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Federal court backs EPA regulation of mountaintop removal
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court unanimously backed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate a controversial form of coal mining called mountaintop removal, overturning a lower court decision that barred the agency from...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Mining, Environmental Issues
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April 22 Letters: Background checks vote, Earth Day and the EPA, government spending
More controls John Bloom ("More guns in homes," April 17) describes his stepson as "an astute teenager" for his anti-government comment while watching coverage of the bombing in Boston. If a young man were to make the same sarcastic comment to me, I...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Interior Policy, Firearms, Standards, Politics
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Big Sugar, environmentalists clash over Everglades cleanup requirements
Sun SentinelOne day into Florida’s legislative session, environmentalists and Big Sugar are already squaring off over proposed changes to Everglades restoration requirements. Audubon of Florida Wednesday was rallying opposition to measures that the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Rick Scott, Water
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Environmentalists warn that law change helps Big Sugar dodge Everglades cleanup
Sun SentinelBig Sugar is trying to change state law to dodge more Everglades pollution cleanup costs, according to Audubon of Florida. Audubon Wednesday was rallying opposition to measures that the environmental group warns would help Big Sugar avoid paying more of...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Rick Scott, Water
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Baltimore crab houses haven't any crabs
The Baltimore SunIf you can find steamed crabs in Baltimore, consider yourself lucky. Bo Brooks in Canton has an outgoing voice message telling customers there aren't any crabs. A hostess confirmed the bad news. The crabs aren't coming in. The problem is on the supply...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, The Weather Channel (tv network), Annapolis, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Supervisors pull back storm water pollution fee proposal
L.A. NOWFaced by widespread public opposition, L.A. County supervisors on Tuesday sent a proposed parcel fee to combat storm water pollution back to the drawing board.... -
Hopkins provides extra leave days to Keswick employees
Employees who were barred from their offices on the Johns Hopkins at Keswick campus because of water contamination have been granted additional paid leave days, human resources officials said Friday. Employees in the campus' south building, which was...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Symptoms, Flu, Employment Opportunities, Conservation
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Looking ahead: NCBA's 2013 policy priorities
As a fifth-generation rancher and Policy Division Chairman for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), I am pleased to announce our association's policy priorities for 2013. These priorities, along with other important issues affecting cattlemen...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Immigration, Politics, Justice and Rights, Food and Drug Administration
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Big Sugar wins first round in proposed changes to Everglades restoration requirements
Sun SentinelBig Sugar-backed changes to Florida’s Everglades restoration requirements won initial approval Thursday, despite environmental objections to potentially shielding agriculture from more water pollution cleanup costs. Environmental groups warned...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Rick Scott, Water, Everglades
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Nicholasville faces federal lawsuit regarding Westgate subdivision
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comThe conflict over the Westgate subdivision has made it to a federal courthouse with the filing of a lawsuit by R. J. Corman Real Estate alleging the city of Nicholasville has violated the federal “Clean Water Act” in allowing storm water...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Trials, Land Price, Litigation, Justice System
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Oil spills and Keystone
If Americans needed a reminder of the serious environmental risks posed by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, they got it last week with the oil spill in Mayflower, a suburb of Little Rock, Arkansas. More than 12,000 barrels of crude spilled into the town...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Ecosystems, Global Change, Saudi Arabia, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Regulating farms with certainty
The concept behind the proposed Maryland Agriculture Certainty Program is sound. Farmers would voluntarily agree to meet relatively high standards for pollution runoff and hire third-party inspectors to verify the results. In return, they would be...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Small Businesses, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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