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Enviros: New Ind. BP refinery permit falls short of protecting Lake Michigan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An environmental group that helped push BP PLC to a multimillion-dollar settlement last year over air emissions at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery says the sprawling complex's revised wastewater permit falls short of what's...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Argonne National Laboratory, Natural Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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China makes fresh promises on air pollution, pledges support for solar
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's cabinet approved new measures to combat air pollution on Friday, in the latest step by China's new leadership to address the country's enormous environmental problems, with pollution a key source of rising social discontent in...Tags: Government, National Government, Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Everglades help at risk over state, federal cost dispute
A standoff between the state and federal government over a new Everglades restoration plan means time could run out on getting Congress to help pay for it. Environmentalists warn that without an agreement in July to move ahead with the Central...
Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Environmental Issues, Everglades National Park, U.S. Congress, Water
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Minn. couple wants to bring troubled youth and horses together
Envisioning a healing magic between kids and horses, Jason and Jenifer Heath are seeking approval from the city of Burnsville, Minn., to open their rural six-acre ranch to children ages 9 to 17 who could benefit from doing outdoor chores and working...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Horse slaughterhouse accuses USDA of IRS tactics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A southeastern New Mexico company's plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company's attorney blames on the Obama administration...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Humane Society of the United States, Tom Vilsack, Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress
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Ag Secretary Vilsack launches Minn. farm water quality program
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Four Minnesota watersheds have been selected to test a first-in-the nation voluntary pilot project that offers farmers incentives to reduce water pollution from their operations in exchange for protection from tighter future...Tags: Government, Tom Vilsack, Environmental Issues, Mark Dayton, Executive Branch
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S.D. state lawmaker objects to hog barn
BIG STONE CITY - A South Dakota lawmaker, who lives a mile from the site of a planned hog barn in Grant County, has questioned the state's permitting process. Rep. Kathy Tyler, D-Big Stone City, asked Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard for a study of the...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Dennis Daugaard, Environmental Issues, Executive Branch
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Air pollution can trigger heart arrhythmias: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with existing heart problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution can trigger the irregular heartbeats that may lead to a stroke or heart attack, according to a new study. Past research has linked air pollution...Tags: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Heart Attack, Heart Problems
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Ag calendar
Thursday, June 20 — Preserving the perfect pickle, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at University of Maryland Extension — Washington County. In this session, the discussion will be on the types of pickled products that can be preserved at home, the...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Rentals, Tomatoes, Colleges and Universities
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Blast at Louisiana petrochemical plant kills 1, injures 77
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer Alley.” “This has been a...Tags: Julie Cart, Bobby Jindal, Environmental Issues, Water Pollution, Politics
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ExxonMobil faces federal lawsuit over Arkansas oil spill
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas filed suit against the oil giant ExxonMobil over a March 29 pipeline rupture that spilled 210,000 gallons of oil into a residential neighborhood and waterways in the small town of...Tags: Mayflower Voyage (1620), U.S. Department of State, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Connecticut To Receive $200,000 From EPA For Job Training
The federal government will send $200,000 over three years to the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board to train 42 students in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hazardous waste operations, lead and asbestos abatement,...Tags: Environmental Politics, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Safety at Work
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