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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: Environmental Issues, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Pennsylvania, Waste Management Incorporated, Human Interest
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Oil spill briefly halts traffic on Interstate 81
There was an oil spill on Interstate 81 southbound between Exit 1 in Williamsport and the bridge across the Potomac River, the Washington County Sheriff's Department reported.
Police got the call around 7:30 a.m.
The interstate shut down briefly at 7:...Tags: Environmental Issues, Disasters and Accidents, Water Pollution, Emergency Incidents, Disasters
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Public hearing on water resources proposal set for Tuesday
heather.keels@herald-mail.comTo accommodate potential growth without exceeding water pollution limits, Washington County will have to continue to improve wastewater treatment technologies, trade load allowances among treatment plants and modify land-use policies, a proposed...Tags: Environmental Issues, Bodies of Water, Water, Water Pollution, Water Supply
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Programs and competitions at the Washington County Technical High School
The following are some of the programs and competitions in which students at the Washington County Technical High School participate: Transition Skills Program The Transition Skills Program is in its fourth year at Tech High. The two-year program...Tags: Engineering, Washington, DC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Head of Washington Co. Soil Conservation District backs 'Water Resources Element' amendment
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe head of the Washington County Soil Conservation District spoke Tuesday night in support of a "Water Resources Element" amendment proposed for the county's comprehensive plan. District Manager Elmer Weibley was the only citizen to speak during a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Water Pollution, Natural Resource Industry, Justice System
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Water bill whirlpool
There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Sinkholes, Edgar Allan Poe, Finance, Barack Obama
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Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit
A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing toxic chemicals to leach into the Patapsco River from the South Baltimore site where a casino is now under construction. The lawsuit is the second to...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Patapsco, Inner Harbor
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Agencies aim to restore bay's depleted oysters, a creek at a time
It's planting time in the Chesapeake Bay, just as it is on land for farmers and gardeners across Maryland. Instead of seeds, though, hundreds of millions of speck-sized baby oysters — known as spat — are being planted this spring in Harris...
Tags: Seafood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues, Dorchester County, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Critic questions AQMD board member's doctorates
A critic of the region's air-quality agency is questioning the academic credentials of a board member empowered to vote on the fate of the fire rings in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. Clark E. Parker, who sits on the South Coast Air Quality...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Stanford University, U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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Editorial: It's about safe water
A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year. The Illinois Pollution Control Board will revisit a ruling on groundwater protection at certain dump sites. The board has...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Water, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, Politics
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SCAQMD board member hears it from mostly pro-fire ring crowd
About 50 speakers voiced their opinions on the fire ring controversy Friday afternoon at Huntington Beach's council chambers. South Coast Air Quality Management District board member and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido sat next to Huntington Beach Mayor...Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Allan R. Mansoor, Local Government
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