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Boonsboro business participates in cloth diaper awareness event
marieg@herald-mail.comCloth diapers are having a back-to-the-future moment. Sure, 95 percent of American families who use diapers purchase the throw-away variety. But as a result, says the Environmental Protection Agency, 3.5 million tons of used diapers are put in landfills...Tags: Auction Service, Environmental Politics, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Orland Park sets Spring Cleanup hours
Residents wanting to get rid of unwanted household items in one fell swoop can take advantage of Orland Park's annual Spring Cleanup Campaign. The free event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26, and from 8 a.m....Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Early Learning, Justice System, Heavy Engineering
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San Onofre's other problem
The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...
Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Energy Resources, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), U.S. Geological Survey, Nuclear Power
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Mailbag: Bravo, Newport Beach Police Department
Re. "Pats on the back for police," March 21: Wow! I am blown away. I just attended the 42nd annual Police Appreciation Breakfast at the Island Hotel in Newport Center hosted by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. What an inspiring morning. The house...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Mailbag: Keep what school sites we have
My question is why are we so fast to relinquish school sites (LeBard in particular) to be used as developments for homes and school district headquarter monoliths? It's all to appease developers, without thought of what should be the obvious. Am I...Tags: Ocean View, Environmental Issues
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Boyle sponsors hazardous waste collection
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County waste management and emergency officials are joining forces to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day Saturday at the county fairgrounds. A $20,500 grant from the state Division of Waste Management is funding the effort. But,...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Hazardous Materials, Prescription Drugs, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Environmental groups split on giving farmers more say about bay rules
Environmental groups are split over a bill that would give Maryland farmers more certainty about how Chesapeake Bay restoration regulations will affect them. Under the legislation, farmers would be exempted from new regulations for 10 years if they agree...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Renovation, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Agriculture
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Hampton Clean City Commission: Volunteers plant 450 trees along buffer at city landfill
A total of 66 volunteers of all ages came out recently to plant 450 tree seedlings at Bethel Landfill in Hampton. The seedlings were planted in the buffer strip between the landfill and I-64. They were native evergreens with one exception, selected for...
Tags: York County (Virginia), Langley Air Force Base, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Waste Management Incorporated, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Going Green: Boyle offers hazardous waste collection in time for spring cleaning
It is almost one of my favorite times of the year again — spring. Spring doesn't officially begin until March 20, but I am already getting in the spirit. Spring is my favorite season because the weather warms up, the flowers begin to bloom and...
Tags: Waste Management and Pollution Control, Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Issues
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Judge rules that solid waste treatment company should operate in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comA company that wants to produce solid refuse fuel from household garbage in Berkeley County should be allowed to do so, a West Virginia Public Service Commission administrative law judge has ruled. The recommended decision filed Monday grants a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Civil and Public Service, Judges, Justice System
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The Tire Pond Environmental Nightmare Comes to an End
It's an environmental nightmare story decades old that may at long last be coming to an end. Tens of millions of old tires dumped in a water-filled pit on the border of Hamden and North Haven. State enforcement actions. Legal dodges and protests....
Tags: Punishment, Government, Safety of Citizens, Quinnipiac River, Lakes and Ponds
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