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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: Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Issues
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Save face with better shaving creams
High-quality shaving creams make a good gift to pamper the man in your life and help him put his best face forward. The first step is to kick the can — the aerosol can, that is. Good quality shaving creams that help to soften the beard and hydrate...
Tags: Air Pollution, Personal Service, Environmental Issues, Skin Cancer
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EPA addresses pollution problems at popular South Bend park
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – It's a popular place for families, but the EPA says it could also be dangerous. Local companies like Bendix used to dump things like asbestos and oil at LaSalle Park, a.k.a. Beck's Lake. People living in the area voiced their...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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1 dead, 77 hurt in Louisiana chemical plant blast
Tribune NewspapersHOUSTON - 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 tragic...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Politics, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, Executive Branch
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Supreme Court strikes down part of L.A. port's Clean Truck Program
The U.S. Supreme Court dismantled part of the Port of Los Angeles' anti-smog program Thursday, ruling that trucking companies don't have to affix "How am I driving?" placards to their vehicles or have off-site parking plans to haul goods in and out of the...
Tags: Port of Los Angeles, Elena Kagan, Punishment, Criminals, Environmental Issues
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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: Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Politics, Industrial Component, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues
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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: Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Politics, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, Mayflower Voyage (1620)
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Minnesota investigates manure spill
RUSHMORE, Minn. - A large stockpile of cattle manure, coupled with recent rains, has led to a significant manure spill in Nobles County's Little Rock Township, Minn. The discovery was made on the morning of May 29 by Nobles County Environmental Services...Tags: Environmental Issues
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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: Humane Society of the United States, Water Pollution, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Politics, Government, Tom Vilsack, Water, Water Pollution
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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: Politics, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Environmental Issues, Regional Authority
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