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Long Island Sound Cleanup Efforts Get Boost
Efforts to clean up Long Island Sound and Jamaica Bay got a $3.3 million boost this week, thanks in part to two settlements in pollution cases. Ten projects will get $1.6 million in grants from the settlements, which involved New York City's water...Tags: Kennedy Airport, Long Island Sound, Greenwich, Stratford, West Haven
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Hempstead Bay shellfish beds reopened
jennifer.smith@newsday.comClammers and baymen will soon be able to harvest shellfish from 1,100 acres in eastern Hempstead Bay that, for more than a decade, were off limits or only seasonally accessible because of pollution. Citing improved water quality, state environmental...Tags: Hempstead, Long Island, Water Pollution, Hempstead, Wantagh
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Beijing to ban half of its 3.4 million cars from roads during heavy pollution
BEIJING (AP) _ Beijing will ban half of its 3.4 million cars from the roads during periods of very heavy pollution, a state news report said Friday. The city will temporarily reinstate measures it introduced during the Olympic Games and ban cars on...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Olympic Games, Air Pollution, Passenger Cars, Vehicles
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Beijing to ban half its cars during high pollution
Beijing will ban half of its 3.4 million cars from the roads during periods of very heavy pollution, a state news report said Friday. The city will temporarily reinstate measures it introduced during the Olympic Games and ban cars on alternate days --...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Olympic Games, Air Pollution, Passenger Cars, Vehicles
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Minnesota Bridge Now With Pollution-Eating Art
KickingTiresThe new I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge in the Twin Cities replaces the one that collapsed so tragically a year ago. In addition to adding 76 feet of width, increasing the bridge to 10 lanes with shoulders on each side,......Tags: Metal and Mineral, Minnesota, Building Material, Sculpture, Environmental Pollution
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Coast Guard settles violations
The U.S. Coast Guard has agreed to pay more than $9,000 in fines and to spend $89,000 to update equipment to settle hazardous waste and Clean Air Act violations at its Portsmouth facility. The Environmental Protection agency said Wednesday that they...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Materials, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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Paterson: Auctioning carbon
Spin CycleNot sexy, but interesting, maybe even productive: Paterson launches a regional initiative to combat global warming by auctioning off CO2 allowances at the NY Merc. Read the release after the jump.......Tags: Massachusetts, Government, Executive Branch, New Hampshire, Alternative Energy
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Great Neck sewage district submits plans for new plant
christina.hernandez@newsday.comAfter months of negotiations and missed deadlines, the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District has submitted plans to the state for a $68-million sewage treatment plant. The facility, to be built on East Shore Road, is meant to consolidate services...Tags: Plant Openings, Long Island Sound, Contracts, Hempstead, Christopher Murphy
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Pollution real threat to crab population
The Baltimore Sun's editorial "A disaster on 10 legs" (Sept. 25) correctly describes the state of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab as a disaster and correctly attributes the crabs' decline to water pollution and loss of habitat. However, the editorial...Tags: Virginia, Chesapeake Bay, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Maryland
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AP Investigation: Ike's environmental damage apparent as storm hit pipelines, oil platforms
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf...Tags: Natural Resources, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Floods, Environmental Cleanup, Water Pollution
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Governor kills port smog-fighting bill, signs into law sprawl and water supply measures
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersCalifornia embarked Tuesday on a sweeping effort to curb suburban sprawl by rewarding communities that build homes and workplaces closer together to reduce pollution that contributes to global warming. However, a multibillion-dollar proposal to curb...Tags: Gil Cedillo, Government, Sarah Palin, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., Executive Branch
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$187M to help clean up Chesapeake Bay
The state of Virginia continues its push to filter more nitrogen — the Chesapeake Bay's chief pollutant — out of treated sewage wastewater that goes back into rivers and streams. The state this week announced 10 projects in nine localities....Tags: Space Programs, Government, Brownsville, Chesapeake Bay, Timothy M. Kaine
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