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High arsenic levels found in water seeping from Washington County's Old City/County Landfill
heather.keels@herald-mail.comTesting of discolored water seeping from the ground in the area of Washington County’s Old City/County Landfill into Conococheague Creek revealed an arsenic level almost double that of the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Skin Damage, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Nurses go extra mile to assist patients when need arises
marieg@herald-mail.comExcept for a flat tire, it had been an uneventful trip last July — a drive from Florida to New York to visit relatives. But everything changed when Larry Schrefler's companion began complaining of dizziness. Traveling along Interstate 81 near...Tags: Environmental Issues, Tire Change, Petroleum Industry, Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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Ox Paperboard agrees to pay penalty to settle alleged water-pollution violations
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA longtime paperboard manufacturer in Jefferson County, W.Va., has agreed to pay a $104,850 civil penalty to settle alleged water-pollution violations at its facility in Halltown near Harpers Ferry. Ox Paperboard LLC, formerly Halltown Paperboard, has...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Pollution, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Cleanup
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey blasts debt, overregulation
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comIt's time to bring spending under control or face a possible fiscal crisis, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey warned Friday during a jobs and economy town hall meeting at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. "We're in a very dangerous place, in terms of our...Tags: Environmental Issues, Autism, Local Government, Career and Workplace, Environmental Pollution
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Berkeley County planning officials host roundtable meeting with construction and development community
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comSeveral prominent members of the area construction and development community turned out Friday morning for the first-ever roundtable meeting hosted by Berkeley County planning officials. "We want to open up communications with all of you," county...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Michael Thompson
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FirstEnergy to close power station in Williamsport
julieg@herald-mail.comFirstEnergy will close the R. Paul Smith Power Station in Williamsport by Sept. 1 because of the cost of complying with federal environmental regulations that go into effect in 2015, a company official announced Thursday. The plant is one of six older...Tags: Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Health, Environmental Pollution, Standards
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Krysztoforski taking another shot at Bartlett
andrews@herald-mail.comAfter campaigning in Western Maryland the last three congressional elections, Joseph T. Krysztoforski thinks he has established a “good foothold” in the 6th District and is trying again. Even when Maryland redrew its congressional...Tags: David R Brinkley, Parties and Movements, Environmental Issues, Religion and Belief, Health
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More than 200 attend evening State of the County presentation at Hager Hall
davem@herald-mail.comMore than 200 people who attended an evening session of the State of the County presentation Tuesday asked a wide array of questions about everything from funding for a baseball stadium to the possibility of consolidating two police departments. People...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), College Baseball, Environmental Politics
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Staying in (and out of) hot water
Crack of dawn, chilly tile floor, staring at yourself in the bathroom mirror, and you're waiting, wondering when the water will get hot. If the fixture is directly over the heater it's a short delay. In a bathroom at the other end of the house you may...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Water, Legionellosis
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Delay sought for trash-burning power plant in Fairfield
A New York-based company that had announced more than a year ago it was ready to start building a disputed trash-burning power plant in south Baltimore is now seeking a waiver of a state-imposed deadline to begin work on the $1 billion project within...Tags: Environmental Issues, Martin O'Malley, Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Justice System
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