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Political calculus keeps Cuba on U.S. list of terror sponsors
Cuba’s communist leadership was quick to send condolences to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and to reiterate to Washington that it “rejects and condemns unequivocally all acts of terrorism.” Once a key supplier of arms and...
Tags: Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Environmental Issues, Pakistan, Terrorism
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Alberta charges Plains Midstream Canada over 2011 oil spill
ReutersApril 26 (Reuters) - The Alberta government charged Plains All American Pipeline LP's Canadian unit for the Rainbow oil spill two year ago, one of the worst oil spills in the province's history. The spill on the Rainbow pipeline released 28,000 barrels...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Pollution, Oil Spills
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Federal court backs EPA regulation of mountaintop removal
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court unanimously backed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate a controversial form of coal mining called mountaintop removal, overturning a lower court decision that barred the agency from...
Tags: Mining, Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Coal, Environmental Politics
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Big Sugar, environmentalists clash over Everglades cleanup requirements
Sun SentinelOne day into Florida’s legislative session, environmentalists and Big Sugar are already squaring off over proposed changes to Everglades restoration requirements. Audubon of Florida Wednesday was rallying opposition to measures that the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lake Okeechobee, Justice System, Renovation, U.S. Sugar Corporation
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Environmentalists warn that law change helps Big Sugar dodge Everglades cleanup
Sun SentinelBig Sugar is trying to change state law to dodge more Everglades pollution cleanup costs, according to Audubon of Florida. Audubon Wednesday was rallying opposition to measures that the environmental group warns would help Big Sugar avoid paying more of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lake Okeechobee, Justice System, Renovation, U.S. Sugar Corporation
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Baltimore crab houses haven't any crabs
The Baltimore SunIf you can find steamed crabs in Baltimore, consider yourself lucky. Bo Brooks in Canton has an outgoing voice message telling customers there aren't any crabs. A hostess confirmed the bad news. The crabs aren't coming in. The problem is on the supply...Tags: Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Environmental Issues, Annapolis, Environmental Pollution, The Weather Channel (tv network)
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Supervisors pull back storm water pollution fee proposal
L.A. NOWFaced by widespread public opposition, L.A. County supervisors on Tuesday sent a proposed parcel fee to combat storm water pollution back to the drawing board.... -
Looking ahead: NCBA's 2013 policy priorities
As a fifth-generation rancher and Policy Division Chairman for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), I am pleased to announce our association's policy priorities for 2013. These priorities, along with other important issues affecting cattlemen...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Fiscal Cliff, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hopkins provides extra leave days to Keswick employees
Employees who were barred from their offices on the Johns Hopkins at Keswick campus because of water contamination have been granted additional paid leave days, human resources officials said Friday. Employees in the campus' south building, which was...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Employees, Environmental Pollution
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Big Sugar wins first round in proposed changes to Everglades restoration requirements
Sun SentinelBig Sugar-backed changes to Florida’s Everglades restoration requirements won initial approval Thursday, despite environmental objections to potentially shielding agriculture from more water pollution cleanup costs. Environmental groups warned...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lake Okeechobee, Renovation, Water, Everglades
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Nicholasville faces federal lawsuit regarding Westgate subdivision
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comThe conflict over the Westgate subdivision has made it to a federal courthouse with the filing of a lawsuit by R. J. Corman Real Estate alleging the city of Nicholasville has violated the federal “Clean Water Act” in allowing storm water...Tags: Environmental Issues, Realty, Real Estate, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Oil spills and Keystone
If Americans needed a reminder of the serious environmental risks posed by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, they got it last week with the oil spill in Mayflower, a suburb of Little Rock, Arkansas. More than 12,000 barrels of crude spilled into the town...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Saudi Arabia, Ecosystems, Keystone XL Pipeline, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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