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Final Route 219 permit expected this week
Daily American Staff WriterThe federal Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to where the four-lane currently ends in Somerset. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), U.S. Army, Executive Branch, Government, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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EPA awards Wayne County $600K grant to assess contaminated sites in southwest Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — The Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has received a $600,000 federal grant to assess about 32 potentially contaminated sites in southwest Detroit. The Environmental Protection Agency grant was announced by County...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Shell feared disaster days before Alaska rig grounding: official
ReutersANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Days before a Shell drillship went aground in the storm-tossed Gulf of Alaska, it was clear that towing failures could spell disaster for the vessel, the crew and the marine environment, a company official told a U.S. Coast...Tags: ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Politics, National Transportation Safety Board, Interior Policy
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Gov. Rick Scott celebrates Earth Day by telling EPA to back off
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelReally? Gov. Rick Scott picks Earth Day to take ask the Environmental Protection Agency to back off from enforcing clean-water standards in Florida. “Florida is one of the few states that have a comprehensive program in place to address excess... -
Gainesville Superfund site moves forward
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelFinal Cleanup Plan Approved for Cabot Carbon/Koppers Superfund Site in Gainesville. ATLANTA – Feb. 2, 2011) A final cleanup plan, formalized in a document known as the Record of Decision (ROD), has been signed by EPA for the Cabot Carbon/... -
Feds bust manatee killer
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelFederal wildlife cops, working with their Florida partners, get a Merritt Island man sentenced for killing a manatee while speeding through a manatee-slow zone. It’s interesting and here's the press release: JOINT U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE... -
What's coming out of your well?
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe Virginia Cooperative Extension wants to make sure homeowners who rely on wells, know whether their water is safe to drink. "We've got that rotten egg smell," says Linda Oliver, a homeowner in Roanoke County. Oliver, like an estimated 22 percent...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, E. coli Infection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Lynchburg leaders create plan for "healthier" streets
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefLynchburg leaders are working from the ground up to improve their community. Officials from groups like Lynch’s Landing, Region 2000, the Lynchburg Health Department, and Lynchburg city government have spent the last six months coming up with a...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Senior Health
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Alter CEQA but don't weaken it
Does California's signature environmental law protect the state's air, water and wilderness by acting as a check on runaway projects proposed by overzealous developers? Or does it encourage baseless lawsuits that unfairly delay and even derail...
Tags: Judges, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Darrell Steinberg, Travel, Road Transportation
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U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losses sting agriculture
ReutersBy Carey Gillam May 20 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the...Tags: Purdue University, Syngenta AG, U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Ohio State University, Science and Technology
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Family, George Washington, Bill Clinton, Viral Diseases and Infections, Foods and Beverages
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BREAKING: EPA OK with 219 construction
The Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to Somerset. That means the Army Corps of Engineers may issue the final permit needed for the work to begin. PennDOT...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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