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Nuclear power is far from safe or carbon-free
I became frightened when I read the commentary by Norman Meadow ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). I wanted to say so much, but my thoughts were running way beyond the commentary. Just one example: The reactor at Chernobyl still contains enough...Tags: Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, Lung Cancer
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Mailbag: Keep what school sites we have
My question is why are we so fast to relinquish school sites (LeBard in particular) to be used as developments for homes and school district headquarter monoliths? It's all to appease developers, without thought of what should be the obvious. Am I...Tags: Environmental Issues, Ocean View
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Boyle sponsors hazardous waste collection
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County waste management and emergency officials are joining forces to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day Saturday at the county fairgrounds. A $20,500 grant from the state Division of Waste Management is funding the effort. But,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Pharmaceuticals, Environmental Pollution, Waste Management Incorporated, Health
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The danger of relying on nuclear power plants
Norman Meadow's commentary promoting nuclear power over wind energy as a solution to climate change leaves out serious unsolved problems that wind does not present ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). Huge piles of highly radioactive waste are sitting...Tags: Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Hampton Clean City Commission: Volunteers plant 450 trees along buffer at city landfill
A total of 66 volunteers of all ages came out recently to plant 450 tree seedlings at Bethel Landfill in Hampton. The seedlings were planted in the buffer strip between the landfill and I-64. They were native evergreens with one exception, selected for...
Tags: York County (Virginia), Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated, York (York, Pennsylvania), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Going Green: Boyle offers hazardous waste collection in time for spring cleaning
It is almost one of my favorite times of the year again — spring. Spring doesn't officially begin until March 20, but I am already getting in the spirit. Spring is my favorite season because the weather warms up, the flowers begin to bloom and...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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The Tire Pond Environmental Nightmare Comes to an End
It's an environmental nightmare story decades old that may at long last be coming to an end. Tens of millions of old tires dumped in a water-filled pit on the border of Hamden and North Haven. State enforcement actions. Legal dodges and protests....
Tags: Science and Technology, Quinnipiac River, Environmental Issues, Politics, Government
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Two men, same issues, one position: Mayor
Delray Beach needs a new mayor, and two men say they're ready for the job. Acting Mayor Tom Carney and former Planing and Zoning Chair Cary Glickstein are vying for the city's highest office in the March 12 election. Both candidates list public...Tags: Local Government, Environmental Issues, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Elections
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O'Malley is waging war on rural Maryland
I am writing in response to The Sun's editorial regarding septic tank limits, "Plowing old ground" (Feb. 15). I have introduced legislation to repeal the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012, the law requiring counties to adopt a...
Tags: Judges, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Environmental Pollution
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North Dakota oil boom waste may find home in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. - Increased oil and gas production in North Dakota means increased waste materials, and North Dakota is proposing that those materials be brought to South Dakota for disposal. Thursday the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee heard...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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New radioactive waste leak found in tank at Hanford nuclear site
SEATTLE — An aging tank of high-level radioactive waste is leaking at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington state at the rate of up to 300 gallons a year, federal authorities disclosed Friday after discovering a dip in the volume of...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Instrument Engineering, World War II (1939-1945), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Mailbag: Being environmentally friendly has trade-offs
Editor's note: The Coastline Pilot learned after publication that portions of this letter previously appeared on a website, powerlineblog.com,. The letter writer said he collaborated on the piece with another writer, who sent it to various blogs. I...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Arts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cell Phones
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