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Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]
Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Bodies of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Judge blasts Coast Guard in hearing
NEWPORT NEWS—A federal judge blasted the Coast Guard repeatedly for preventing a Maltese-flagged ship from leaving the Port of Virginia as its crew are investigated for allegedly violating environmental laws. In a Monday hearing Senior U.S....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Judges, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Nazi Party
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Rising temperatures increase health risks
Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...
Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Global Change, Ecosystems
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Council OKs port rail yard but lawsuit is threatened
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial rail yard near the Port of Los Angeles, setting the stage for possible court challenges, alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws. The proposal to build a staging...Tags: Civil Rights, Ed Reyes, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Issues, Michael Jackson
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Doumar orders release of coal-laden ship from Port of Virginia
A federal judge ordered the Coast Guard to accept a bond payment of $1.5 million in exchange for the release of a coal-laden cargo ship accused of violating environmental laws and docked at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. At the end of the business day...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Criminals, Water Pollution, Justice System
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Plans shelved for coal export terminal in Oregon
SEATTLE — The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the...
Tags: Mining, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Lobbying, Coal, Politics
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Don't dilute CEQA, improve it
I remember life before the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. I grew up in Altadena and Pasadena during the late 1930s and '40s. All too often I awoke to thick smog and air quality warnings. I watched as segments of the San Gabriel Valley...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Ronald Reagan, Air Pollution, Justice System
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Bill would tighten tax incentives on pollution
Businesses would no longer receive state tax breaks simply because of perceived pollution on their properties if Gov. Rick Scott signs a bill approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month. Last year, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Florida...Tags: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Executive Branch, Sports, Rick Scott, Government
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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: Mining, Weather, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Metal and Mineral, Global Change
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The anatomy of the stormwater runoff problem
WDBJ7 ReporterThis week's rain is keeping some Roanoke city leaders on edge. Dealing with stormwater runoff is one of the city's biggest challenges, but why? Iit takes a whole lot more than gravity to fix this problem. When creeks and streams turn fast, City...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers, Environmental Issues
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National Arctic Strategy Released
Channel 2 NewsIt's the presence of Alaska that allows the United States to be considered an arctic nation. On Friday, the Obama administration released a new Arctic strategy that states the country's priorities in the arctic region. "I think this is the time Alaska...Tags: Wildlife, Water Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
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Report: Fewer pollutants entering Chesapeake Bay
The amount of pollutants flowing into the Chesapeake Bay has decreased for the third year running, according to newly released estimates by the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), a regional federal-state partnership formed to help restore the bay. The CBP...Tags: Environmental Politics, Water, Aquaculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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