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Glastonbury Town Council's Resolution On State Police Firearms Training Facility
The Hartford CourantOn Tuesday, the town council came close to approving this resolution against a state police firearms traning facility in the Meshomasic State Forest. The following is the text of the resolution that was read, but never voted on since the state...Tags: Conservation, Agriculture, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Firearms
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Work Relations, Environmental Issues, Lamar Alexander
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Voice of the People, May. 17
High scandals This is in response to "Obama and overreach; Americans see evidence of truth-shading, arrogance and intrusion" (Editorial, May 15). There is no doubt that the Obama administration is suffering through an embarrassing scandal at the IRS....Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Central Intelligence Agency
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Conservation, NRG Energy Incorporated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution, George H.W. Bush
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Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool
Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio -- Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster for more than a decade are hopeful that they've come up with a cause. Environmental testing paid for by the families found a suspected cancer-causing...Tags: Whirlpool Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Companies and Corporations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Plant Openings
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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, National Football League, Carolina Panthers, Barack Obama
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:
O'Malley to sign gun-control bill ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to sign a major gun-control measure. It is set to be signed Thursday at a bill-signing ceremony. The measure includes a provision requiring...Tags: Will Take Charge (racehorse), Politics, Students, Regional Authority, New Products
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Florida A&M University's legacy is one of improving lives, community
Over the past 18 months, Florida A&M University has become an institution of national interest for a lot of the wrong reasons. But as the media repeatedly asked what went wrong at FAMU and focused on unflattering news stories, it may have been easy...Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Colleges and Universities, Florida A&M University, Environmental Issues
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Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster for more than a decade are hopeful that they've come up with a cause. Environmental testing paid for by the families found a suspected cancer-...Tags: Whirlpool Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Bob Graham: Legislators gave away too much on environment
The Florida Conservation Coalition was founded after the devastating legislative session of 2011 which rolled back 40 years of bi-partisan environmental stewardship. Since the 1970's Florida's governors and legislators, Democrats and Republicans, have...Tags: Conservation, Bob Graham, Land Resources, Politics, Regional Authority
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Sampling ongoing at Charlevoix Superfund site
Back in 1981, the city of Charlevoix received a notice from the Michigan Department of Public Health: its municipal well system was contaminated. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the well system was connected to a wedge of contaminated...
Tags: Liver Cancer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Renal cell carcinoma, Children's Health
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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: Politics, Regional Authority, Nuclear Power, Ethanol, Business
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