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EPA mining rule change slammed by activists
Associated PressMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Angry environmentalists launched an online campaign this week urging President-elect Barack Obama to undo a federal rule that clarifies when coal companies can dump mining waste in streams, calling it a long-awaited "parting...Tags: Regional Authority, North Carolina, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Government, Metal and Mineral
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Iowa team explores use of perennial prairie strips to address perennial problem of farm runoff
Associated Press WriterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The solution to a perennial problem of farming could be, well, perennials. Researchers at Iowa State University are experimenting with the placement of perennial prairie strips in corn and soybean fields as a way of...Tags: Iowa, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), New Jersey
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Philip Morris uses man-made wetlands to filter wastewater from Virginia plant
AP Business WriterCHESTER, Va. (AP) — It started with the gnats. Then came the dragonflies and mice. Eventually the birds, foxes, turtles and deer stumbled upon a man-made wetlands that naturally filters wastewater from the nation's biggest tobacco maker. The...Tags: Aquaculture, Conservation, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, University of Texas, Environmental Pollution
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Philip Morris wetlands filter wastewater
AP Business WriterIt started with the gnats. Then came the dragonflies and mice. Eventually the birds, foxes, turtles and deer stumbled upon a man-made wetlands that naturally filters wastewater from the nation's biggest tobacco maker. The nearly 50 acres of wetlands...Tags: Aquaculture, Conservation, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, University of Texas, Environmental Pollution
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How About A Giveback By UConn Bosses?
The University of Connecticut, along with the rest of the state, is faced with a grave budget crisis. There is pain. There is more pain to come. The pain must be shared. Recently, my inbox received an announcement about CORE, a task force created by...Tags: University of Connecticut, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Government, Connecticut, National Government
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Scientists gauge impact of drilling off Va. coast
Associated Press WriterScientists are beginning to assess what they know--and what they don't--about the environmental consequences of drilling for gas and oil in a triangular section of the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia's coast. What they learn could open more Southern coastal...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Government, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Environmental Pollution, Barack Obama
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Supreme Court won't disturb Conn. decision to deny permit for Long Island Sound gas pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a pipeline company over denial of environmental permits for a proposed natural gas pipeline through Long Island Sound. Connecticut regulators refused to issue permits for the 50-...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Long Island, Keyspan, Cheshire, Energy Saving
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High Court Turns Down Appeal For L.I. Sound Pipeline
Associated PressThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a pipeline company over denial of environmental permits for a proposed natural gas pipeline through Long Island Sound. Connecticut regulators refused to issue permits for the 50-mile project to Islander...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Long Island, Energy Saving, Long Island Sound, Connecticut
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Who's better at science? Heritage High clubs also teach responsibility and leadership
247-4758It's a battle of the sexes as two Heritage High School clubs in Newport News compete with their own and NASA challenge experiments. — The Men of Brilliance gathered on a recent Wednesday to tackle their latest challenge: coming up with plant...Tags: High Schools, Dining and Drinking, Government, National Government, Space Programs
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Soon they can march to see penguins
Of The Morning CallSome new residents have arrived in Schnecksville, but their ''welcome to the neighborhood'' must wait a little longer because they're in quarantine. Just like home buyers whose houses are being constructed, eight jackass penguins are waiting for their...Tags: Cetronia, New Year's, Fires, Schnecksville, Weather Reports
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California has a new clout in Congress
Under President Bush, California Democrats often felt like Rodney Dangerfield.
But with Barack Obama headed to the White House -- giving their party control of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for the first time in 14 years -- lawmakers from one of the...Tags: Rodney Dangerfield, World War II, San Jose, Insurance, Illegal Immigrants
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Oil from fuel truck leaks into Babylon Village creek
laura.rivera@newsday.comAbout 100 gallons of oil may have leaked into a Babylon Village creek after a ruptured fuel oil truck pipe spilled home heating oil onto the street and into two storm drains, a Babylon fire chief said. The spill occurred Wednesday afternoon on Mayhew...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Heavy Engineering, Environmental Pollution, Bodies of Water, Emergency Incidents
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