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Staying in (and out of) hot water
Crack of dawn, chilly tile floor, staring at yourself in the bathroom mirror, and you're waiting, wondering when the water will get hot. If the fixture is directly over the heater it's a short delay. In a bathroom at the other end of the house you may...Tags: Legionellosis, Water, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Delay sought for trash-burning power plant in Fairfield
A New York-based company that had announced more than a year ago it was ready to start building a disputed trash-burning power plant in south Baltimore is now seeking a waiver of a state-imposed deadline to begin work on the $1 billion project within...Tags: Government, Companies and Corporations, Renewable Energy, Energy, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ron Kaye: Fighting against a rigged game
If the government’s up to something strange in your neighborhood and you think you have a case, who you gonna call? You’re gonna call Silverstein, of course. That’s what George Brokate, a 73-year-old former Marine captain and Vietnam...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Property, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Chicago water sampling shows high levels of lead
In a new round of water testing by the Environmental Protection Agency, half of the 29 Chicago homes visited yielded at least one sample containing more than 15 parts per billion of lead, a level that can trigger regulatory action if detected during...Tags: Standards, Clearing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Tribune, Environmental Cleanup
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Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn|
One of the nation’s most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Colleges and Universities, Companies and Corporations, Weather, Chemical Industry
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Santorum takes on EPA over mercury limits rule
CNNSpeaking to voters in Iowa Monday, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania ripped the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule placing first-ever limits on the amount of mercury that coal-fired power plants can emit into the air. The GOP presidential...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Coal, Elections, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Bay group says cleanup to create more than 230,000 jobs
— Federal regulations intended to clean the Chesapeake Bay will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction and monitoring, according to a report to be released Tuesday by a leading environmental group.
Spending on sewage and storm-water...Tags: Bob Goodlatte, Anne Arundel County, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Smaller autos packing bigger punch
![Toyota is expanding the compact Prius lineup to include an even smaller "c" version of the hybrid as well as a plug-in battery-powered model to ensure increased fuel economy.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/67976475-09154700-187105.jpg "Toyota is expanding the compact Prius lineup to include an even smaller "c\" version of the hybrid as well as a plug-in battery-powered model to ensure increased fuel economy.")
Special to Tribune NewspapersToyota is expanding the compact Prius lineup to include an even smaller "c" version of the hybrid as well as a plug-in battery-powered model to ensure increased fuel economy. Ford is adding an all-new midsize 2013 Fusion that includes a hybrid as well as...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Prius, Concerts, Lexus, Music
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CDC scientist urges more study of shale gas drilling
A top federal scientist says more research is needed into possible health and environmental effects from shale gas drilling.
Dr. Christopher Portier, director of the National Center for Environmental Health, said in an email to the Associated Press...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health
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Britton gets state loan for sewers
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — The state Board of Water and Natural Resources decided Thursday to give financial help to Britton for major renovations to the community’s sewer system. Britton will receive a $1,024,034 loan for 20 years at 3 percent. City...Tags: Energy Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation, Natural Resources, Natural Resources
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Federal investigators study November Bassett warehouse fire
ReporterHenry County fire officials have temporarily stopped further investigation into why they believe a man set fire to an old furniture plant in Bassett. The fire marshal told a judge Thursday the building is environmentally unsafe. An investigation from...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Report urges more manure-to-energy efforts
Maryland and other Chesapeake Bay states struggling to clean up the degraded estuary should do more to encourage projects that convert farm animal manure to energy, a new report says. The report released Thursday by the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-...Tags: Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation, Princess Anne, Conservation
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