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Corning could invest $100 million in Danville
smojica@amnews.comCorning Inc. plans to purchase the former Philips Lighting facility on Vaksdahl Avenue, a Corning spokesman said today. Corning, based in New York, is a major manufacturer of glass and ceramics. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority on...Tags: Corning Incorporated, Economic Policy
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Fiscal court hears report on value of inmate labor to Boyle solid waste efforts
smojica@amnews.comInmates of the Boyle County Detention Center contributed nearly $100,000 of services to the county solid waste and recycling department in 2012. Approved inmates staff the recycling center and saved an estimated $94,500 in labor costs last year,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes
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Toxic waste site near Kettleman City to pay $311,000 in fines
A toxic waste dump near the San Joaquin Valley farming community of Kettleman City has agreed to pay $311,000 in fines for failing to report 72 hazardous materials spills over the last four years, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Fines, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Physical Deformity, Symptoms
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Clean Gloucester Day is a rousing success
Kudos go out to all who participated in Clean Gloucester Day earlier this month, when volunteers spread out across the county on March 9 and put the hurt to trash and litter. Volunteers collected approximately 11.1 tons of trash, according to Clean...Tags: The Home Depot, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Seeking a solution to wasted food
Sometimes it's hard to do good. For example, donating leftover banquet food to charity. Shirley Wei Sher, a Marina del Rey immigration lawyer, discovered how challenging this can be when she recently tried to prevent leftovers at an upcoming meeting...
Tags: Social Issues, Laws, Lawyers, The Happiest News!, Human Interest
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Volunteer beach cleanup is Saturday
The California Coastal Commission has partnered with ECO-Warrior Foundation for the Laguna Beach City Adopt-A-Beach Program, according to a press release. The foundation is the local contact within the city and directs volunteers to scheduled beach...Tags: Ocean Surfing, Windsurfing
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Who had the money in Parkland race?
My colleague Lisa J. Huriash digs into campaign finance reports to follow the money trail in the Parkland election. I see that the trash wars spilled over into Parkland, boosting the campaign coffers there, as two giants in Broward County try to get...Tags: Broward County, Parkland
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Cleanup Week begins today, complete with a catchy tune
The “Bluegrass is Going Green.” At least, that is the title of a song written by Clark County’s solid waste coordinator Gary Epperson. The song is being used in a public service announcement to promote the Commonwealth Cleanup Week,...
Tags: Music, Entertainment
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Boyle sponsors hazardous waste collection
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County waste management and emergency officials are joining forces to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day Saturday at the county fairgrounds. A $20,500 grant from the state Division of Waste Management is funding the effort. But,...Tags: Health, Chemical Industry, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Waste, Environmental Issues
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Somerset Township spring cleanup planned
Staff writer, @DA_AmberRSomerset Township supervisors are getting ready for the township's spring cleanup on May 6. Chairman Dan Halverson said this cleanup will be the same as last year's event. Township trucks will be collecting items placed on the curb by...Tags: Friedens
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Hampton Clean City Commission: Volunteers plant 450 trees along buffer at city landfill
A total of 66 volunteers of all ages came out recently to plant 450 tree seedlings at Bethel Landfill in Hampton. The seedlings were planted in the buffer strip between the landfill and I-64. They were native evergreens with one exception, selected for...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Waste Management and Pollution Control, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Environmental Issues
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Going Green: Boyle offers hazardous waste collection in time for spring cleaning
It is almost one of my favorite times of the year again — spring. Spring doesn't officially begin until March 20, but I am already getting in the spirit. Spring is my favorite season because the weather warms up, the flowers begin to bloom and...
Tags: Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues, Waste
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