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Jefferson Co. to give $17,500 in cash, services so watershed group can apply for grants
richardb@herald-mail.comThere are about 150 miles of roads — all of them private and many of them in deplorable shape — in the 24-square-mile Blue Ridge section of Jefferson County known as "The Mountain." Members of the Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition, which...Tags: Natural Disasters, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Water Pollution, Inventories
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Environmental advocates challenge quarry permit
matthewu@herald-mail.comEnvironmental advocates have appealed permits issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection that would allow North Mountain Shale LLC to operate a quarry in Gerrardstown, W.Va. Potomac Riverkeeper Inc. announced Friday that it...Tags: West Virginia, Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Washington (U.S. state)
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Letterkenny Army Depot launches vanpool program
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comOne of Franklin County's largest employees wants its employees to leave the driving to them. Earlier this month, Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) rolled out its new vanpool program as part of its ongoing Go Green initiative. LEAD officials said sharing a...Tags: Unions, Traffic, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Environmental Issues, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - March 6
We can't pick and choose the country's fundamentals To the editor: I wish to comment on the recent article on same-sex marriage. Although I am a Christian and believe in marriage between a man and a woman, I feel due to the government's turn of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Florida, Church and State Relations, BP Plc, Mexico
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Septic ban bill dead, committee chairwoman says
andrews@herald-mail.comA controversial proposed ban on new large-development septic systems in Maryland will be replaced by a broad study of environmental-protection issues, a House committee chairwoman said Wednesday. The plan was in a bill filed by Del. Stephen W. Lafferty,...Tags: Energy Saving, Christopher B. Shank, E.J. Pipkin, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Top business stories in 2010: Economy grows but hiring lags
In 2010, the economy rebounded fitfully from the Great Recession — starting strong, wobbling at midyear but showing enough vigor by year's end to quell fears of a second recession.
Yet Americans hardly felt relief under the weight of high...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Justice, Money and Monetary Policy, World Bank Group
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Former brick-making plant cleared for use as park area
matthewu@herald-mail.comAn old, 78-acre brick-making plant site near Hedgesville, W.Va., has been cleared for recreational use after an engineering firm concluded pollutant levels do not require remediation and pose no threat to health or the environment, officials said last...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Metal and Mineral, Politics, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Largest solar-generating facility in Md. to be built near Hagerstown prisons
dona@herald-mail.comThe largest solar-generating facility in Maryland, capable of powering more than 2,000 homes at peak output, is planned to open in 2012 on 250 acres of state-owned land near the Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown and the Maryland Correctional...Tags: Alternative Energy, Real Estate, Water Pollution, Technology, Science and Technology
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Jefferson County lawmaker speaks out against EPA's bay plan
The Environmental Protection Agency has emerged as a major boogeyman of some West Virginia lawmakers this session, and not just because of coal.
Supporters of the state’s mining industry have repeatedly denounced the Obama administration’s...Tags: Livestock Farming, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Metal and Mineral, Crime, Law and Justice
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Renfrew Institute hosts recycling series
The adult/teen education committee of Renfrew Institute for Cultural and Environmental Studies is sponsoring a three-program series titled "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew!" The programs are free and open to the public, and registration is not required....Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Environmental Issues, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Washington (U.S. state)
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