling Tribune investigation by reporters Patricia Callahan, Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne, with a growing sense of anger.
Anger at how a confluence of industry manipulation and government neglect...Tags: Tobacco Products, Michael Hawthorne, Chemical Industry, Dick Durbin, Cancer
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Police, fire officials called to Philips plant in Danville
smojica@amnews.comDanville Fire Chief Woody Ball will meet with Philips Lighting officials today to discuss his concerns about remediating the old Philips plant. About 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, Danville firefighters and police officers went to the plant at 320 Vaksdahl Ave. in...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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South Dakota¿s Big Sioux among dirtiest rivers in nation
SIOUX FALLS - The Big Sioux River snakes 420 miles down eastern South Dakota. From its headwaters in Roberts County, it gradually drops 800 feet as it cuts through the Coteau des Prairies flatiron and meanders into Iowa and flows into the Missouri River....Tags: Science and Technology, Canoeing and Kayaking, Engineering, Litigation, Environmental Pollution
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Danville officials concerned about Philips Lighting site
smojica@amnews.comDanville city officials have a number of safety concerns regarding the the old Philips Lighting plant which state authorities are now investigating. On April 17, Interim¿City Manager Ron Scott sent a three-page letter by certified mail to Len Peters,...Tags: Government, Waste, Public Officials, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Environmental Pollution
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Cleanup under way at old Philips Lighting plant in Danville
smojica@amnews.comThough cleanup of the old Philips Lighting plant at 320 Vaksdahl Ave. is under way, state environmental officials have not determined when the effort will be completed. The plant operated for more than 60 years as Corning Glass and then Philips after the...Tags: Employees, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Politics
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Mailbag: 'Mean-spirited' fire pits column overlooked health hazards
Re "Wu: Fire pit removal illustrates lack of conservatism," March 25: Your credibility is at stake if you have edited the above column, which erroneously portrays the Newport Beach City Council and Corona del Mar residents as being guided by racist or...Tags: Democratic Party, Cancer, High School Sports, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Diseases and Illnesses
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Chicago water sampling shows high levels of lead
In a new round of water testing by the Environmental Protection Agency, half of the 29 Chicago homes visited yielded at least one sample containing more than 15 parts per billion of lead, a level that can trigger regulatory action if detected during...Tags: Water Supply, Chicago Tribune, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Standards
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