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If approved, new garbage contract includes weekly recycling pickup
Orland Park residents are likely to see a small decrease in their garbage bills in coming months after a village committee OKd a proposed 10-year contract with Waste Management Monday. If the full Village Board approves the measure at its June 3...
Tags: Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated, Energy Resources
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Buffalo Grove OKs trash contract giving residents free 35-gallon carts
The village of Buffalo Grove has elected to make new 35-gallon trash carts available free to residents. Under an agreement with Waste Management approved by the village board on Monday night, residents now have the option of choosing 35-gallon, 64-...Tags: Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated
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Sit In Big Trucks, Shred Paper At West Hartford Public Works Open House
The Hartford CourantAt the department of public works' second annual open house on Saturday, kids will have a chance to hang out in big trucks while adults take care of paper shredding and learn about hazardous waste disposal. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at...Tags: West Hartford, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Environmental Issues
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Obama's environment, energy team nears completion with votes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's energy and environment team took two steps forward on Thursday after the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as energy secretary and a committee cleared Gina McCarthy to get a full Senate vote to lead the...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Republican Party, Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Labor Disputes
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Former Blackhawks coach lists Park Ridge home for $1.1 million
Former Blackhawks coach Trent Yawney has listed his five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot home in Park Ridge for $1.1 million. Yawney, a former Blackhawks defenseman, coached the team from 2005-2006. He is the coach of the Norfolk Admirals team, which is...
Tags: Realty, Water Tower Place, Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, Oprah Winfrey
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All Delray Beach contracts should go out to bid, officials say
In keeping up with campaign promises, several Delray Beach city officials are going after city contracts they say were awarded without proper bidding. At Tuesday's workshop meeting, a majority of City Commissioners agreed to revisit two contracts that...Tags: Petrolia Incorporated, Elections, Delray Beach, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Politics
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Oprah sells West Side store space at huge loss
Special to the TribuneOprah Winfrey's Chicago real estate foibles continue. Almost two years ago, the talk-show queen signed off on her massively popular, Chicago-based national chatfest. Soon afterward, she closed her flagship Oprah Store, which was located at 1017 W....Tags: Realty, Water Tower Place, Real Estate Sellers, Oprah Winfrey, Condos
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Nuclear power is not the answer to our energy needs
Dan Ervin's commentary on lifting restrictions on U.S. companies supplying nuclear power equipment abroad is completely misleading ("A nuclear opportunity," May 6). Nuclear energy is not, as Mr. Ervin says, pollutant free or carbon free. Government...Tags: Nuclear Power, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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State's $75M Share In Nuclear Waste Settlement Heads To Ratepayers
The Hartford CourantMoney from a multi-million settlement with the federal energy department will trickle to state ratepayers over the next three years. The $160 million settlement resulted from the energy department's failure to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear...Tags: Trials, Nuclear Power, U.S. Department of Energy, Politics, National Government
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Arrest made in 20 year old Oklahoma cold case
Oklahoma authorities said Thursday that bodies found last month in a hole initially dug for a septic tank were likely those of three females missing since 1992 and that police had arrested a man who sprinkled black pepper on the impromptu grave in an...
Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Black Pepper, Chad, Environmental Issues
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Press 7 for stinky: Landfill establishes odor hotline
With the rainy season just weeks away, Deerfield Beach's most dubious neighbor is taking a proactive approach. The Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park sent a glossy mailing to between 12,000 and 15,000 households surrounding the 500-acre landfill...Tags: Alternative Energy, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Earth Day, Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated
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Judge terminates trust at King's Mountain Resort
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERAn escrow account opened 34 years ago for what became an unneeded sewage collection system at King’s Mountain Resort was terminated Monday by Somerset County Judge David C. Klementik. After a hearing he approved the trust’s closure and the...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Science and Technology, Technology, Environmental Issues
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