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Governor McDonnell asks General Assembly to keep uranium mining ban in place for the 2012 session
NEWS7 Senior ReporterUPDATED 4:55 p.m.: A major development in the controversial issue of uranium mining in Southern Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell asked the General Assembly on Thursday to keep the state's moratorium in place, while Virginia studies mining and develops...Tags: Government, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Safety of Citizens, Conservation
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A taxing issue: getting things done in government can take longer than might be expected
It seems in Maryland politics, there are occasional issues that linger beyond their usefulness. Back when I was a kid, well into my teens and possibly even later than that, Maryland was the only state that didn't require dump trucks to cover their loads....Tags: Fertilizer, Government, Business, Chemicals, Chemical Industry
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S. Ind. home over old mine sinks 3 feet in 2 weeks
BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say a home in the town of Boonville has sunk three feet in the past two weeks, apparently because of a collapsing mine shaft that dates to the 19th century. The Evansville Courier & Press reports...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Uranium mining opponents return to Richmond
ReporterLate last week, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell asked state lawmakers to keep the moratorium on uranium mining in place for at least another year. That didn't stop opponents of uranium mining from making another trip to Richmond on Monday. About...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Armchair Travel Series returns to Johnstown Flood Museum
A visually spectacular travelogue series is returning to the Johnstown Flood Museum.
The Armchair Travel series, which is presented by First Commonwealth, builds on the success of the first series presented last winter.
Each of the four films in the...Tags: Egypt, Paleontology, Entertainment, Television Industry, Discovery Communications, Inc.
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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 Issues, Environmental Politics, Companies and Corporations, Washington, DC, Environmental Politics
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Tea Table Community Notes Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
Births A daughter, Aryia Ridley Gillespie, was born to Bella Justin and Loren Gillespie of East Jordan 7:35 a.m. Dec. 38, 2011, at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital. Aryia weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. She has a sister, Jordan, 21. Grandparents...Tags: Health Treatments, Arthritis, Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Feet
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U.S. bans new mining claims near Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration announced a federal ban Monday on new mining claims affecting a million acres near the Grand Canyon, an area known to be rich in high-grade uranium ore reserves. In doing so, the administration brushed off...Tags: Ken Salazar, Republican Party, Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Conservation
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James 'Jimbo' W. Miller
Aberdeen: The memorial service for James “Jimbo” W. Miller, 49, of Aberdeen will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory, 1708 Eighth Ave. N.E. The Rev. Bill Nelson-Loefke will officiate. Jimbo died Saturday, Jan. 21,...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Metal and Mineral, William Miller, Farmington (Fayette, Pennsylvania), Mining
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