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As honey bee numbers drop, US sees threat to food supply
ReutersBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasites, disease and pesticides, said a federal report released on Thursday....Tags: European Union, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Calming the West's water wars
Last week, Texas and Oklahoma squared off in a Supreme Court battle over water rights that has the drought-ridden West on edge. At issue is a state's control over its own water: Texas seeks to buy or otherwise tap water from Oklahoma under the terms of an...
Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Harvard University
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Companies sue Stroh over Superfund site cleanup in South Whitehall
A group of Lehigh Valley companies has sued the former owner of the Stroh Brewery, alleging that Stroh has stopped contributing money to clean up a former landfill in South Whitehall Township now designated a Superfund site. PPL Electric Utilities,...Tags: Boston Beer Company Inc., Topton, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Ingersoll Rand Company, Environmental Issues
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The rewards of going green
If you're planning to do some remodeling work this spring and summer, certain energy-efficiency improvements could put some cash back in your pocket while adding value to your home. Tax incentives are available to help offset the cost of going green....
Tags: Credit and Debt, Taxation, Environmental Issues, Electrical Appliance, Internal Revenue Service
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EPA: Bittleman promises improved communications
WASHINGTON -- Sarah Bittleman, the new agriculture counselor at the Environmental Protection Agency, is determined to improve communications between rural America and an agency that many farmers consider both economically and culturally threatening. "My...Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Issues, Ethanol, Lisa P. Jackson, Employment Opportunities
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Florida's taking a risky path, making environment vulnerable
On one point we can all agree — everyone wants a robust and stable economy that affords opportunities for jobs and economic prosperity. However, we won't achieve that objective by killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Florida's natural...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Environmental Issues, Rick Scott, Natural Resource Industry
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Poll: Three Democratic challengers would easily beat Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in 2014 contest
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett would get trounced by any one of three Democrats if the gubernatorial election were held today, in part because he would lose the independent and female vote by large margins, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll....Tags: Tom Corbett, Executive Branch, Environmental Cleanup, Ed Pawlowski, Parties and Movements
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Sen. Boxer finds herself at odds with environmentalists
WASHINGTON — Barbara Boxer has long been one of the Senate's environmental champions, racking up perfect scores for each of the last five years on the League of Conservation Voters' report card on key votes. But the Californian now finds herself...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Everglades, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Overweight, Global Warming
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EPA delays rule limiting emissions from new power plants
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed indefinitely a much-anticipated final rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Proposed a year ago, the rule was the first to set limits on carbon dioxide...
Tags: Coal, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Petroleum Industry
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Iraqi immigrant wins Goldman Environmental Prize
During his 30-year reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein repeatedly plunged the country into war, even transforming an ancestral marshland some say is the "historical" Garden of Eden into a battleground. To punish political enemies, Hussein built canals with...
Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Wetlands, Everglades
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CME, ICE rivalry enters biofuel arena
ReutersThe battle between CME Group Inc. and the IntercontinentalExchange moves to the market for biofuel credits next month. CME will launch contracts to trade renewable identification numbers (RINs) on May 13, two weeks after the ICE debuts its RIN contracts....Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, CME Group Inc., Biofuels, Environmental Issues, Derivative Securities
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