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Sens. Webb, Warner renew call for offshore drilling in Virginia
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, both Virginia Democrats, again asked the Obama administration to open the state’s coast to oil and natural gas exploration.
In a letter Friday to Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar, the pair said that...Tags: Natural Resources, Mark R. Warner, Ken Salazar, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Issues
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Feds say no environment, socioeconomic issues with offshore wind in Virginia, Mid-Atlantic
Attention offshore wind developers: Virginia’s coast is officially open for business. That’s the message the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management delivered Thursday in announcing that wind farms off the Mid-Atlantic coast would pose no...Tags: Natural Resources, Business Enterprises, Energy Resources, Ken Salazar, Natural Gas
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Quote On King Memorial That Drew Controversy To Be Changed
A truncated quote carved into a Washington memorial to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. that drew criticism for not reflecting the spirit of his full remarks will be corrected, the Interior Department said on Friday.
Interior Secretary...Tags: Ken Salazar, The Washington Post, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Chicago Tribune
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Audit faults state's handling of lent-out guns
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police lost track of hundreds of state-owned firearms it issued to volunteer trainers in hunter education programs, creating a "public safety risk" and a potential misuse of federal money, according to a recent...Tags: Natural Resources, Finance, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Environmental Issues
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high around 46 degrees. It is expected to be mostly clear tonight with a low temperature around 35 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic issues.
FROM LAST NIGHT...
Man shot by...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Martin O'Malley, Upper Marlboro, Health Insurance Cost
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News briefs: Noriega returned to Panama for punishment
After 22 years, former dictator Noriega flown home to Panama to be punished once again
PARIS (AP) — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Kerosene, Murder, Environmental Issues, Mitt Romney
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What's the altitude, really
I live on El Vago Street next to the Edison right of way. I want to thank the LCF Trails Council and the Boy Scouts for the new corral-type fencing and the lovely sign that shows the altitudes of the various points on the trail. The sign shows the... -
Minnesota officials ready to manage wolf population
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota officials on Wednesday welcomed the federal government's decision to drop the Great Lakes region's gray wolves from the endangered species next month and said the state might open a hunting and trapping season this fall....Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Endangered Species
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Arctic Offshore Drilling: Air Permitting Changes in Spending Bill
Channel 2 NewsArctic offshore drilling could move closer to development after new language was introduced in the House’s 2012 Department of Interior spending bill. Alaska’s D.C. delegation is praising language that transfers air quality authority from...Tags: Don Young, Lisa Murkowski, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Interior Policy
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Feds look to Va. for offshore wind
Companies considering building wind farms off Virginia’s coast will likely be asked next month to submit proposals to the federal government. The plan, stated during a conference call Tuesday by Tommy Beaudreau, director of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean...Tags: Natural Resources, Ken Salazar, Weather, Environmental Issues, Hampton Roads
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Issa questions administration on Occupy D.C. encampment
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is asking the Obama administration to explain why federal authorities haven't cracked down on the Occupy D.C. protesters camped out in a federal park downtown. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the chairman of...Tags: First Aid, Ken Salazar, Tourism and Leisure, Demonstration, National Parks
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Three Killed After Powerful 6.5 Quake Rattles Mexico City
KTLA NewsACAPULCO, Mexico (KTLA) -- A powerful earthquake struck north of Acapulco, Mexico Saturday, killing at least three people officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.5 quake struck at 7:47 p.m. local time (5:47 p.m. PST). It was first...Tags: Natural Disasters, Mexico City, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Travel
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