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INDIANAPOLIS-DEADLY FIRE Chief: Burns, smoke inhalation killed 2 children INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two children killed in a fire east of Indianapolis Monday suffered "very bad" burns and smoke inhalation. Cumberland Police Chief Mike...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Open-Wheel Racing, Wesleyan University, Activism, National Weather Service
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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent
Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Personal Income, Mary Pat Clarke, Consumers, U.S. Conference of Mayors
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COLUMN-U.S. aquifers fall as farmers take too much: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are withdrawing unsustainable volumes of groundwater to irrigate their crops, resulting in an accelerating decline in...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Petroleum Industry, Richard Nixon, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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EPA adds Martinsville site to top Superfund list
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A hazardous waste site that threatens the drinking water supply in the south-central Indiana city of Martinsville has been added to the federal government's highest priority cleanup list. The U.S. Environmental...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Water
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Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated -USGS
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Issues, Water
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Charles Street, U.S. Department of Justice, Arts and Culture
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Buffalo Grove to offer meters for underground sprinklers
Lake County homeowners with underground sprinkler systems in the village of Buffalo Grove will soon have the option of using separate irrigation meters to gauge outdoor water usage. "The irrigation meter is just another option to give customers the... -
Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Dental Health, American Medical Association, Politics, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations
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$55M NorthWestern power plant ready to go
A new $55 million power plant south of Aberdeen is ready to provide electricity during peak demand. The 60-megawatt NorthWestern Energy plant was commissioned April 30 after performance testing. "The Aberdeen peaker plant illustrates NorthWestern'...
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IID water payback obligations pouring in
Staff WriterThe amount of water that the Imperial Irrigation District is expected to pay back to the Colorado River keeps rising. In addition to nearly 180,000 acre-feet of water that the IID ordered in excess over the last two years and a projected overrun for...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Public hearing scheduled on proposed budget for Funkstown
holly.shok@herald-mail.comProperty tax rates are expected to increase in the upcoming fiscal year, but Funkstown residents will not pay more because of low property assessments, according to a town official. The town’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls...Tags: Energy Saving, Budgets and Budgeting, The Herald-Mail, Environmental Issues
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