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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
Tags: Henry T. Perea, Medical Procedures and Tests, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Human Rights, Environmental Issues
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Some L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill
Los Angeles County bus drivers say they are regularly becoming ill — sometimes while behind the wheel — from pesticides sprayed inside their vehicles by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. At least 14 Metro drivers are pursuing...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Issues, Social Security
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READER SUBMITTED: Saint Mary Receives Gold Award From Connecticut DEEP
NewingtonSaint Mary Church in Newington is the only religious organization to be recognized, and one of only three non-profits, to receive a 2013 Gold Award from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for its leadership and commitment to...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Newington, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Cottage-style homes planned for Montex fire site
When the old Montex Textiles plant burned in 2005, it was no ordinary fire. Hundreds of barrels of chemicals, including toxic powdered aluminum, sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide fueled the blaze, which was later ruled an arson. Federal officials...Tags: Sholom Rubashkin, Brooklyn (New York City), Government, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Beck's Lake review begins
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Connie Green grew up not far from Beck's Lake. Over the years, residents of the neighborhood around the lake have endured a multitude of health issues, she said. Many have openly wondered if the former dumping ground site, which overlaps...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Fire near downtown Indianapolis forces evacuation of five blocks
ReutersINDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A fire at a sprawling downtown Indianapolis recycling plant, fueled by propane tanks and a massive stockpile of rubber tires, forced the evacuation of homes and businesses within a five-block radius on Saturday, officials said....Tags: Business, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Medical Procedures and Tests, American Red Cross, Environmental Issues
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Fire near downtown Indy forces evacuations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A fire engulfed a sprawling mixed-use building near downtown Indianapolis filled with tires and wooden pallets Saturday, producing a towering pillar of black smoke that prompted the evacuation of a five-block area surrounding the...
Tags: Business, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fires, Environmental Issues
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Arts and Culture, Shipbuilding, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Sailing
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Officials keep an eye on Inland Waterway cooking oil spill
ALANSON — After Tuesday’s late evening two-vehicle crash, about 5,500 gallons of a mix of used cooking oil and water spilled from a semi-truck — one of the two involved vehicles — and oozed its way toward the Crooked River. The...
Tags: Wildlife, Oil Spills, Environmental Cleanup, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution
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Explosion at Louisiana chemical plant kills 1, injures 73
ReutersGEISMAR, Louisiana (Reuters) - An explosion and fire killed one person and injured 73 at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, unsettling an industrial town where authorities ordered people to remain indoors for hours...Tags: Williams Companies Incorporated, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, BP Plc, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: New Orleans Saints, Oysters, Vatican City, Princess Cruises, Sailing
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EPA confirmation delay raises questions about U.S. carbon rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency still in limbo, speculation is rising about the fate of a proposed emissions rule for new power plants that was scheduled to have...Tags: Gina McCarthy, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Harry Reid, Environmental Issues
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