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Battery recycler in Vernon allowed to reopen — for now
A Vernon battery recycler shut by the state in April as a health risk to thousands of nearby residents will be allowed to reopen pending a court hearing next month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday. Judge Luis A. Lavin said the...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Health, Jose Huizar
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China takes cautious step towards carbon emissions trading
Reuters* China is battling to balance econ growth with environment * Nationwide trading scheme still a long way off * Country is world's main source of greenhouse gas By David Stanway BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - China launched its first pilot carbon...Tags: Politics, Beijing (China), Environmental Politics, China, Global Warming
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China takes cautious step toward carbon emissions trading
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China launched its first pilot carbon emissions exchange on Tuesday, though plans for a nationwide rollout and efforts to apply the scheme to some polluting heavy industries could be undermined by a slowdown in the world's No.2...Tags: Beijing (China), Petroleum Industry, Local Government, Government, Environmental Issues
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Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide data on company names and concession maps to enable it to act against plantation firms that allow slash-...Tags: Conservation, Science and Technology, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Political Corruption
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Germany leans on EU states to weaken car emissions law
Reuters* EU seeking to enforce goal of 95 g/km by 2020 * Germany's luxury carmakers struggling to meet targets * Berlin pressuring member states to weaken rules -sources * Most EU governments, lawmakers back robust legislation By Barbara Lewis and Charlie...Tags: France, European Union, Plant Closings, Science and Technology, Auto Trends
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Building middle-class Baltimore
In passing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's budget Monday night, City Council members said they hoped the whole thing would be more or less a wash for Baltimore residents. Property taxes are going down, but new fees are coming to pay for stormwater...
Tags: Helen Holton, Politics, Environmental Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Interior Policy
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Promote bicycle use to reduce air pollution
The American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report shows that while most regions have improved their air quality, the Lehigh Valley has not. We must work to reverse this trend. While it is vital that we reduce emissions at power plants to improve...Tags: Global Warming, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), American Lung Association, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution
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Study shows LAX does not exceed air pollution standards
Los Angeles International Airport is a focal point of air pollution in Los Angeles County, but the emissions from aircraft and motor vehicles do not exceed state and federal standards, according to a groundbreaking study released Tuesday. The $5.1-...Tags: FBI, Standards, Los Angeles International Airport, Trials, Symptoms
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Smaller Chesapeake 'dead zone' forecast
The Chesapeake Bay's "dead zone" this summer is on track to be smaller than usual for the second year in a row, scientists announced Tuesday. Based on estimates of rainfall-fed runoff the first five months of the year, researchers with the University of...
Tags: Science, U.S. Geological Survey, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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China threatens death penalty for serious polluters
ReutersBEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases, state media said, as the government tries to assuage growing public anger at environmental desecration. An...Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Beijing (China), China, Punishment
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COLUMN - The price of ignoring climate change: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Reuters(US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse June 19 (Reuters) - The effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year. Extreme weather events like...Tags: Global Change, Daniel Webster, Ecosystems, Conservation, Gerald Henry
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Funding available for projects to protect water from pollution
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications to fund projects that will protect Missouri’s waters from pollution caused by stormwater runoff. Pollution caused by stormwater runoff, referred...
Tags: Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation
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