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EPA names South Bend park as possible Superfund site
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND -- The Environmental Protection Agency is considering adding a popular park to a list of the country's most contaminated industrial sites in most need of cleanup. LaSalle Park and Beck’s Lake on the northwest side of town was once...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA adds Martinsville site to top Superfund list
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A hazardous waste site that threatens the drinking water supply in the south-central Indiana city of Martinsville has been added to the federal government's highest priority cleanup list. The U.S. Environmental...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Supply, Water, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Norwalk Harbor Power Plant Shutting Down June 1
The Hartford CourantThe owner of the oil power plant at Norwalk Harbor said Tuesday that it will be closing the facility June 1 since prices in the region's energy market have been too low to justify keeping it open. NRG, a power generation supplier headquartered in...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry
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EPA targets Beck's Lake for possible cleanup
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed adding Beck's Lake to the National Priority List (NPL) of hazardous sites in need of further investigation for possible Superfund designation. Located at West Washington and North...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health
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South Florida Water Management District head resigns
Sun SentinelThe head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....Tags: Everglades, Environmental Issues, Environmental Cleanup, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch
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EPA awards Wayne County $600K grant to assess contaminated sites in southwest Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — The Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has received a $600,000 federal grant to assess about 32 potentially contaminated sites in southwest Detroit. The Environmental Protection Agency grant was announced by County...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Shell feared disaster days before Alaska rig grounding: official
ReutersANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Days before a Shell drillship went aground in the storm-tossed Gulf of Alaska, it was clear that towing failures could spell disaster for the vessel, the crew and the marine environment, a company official told a U.S. Coast...Tags: Transportation Industry, Environmental Issues, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Interior Policy
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Lynchburg leaders create plan for "healthier" streets
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefLynchburg leaders are working from the ground up to improve their community. Officials from groups like Lynch’s Landing, Region 2000, the Lynchburg Health Department, and Lynchburg city government have spent the last six months coming up with a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Senior Health
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline
Reuters(Repeats Sunday item to additional subscribers) * EU emissions trading provoked ire from U.S., China, others * European officials gave UN agency fall deadline to show progress * Little decided so far, resolution may not be ready in time By Allison...Tags: Environmental Issues, European Union, Federal Aviation Administration, Global Warming, Australia
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Robert Keller, editor
Robert Keller, The Evening Sun's first metropolitan editor and later executive director of the Greater Baltimore Committee, died May 12 of complications from Crohn's disease at Harbor Hospital. He was 71. The son of a banker and a bookkeeper, Robert...
Tags: Crohn's Disease, Federal Hill, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pinellas County (Florida)
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Editorial: It's about safe water
A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year. The Illinois Pollution Control Board will revisit a ruling on groundwater protection at certain dump sites. The board has...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Cleanup, Water, Illinois Governor
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AFL-CIO, Career and Workplace, Government
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