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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: Environmental Pollution, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Coal, Politics, Metal and Mineral
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Popping pacifier into parent's mouth to clean it beneficial to baby, study claims
That old-fashioned way of cleaning your baby's pacifier with your own saliva could transfer germs that actually help boost the infant's immune system and stave off allergies, according to a recent study by Swedish researchers. But the study is also...
Tags: Eczema, Hospitals and Clinics, Tooth Decay, Allergies, Physical Conditions
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Sanitized society puts hygiene hypothesis to the test
Is the American body politic suffering from an autoimmune disease? The "hygiene hypothesis" is the scientific theory that the rise in asthma and other autoimmune maladies stems from the fact that babies are born into environments that are too clean. Our...
Tags: Autism, here! (tv network), Colleges and Universities, Prosecution, Justice and Rights
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Arthritis, Wheezing, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Home Depot to pay $8 million to settle air-quality violations suit
The Home Depot USA has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of anti-pollution rules and laws prohibiting false and misleading advertising in connection with sales of paints and other coatings containing illegal smog-forming...
Tags: Trials, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution
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Mailbag: Even those without clout can dislike fire rings
I read Chris Epting's perspective on the beach fire issue this morning and I wanted to give you another perspective. I live in Huntington Beach about two blocks from the beach. I am not a "wealthy person" who is trying to keep others from beach...Tags: Population, Environmental Pollution, Rentals, Allergies, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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It's official: Traffic pollution can cause asthma in children
Researchers in Europe have confirmed scientifically what parents in traffic-congested Southern California have known anecdotally for years: Poor air quality associated with busy roads can cause asthma in children. The study, which examined children&...Tags: Science and Technology, Physical Conditions
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at 85; Oscar-winning screenwriter
For years, people who read Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's novels assumed she was born in India. She wrote about swamis, social climbers, duplicitous landlords and other characters from the Indian bourgeoisie who inevitably found themselves colliding with...
Tags: Literature, The New York Times, Religion and Belief, Jane Austen, Shirley MacLaine
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Wildfire watch issued for Central Maryland on Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch across Central Maryland for Wednesday, warning of a risk of wildfire spread. With relative humidity down around 25 percent, gusty winds up to 30 mph and dry brush and twigs, the advisory is in...
Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Droughts, The Weather Channel (tv network)
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The high cost of tailpipe emissions
It isn't hard to recognize an example of false economy in the average household budget. The vegetable gardener who spends $500 on supplies to produce $12 in produce, the inexpensive home repair that falls apart in a month or the avid shopper who saves...Tags: Gina McCarthy, Barack Obama, Consumers, Arable Farming, Global Warming
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Letters: Fanning the beach flames
Re "Bonfire foes blowing smoke," Column, March 29 These are public beaches and the fire rings are a public good. I lived in Corona del Mar from 1965 to 1985, and I can guarantee that if the fire ring users looked like the residents in the nearby homes,...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage
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School nurses seek community involvement
kpeek@amnews.comOngoing issues with lack of payment from the managed care organizations that operates Kentucky’s Medicaid system are putting a strain on health departments statewide. That, in turn, is causing a strain for school districts, many of which contract...Tags: Government Health Care, Family, Teaching and Learning, Students, Health and Medical Professionals
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