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Foes of S. Indiana fertilizer plant cite Texas blast
ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed fertilizer plant in southern Indiana are citing safety concerns arising from last month's deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer manufacturer as they argue that state officials should block the project....
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Chemical Industry, Ohio River, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution
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SW Indiana's mysterious booms subside with no answers
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A series of late-night, window-rattling booms reported in two southwestern Indiana counties have left investigators stumped after finding no cause. Several residents of Vanderburgh and Warrick counties reported hearing loud...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Physiology, Disasters and Accidents, Safety of Citizens, Metal and Mineral
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Student drowns in Northern Michigan Univ. pool
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Officials at Northern Michigan University in Marquette are investigating a student's drowning in a school swimming pool. The Mining Journal of Marquette reports (http://bit.ly/SmUenW ) Saturday that the woman drowned...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Expert: Ky. earthquake not from mining
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Geologists say the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that shook eastern Kentucky over the weekend was too deep to be induced by the region's underground mining activity. The epicenter was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg, in the...
Tags: University of Memphis, U.S. Geological Survey, Petroleum Industry, Metal and Mineral, Science
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AP Exclusive: Romney uses secretive data-mining
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's success in raising hundreds of millions of dollars in the costliest presidential race ever can be traced in part to a secretive data-mining project that sifts through Americans' personal information —...
Tags: Social Media, Metal and Mineral, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Washington, DC
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Man injured after fraternity sauna explosion, fire
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP , Mich. (AP) — A 26-year-old man is being treated for burns suffered after a sauna exploded and caught fire at a fraternity house in the Upper Peninsula. Houghton County Sheriff's Office officials tell the Daily Mining Gazette...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Personal Service
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SW Indiana man loses leg in coal mining accident
PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) — State mine-safety officials are investigating an accident at a southwestern Indiana coal mine that cost a worker one of his legs. Doctors amputated 34-year-old Kevin Truxal's left leg last week after he became pinned...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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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, Water Supply, Allegheny Energy Inc., Marketing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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S. Ind. home over old mine sinks 3 feet in 2 weeks
BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say a home in the town of Boonville has sunk three feet in the past two weeks, apparently because of a collapsing mine shaft that dates to the 19th century. The Evansville Courier & Press reports...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Metal and Mineral
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Teenager falls 70 feet from cliff in UP park
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a teenager was being treated for injuries sustained when she fell 70 feet or more from a cliff at a Lake Superior shoreline park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Mining Journal reports (http://j.mp/pOazs5 )...Tags: Michigan, Metal and Mineral, Health, Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics
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Teenager falls 80-100 feet from cliff in UP park
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old girl is expected to survive after falling at least 80 feet off a cliff at a park along Lake Superior in Marquette. City police Capt. Gordon Warchock tells The Mining Journal of Marquette that...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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AFL-CLO president: Workers must take charge
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- It’s time for America’s workers to take charge again. That seemed to be the overarching message to the nearly 40-minute speech Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, gave Wednesday night at Carey Auditorium at the Hesburgh...Tags: Colleges and Universities, AFL-CIO, Metal and Mineral, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Barack Obama
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