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Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster for more than a decade are hopeful that they've come up with a cause. Environmental testing paid for by the families found a suspected cancer-...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Trials
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Mishawaka council OKs new water rates
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- The Mishawaka Common Council voted 7-0 on Monday to approve the proposed new water rates for roughly 17,000 homes and businesses. The new rates will go into effect in a few days, said Mishawaka Utilities General Manager Jim Schrader. They... -
Local farmers now concerned about flooding caused by former ethanol plant
The city says it is working hard to find a new operator to reopen South Bend’s former ethanol plant soon, but if that doesn’t pan out, sewer bills in the city will go up. Public Works Director Eric Horvath said New Energy Corporation...
Tags: Water, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Bankruptcy, Renewable Energy
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Frozen pay still the rule in Niles
South Bend TribuneNILES -- The impact of a decline in property taxes and state revenue-sharing funds continues to play out in the city of Niles in the form of frozen pay for city workers. As it did two weeks ago with city police officers and firefighters, the Niles City...Tags: Collective Contract, Wage Contract Issues, Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace
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All of Indiana placed under water shortage warning
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Worsening drought conditions have placed the entire state of Indiana under a water shortage warning. The Department of Homeland Security extended the warning to all 92 counties on Tuesday after placing less than half the state...
Tags: Weather Reports, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Weather, Weather Warnings
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Michiana residents asked to cut back on water use
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Michiana residents are being asked to cut back on their water use as the state's drought shows no signs of letting up. The state of Indiana has declared a water shortage warning for 32 counties — 18 in the northeast...
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RELEASE: Drought triggers call for voluntary water conservation
The following was released by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security: The persistent hot and dry weather resulting in drought conditions across most of Indiana has prompted a call for high-capacity water facilities in 32 counties to implement...Tags: Droughts, Weather Reports, Environmental Issues, Conservation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Indiana takes wait-and-see position; drought worsens
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The corn stalks in some unirrigated fields in Posey County in southwestern Indiana are so frail from the drought that any rain or wind might just knock them over, an extension service educator says. "Our corn is pretty...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife, Natural Disasters
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Drought drains water from area rivers - at near record low levels
WSBT-TVThere is no doubt we need rain. Today, the St. Joseph River is at near record low levels. South Bend's annual rainfall deficit is about 6 inches right now. That is causing really low levels along the river. According to the National Weather Service, the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Indiana Michigan Power Company, U.S. Geological Survey
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Power plant project contracts awarded
SOUTH BEND — The county Redevelopment Commission on Friday approved contracts related to a proposed $700 million power plant in Olive Township, near New Carlisle. The commission agreed to hire the engineering firm Ken Herceg & Associates and Crowe...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Marketing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Plant Openings, Mining
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Moonshine still discovered in Mass. water plant
GROTON, Mass. (AP) — A more intoxicating drink than water was apparently being produced at a Massachusetts town's water treatment plant. A town official in Groton (GRAH'-tuhn) says a water department employee set up a still and was making moonshine...Tags: Groton, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Body of 2nd worker recovered from Texas sewer line
FAIRVIEW, Texas (AP) — Officials say they have found the body of a second worker who died after apparently being overcome by fumes while working in sewer line north of Dallas. Fairview Police Chief Granver Tolliver says crews were recovering the...
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