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Opinion: Roundup redux - Monsanto repeating resistance mistake?
After its public relations snafu surrounding weed resistance to Roundup Ready herbicide, I'm surprised that Monsanto isn't a little more wary of repeating that same reaction. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for an expanded...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Farming practices threaten widely grown corn crop
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 expected. The U.S....Tags: Iowa State University , Inorganic Chemical Industry, Weather, Agriculture, Genetic Engineering
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EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming.
Power plants released 72 percent of the greenhouse gases...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Environmental Pollution, Global Warming
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Maryland misses deadline for climate action plan
State officials have missed their first major deadline for complying with a three-year-old law calling for Maryland to curb its emissions of climate-altering greenhouse gases.
Under the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, the Department of the Environment...Tags: Environmental Politics, Justice System, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Global Warming
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High arsenic levels found in water seeping from Washington County's Old City/County Landfill
heather.keels@herald-mail.comTesting of discolored water seeping from the ground in the area of Washington County’s Old City/County Landfill into Conococheague Creek revealed an arsenic level almost double that of the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for...Tags: Water, Environmental Politics, Health, Environmental Issues, Standards
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Contamination fight heats up
After sitting for a while on simmer, a legal battle between the Crescenta Valley Water District and a consortium of gas companies regarding contaminated groundwater is coming to a slow boil.
The 2007 case has been meandering through the court system,...Tags: Litigation, Chevron Corportion, Environmental Politics, Justice System, Environmental Issues
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O'Malley 'flush fee' increase may fall short
![With the Chesapeake Bay cleanup at a critical juncture, Gov. Martin O'Malley is calling on Marylanders to double down on their contribution to the effort, proposing to raise the "flush fee" every household pays from $2.50 to $5 a month, on average.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67523989-20174324.jpg "With the Chesapeake Bay cleanup at a critical juncture, Gov. Martin O'Malley is calling on Marylanders to double down on their contribution to the effort, proposing to raise the "flush fee\" every household pays from $2.50 to $5 a month, on average.")
With the Chesapeake Bay cleanup at a critical juncture, Gov. Martin O'Malley is calling on Marylanders to double down on their contribution to the effort, proposing to raise the "flush fee" every household pays from $2.50 to $5 a month, on average....Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Government, Washington, DC
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Nurses go extra mile to assist patients when need arises
marieg@herald-mail.comExcept for a flat tire, it had been an uneventful trip last July — a drive from Florida to New York to visit relatives. But everything changed when Larry Schrefler's companion began complaining of dizziness. Traveling along Interstate 81 near...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing
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Ag pollution prevention program tested in Minn.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota will take the lead in testing a federal program that encourages farmers to reduce agricultural pollution. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson and...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Marketing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Ox Paperboard agrees to pay penalty to settle alleged water-pollution violations
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA longtime paperboard manufacturer in Jefferson County, W.Va., has agreed to pay a $104,850 civil penalty to settle alleged water-pollution violations at its facility in Halltown near Harpers Ferry. Ox Paperboard LLC, formerly Halltown Paperboard, has...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Pollution
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Natural gas price plunge aids families, businesses
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard.
A 35 percent collapse in the futures price over the past year has been a boon to homeowners who use natural gas for heat and appliances and to...Tags: Nucor Corporation, Fertilizer, Natural Resources, Dow Chemical Co., Natural Resources
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Air quality levels unhealthy in Calexico
Staff WriterAir quality levels in Calexico reached unhealthy levels on Saturday, according to air quality alerts posted early Sunday. The level of particulate matter 2.5 reached a 24-hour average of 160 on the air quality index as of 2 a.m. Sunday, according to...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resources
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