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Exxon still waiting for ruptured Pegasus pipeline test results
Reuters* Almost two months since Mayflower, Arkansas, spill * Arkansas politicians demand part of line rerouted By David Sheppard NEW YORK May 24 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is still waiting for test results from the ruptured section of its 95,000 barrel-...Tags: Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, Oil Spills, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Government, National Government
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Police on lookout for DUI drivers, no seatbelts
Laguna Beach police officers will be at various checkpoints throughout the city this weekend to intercept alcohol and drug-impaired drivers, according to a police-issued news release. Officers will staff areas with high frequencies of DUI-related...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Accidents
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Illinois infrastructure needs a makeover
The time has come for Springfield to pass the 2013 Natural Gas Consumer, Safety and Reliability Act and allow Peoples Gas to move forward with its Accelerated Main Replacement Program. Illinois’ natural gas infrastructure creates concern for the...Tags: Energy Resources, Springfield
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The heat is on: Wear a seat belt or face a fine
The Memorial Day weekend is coming up and state troopers are cracking down. Their target: those who refuse to wear seat belts. Last year, there were 205,633 of you. And that doesn't sit well with the Florida Highway Patrol, which is participating...
Tags: Memorial Day, Florida Highway Patrol, Motorvehicle Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Crime, Law and Justice
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State reminds drivers to buckle up
TALLAHASSEE — Central Florida drivers, beware. The Florida Highway Patrol is on the lookout for you this holiday weekend. So, buckle up. Troopers are cracking down on motorists cruising the highways without a seat belt as part of a national...
Tags: Memorial Day, Florida Highway Patrol, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation
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Passenger forced to pay airline bag fee twice
Airline baggage fees still might not be popular, but fliers have been forced to accept them as an added cost of their flight. I bet most of us, though, wouldn't be onboard with having to pay two fees for the same bag, as Allegiant Air charged John...
Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Allentown, Media Industry
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County applying for grants for Rockwood train station
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERThe Somerset County commissioners authorized planners to apply for federal and state grants that would pay for a new Amtrak train station in Rockwood Borough. The estimated cost of the train station is about $2 million,Somerset County Planning...Tags: Amtrak
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Oak Park to seek millions in grant money
Sidewalks, streets and other public transportation projects could get a boost in Oak Park if the village receives a federal grant trustees agreed to seek this week that could be worth millions. The board of trustees Monday supported village staff's...Tags: Transportation, Dwayne Johnson, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel, Illinois Department of Transportation
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Lawsuit aims to protect migrating swallows from deadly netting draped over bridges used as nesting sites
A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing transportation agencies of violating migratory bird laws by installing protective netting across two bridges in the Petaluma, Calif., area that has injured and killed...
Tags: Transportation, Justice System, California Department of Transportation, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bus strikes, kills woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Sun SentinelA woman’s airport visit to meet her husband, who was arriving from a flight, turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood...Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Traffic, Fort Lauderdale, Air Transportation Delays
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U.S. airlines reap $841 million in bag fees in 4Q 2012
Airlines continue to reap handsome payoffs from the extra fees they charge for checked bags and other travel-related services. Sixteen U.S. passenger airlines collected $841 million in baggage fees and $610 million for reservation cancellation and change...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Miramar, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, U.S. Airways
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Lawmakers retreat from high-profile energy legislation
After a 2012 focused on major long-term energy issues, the Legislature retreated a bit from high profile energy legislation this year. Instead, attention was more narrowly focused on altering existing laws regarding the construction of nuclear power...Tags: Rick Scott, Civil and Public Service, Government, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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